date: February 10, 2021
times: north america: 11am EDT | emea: 11am CET
Palatability could be a critical and necessary product attribute to achieve therapeutic and commercial success, not only for drug products targeted for pediatric and geriatric patient populations, but also for the adult population. Palatable attributes include appearance, taste, smell, and texture/mouthfeel. This webinar intends to provide insights on the process technologies and excipients that can effectively improve the palatability of pharmaceutical products.
register for our webinar on 2/10 to:
speakers:
North American speakers:
Dr. Vivian Bi
Director of Pharmaceutical Technology
Ashland
Dr. Vivian Bi has held various positions in Pfizer Global R&D, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals before joining ASI. Her research interests are oral and parenteral drug delivery systems. Dr. Bi has authored and co-authored over 50 research papers, abstracts and patents. She also serves as a reviewer for research journals such as Pharmaceutical Research and Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Bi obtained her B.S. degree from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University in China and completed her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science from Meijo University in Japan in March 2000.
Kapish Karan, M.S.
Senior Team Leader, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical R&D
Global Film-Coating Platform Leader
Ashland
Kapish Karan, M.S. has over 7 years of experience with film-coating applications, the design of immediate- and modified-release coating products, unit operations associated with the preparation of oral solid dosage forms, and oral drug delivery; his recent interests have expanded into continuous processing as it relates to the manufacture of oral solid dosage forms. Kapish has authored and co-authored over 15 research papers, poster and patents. He has published and presented on coating technology and taste masking at various technical conferences.
EMEA speaker:
Nadin Ekmekçiyan
Technical Manager
Ashland
Nadin Ekmekçiyan has been technical manager for 5 years. She is leading the application laboratory in Istanbul, Turkey, which is providing technical support to pharmaceutical companies. She studied chemistry at Istanbul Technical University and received her master’s degree on Polymer Science & Technology from the same university.
Before joining Ashland she worked as a formulation development specialist & supervisor for 10 years in R&D department of Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals where she worked on pharmaceutical research and development of solid oral dosage forms, including immediate release, delayed release tablets, capsules, ophthalmic and oral solutions, parenteral dosage forms and dry powder inhalers. She is also holding an MBA degree from Istanbul Bilgi University.
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