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Programme

Wednesday 6th Dec

11:00 - 12:00

Registration and Refreshments

12:00 - 13:30

Networking Buffet Lunch in the Exhibition Hall

13.30 - 13:45

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Gary Pitcairn, Chair, DDL Committee

13.45

SESSION 1: INHALED THERAPY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS

13:45 - 14.15

Inhaled Therapy for Small Children, are our Current Inhalation Devices Suitable for Them? – Summary of the Morning Symposium

Wilbur de Kruijf, Medspray BV

14:15 - 14:45

Advances in Aerosol Delivery in Intubated and Non-intubated Critically Ill Patients

Jim Fink, Aerogen Pharma Corporation

14:45 - 15:15

Matching Delivery Device to a Patient’s Condition: The use of Lung Deposition Modelling to Optimise Delivery in IPF

Sandy Munro, Vectura Ltd

15:15 - 16:45

Exhibition, Posters and Refreshments

16:45 - 17:00

How to make a Standard Inhaler Device into a ‘Smart’ Inhaler that Teaches Technique

Mark Sanders, Clement Clarke International Limited

17:00 - 17:15

A comparison of Aerosol Delivery across two High Flow Therapy interfaces: Nasal Cannula and Tracheostomy Tube

Ronan MacLoughlin, Aerogen

17:15 - 17:30

A Comparison of Different Anatomical Throats vs The USP Throat

Samantha Holmes, 3M Drug Delivery Systems Division

17.30

DDL EMERGING SCIENTIST LECTURE

The presenter of this lecture was chosen as the DDL Emerging Scientist for 2017.

This award recognises significant scientific accomplishment or innovation during the early stages of an individual’s career in inhalation science.

For more information about the award please click here.

 

18:00 - 20:00

Exhibitor Drinks Reception

Drinks and Canapes for all attendees

Sponsored by Vectura

Thursday 7th Dec

07:30 - 08:40

Registration and Refreshments

Exhibition Hall & Poster Viewing

08:40 - 08:45

Opening of Conference

08:45 - 09:30

ANNUAL DDL LECTURE

Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Developments in Aerosol Medicine over the last 50 years – Devices, Drugs and Detection of Disease

Professor Myrna Dolovich, McMaster University

09:30 - 10:10

EMA Update on Quality Guidelines on Inhalation and Nasal Products 

Claudia Vincenzi, European Medicines Agency

10:10 - 11:15

Exhibition, Posters and Refreshments

11:15

SESSION 2: EMERGING THERAPEUTICS AND NOVEL RESPIRATORY MEDICINES

 

11:15 - 11:45

Nanoparticulate systems for respiratory delivery

 Regina Scherließ, Kiel University

11:45 - 12:15

Where have all the Inhaled Biologics gone?

Jeremy Clarke

 

12:15 - 12:30

Chondroitin Sulphate Microparticles as Antitubercular Drug Carriers

Susana Rodrigues, University of Algarve

12:30 - 12:45

Hybrid Nano-in-Micro Systems for Lung Delivery of Host Defence Peptides (HDP) using as Adjunct Therapeutics for Pulmonary TB

Rahul K Verma, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (Government of India)

12:45 - 14:00

Networking Buffet Lunch

Exhibition Hall and Poster Viewing

14:00

SESSION 3: THE PAT BURNELL NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD

 

14:00 - 14:15

Further studies on the Drug Deposition Mechanisms of Surface-treated pMDI Canisters

Athina Skemperi, University of Loughborough

14:15 - 14:30

Loading, Release and Activity of Inhalable Benzothiazinone-Loaded Human Albumin Nanocarriers for Anti-tuberculosis Therapy

Ayasha Patel, King’s College London

14:30 - 14:45

Cocrystal Approach to Reduce the Aqueous Solubility and Dissolution Rate for Improved Residence Time of an Anti-tubercular Drug in the Lungs

Basanth Babu Eedara, University of Otago

14:45 - 15:00

Identification of Contaminants on Lactose using Ultrasound Acoustic-AFM. Impact on the Interactions Drug-carrier

Cedric Thomas, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

15:00 - 15:15

Characterisation of a Nasal Spray for Nose to Brain Delivery of Insulin in Human Volunteers

Jed Wingrove, King’s College London

15:15 - 15:30

Pulmonary Dry Powders containing a Vaccine against Human Papillomavirus

Irene Rossi, University of Parma

15:30 - 16:30

Exhibition, Posters and Refreshments

16:30

SESSION 4: INHALATION DEVICES AND AEROSOL SCIENCE

16:30 - 17:00

Understanding what Happens to Aerosols on Inhalation: Dynamics of Size and Compositional Change

Jonathan Reid, University of Bristol

 

17:00 - 17:15

Simulation of the Dose from a Dry Powder Inhaler

Kyrre Thalberg, AstraZeneca

 

17:15 - 17:30

What Can the Pharmaceutical Industry Learn from E-Cigarettes?

Simon Smith and Joanne Channon, Cambridge Consultants

17:30 - 18:00

Vaping Liquids: A Formulator’s Dream?

Philippe Rogueda, Pharmaceutical Entrepreneur

18:00 - 19:00

AWARDS CEREMONY INCLUDING:

  • Best Academic Poster Winner
  • Best Industrial Poster Winner
  • The Pat Burnell New Investigator Award Winner
  • DDL Emerging Scientist Award

Join us for a celebratory drink to honour these achievements

Friday 8th Dec

08:30 - 09:30

Registration and Refreshments

Exhibition Hall and Poster Viewing

09:30

SESSION 5: MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS IN INHALATION SCIENCE

09:30 - 10:00

Model Informed Development of Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) Formulation and Processes

Amrit Paudel, Graz University of Technology

10:00 - 10:30

In silico Clinical Trials of Regional Lung Deposition: How they could Impact Real Life Product Development and Patient Care

Stavros Kassinos, University of Cyprus

10:30 - 11:45

Posters, Exhibition & Refreshments

11:45 - 12:15

Lung-Sim: A Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutical Prediction Tool

Ulrika Tehler, IMED

12:15 - 12:30

Improved Protocol for Relating Impactor Stage Pressure Drop to the Suitability for Routine Use

Daryl L. Roberts, Applied Particle Principles, LLC

12:30 - 12:45

Acoustic Emission combined with Multivariate Data Analysis as a Tool for Characterisation of Formulations for Inhalation

Lars Karlsson, AstraZeneca R&D

12:45- 13:00

Concluding Remarks and Conference Close

Gary Pitcairn, Chair, DDL Committee

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