Excipient World Conference Program
Internationally recognized education for drug, device and healthcare product manufacturers
The Excipient World Conference Program provides the most in-depth and comprehensive education on excipients, covering business, formulation, R&D, quality, regulation and supply chain topics for manufacturers that produce:
- Chemically-derived origination and generic drugs
- Biologics and biosimilars
- OTC and other healthcare products
- Contract manufacturers
- Medical device / combination products
- Animal drugs
- Emerging drug sectors such as precision and regenerative medicine
Excipient World provides the complete spectrum of topics, ensuring manufacturers can meet consumer demands and avoid quality and supply chain issues.
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2020 Conference Program
Excipient World offers three days of education, including in-depth ½ day workshops, education session case studies, panels and presentations, keynotes and dozens of suppliers in the exhibit hall. The conference will feature sessions designed for excipient-user manufacturing professionals in every role within the manufacturing process, including:
- Research & Development
- Formulation – Operations
- Commercial Operations / Production
- Engineering
- Scientist / Chemist / Pharmacist
- Technical Services / Lab Technician
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control
- Regulatory / Compliance
- Supply Chain
- Procurement / Buyers
Attendees want to hear from their peers! Past speakers include executives from the leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, emerging growth companies, excipient manufacturers, government agencies and universities. We want you to be a part of it!
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The 2020 Conference Program will feature workshops and sessions on the following topics:
- 3-D Printing
- Continuous manufacturing
- Taste-masking
- Coating technologies
- Nano driven technology
- Downstream biologic formulations
- Micro-needle / transdermal patch
- Gene and cell therapies
- Combination products
- Medical devices
- What are companies doing to prevent them?
- Why do they occur?
- Counterfeiting
- Potential impact due to emerging regulations
- Compounding pharmacies – connection with 3-D printing
- Connection with pediatric formulations
- Topicals
- Regulations
- Veterinary applications
- Role in the pharmaceutical industry
- Applications / effectiveness
- Dietary supplements (CBD)
- Dosage forms
- Update on regulations / regulatory future (ex. Managing cannabis derived products)
- Analysis / specifications of CBD and / or THC
- Temperature / environmental control containers
- Logistical transportation
- Security
- Contingency planning (ex. Anticipating supply chain disruptions, natural disasters, etc.)
- Traceability and transparency
Education continues on the exhibition floor
The expo connects global suppliers and the excipient-user community so attendees can learn about excipient innovations and manufacturing solutions available and source inactive ingredients and services. Attendees will have two full days of exhibit hall hours and exclusive networking time to meet with the leading excipient manufacturers, distributors and other companies to discuss their manufacturing challenges and needs. Exhibitors and attendees can schedule appointments to meet with each other in the exhibit hall during the networking times with our new program, ExcipientConnect.
Excipient World 2020 will have an expanded show floor presenting more industry suppliers from around the world than ever before.
2020 Schedule-at-a-glance
Monday, May 11
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Conference Workshops | ||
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Conference Workshops | ||
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception | ||
Tuesday, May 12
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks and Opening General Session | ||
| 9:00 am – 5:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | ||
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Keynote General Session | ||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) and Keynote Book Signing | ||
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Excipient World Celebration Networking Party | ||
Wednesday, May 13
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks and Opening General Session | ||
| 9:00 am – 2:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | ||
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing General Session | ||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Thank You Happy Hour | ||