How can new technology improve the productivity of your microsphere formulation process?
Microsphere production is experiencing a fast growing demand due to its revolutionary characteristics and applications. Pharmaceutical drug manufacturers are facing new challenges during process scale-up from R&D stage to commercial formulation of microsphere drugs. Suspended microspheres obtained from various micro encapsulation processes require unique aseptic handling that differs from typical challenging sieving and nitrogen drying operations.
After a brief review of the market and potential opportunities of new medicines, Remy Wattiaux will review the different manufacturing processes and new technologies recently developed for microsphere formulation from the upstream stage of the microsphere creation (emulsification, droplet formation...) to the downstream operations of harvesting the microsphere in a sterile manner with control size distribution. Michael Siegel will develop further the downstream technologies by presenting the Microsphere Refiner technology developed for small to pilot scale classification, washing, filtration and drying of micro particles. He will also explain the feasibility test that can be performed with an illustrating video.
This Case Study will give a practical insight to the product and process. The webinar will then be concluded by an interactive Q&A session where you will have the opportunity to receive advice on their current process challenges.
If you are currently facing challenges with your microsphere drugs formulation process or planning to start manufacturing such products, this webinar will give you the necessary technologies overview to implement a more efficient formulation process when manufacturing microsphere drugs.
Presented by
Remy Wattiaux,
Managing Director of PSL
Rémy Wattiaux is the Managing Director of PSL, a worldwide manufacturer of advanced process equipment. He has a master's degree in Medicine and a master's degree in Engineering and Project Management. Rémy has years of expertise including R&D in medicine, Project Management in Aeronautics. Over the last 6 years, he has completed various projects around the world in the fields of high potent, complex powder handling and sterile manufacturing and established new business units in France, India and Australia. Rémy has been heavily involved in 15 microsphere formulation projects from R&D feasibility studies to production scale.
15 years ago, PSL developed the first sterile filtration unit for microsphere formulation with a leading process development organisation in the US and since then their process experts have designed and installed over 20 projects all around the world.
Michael Siegel,
Project Manager
Michael Siegel is a Project Manager at PSL currently working on 4 global microsphere projects. He has a BSE degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Michael has been working since 2012 at PSL and completed several advanced projects in containment and sterile microsphere filtration since then.
