Moving Pharmaceutical PAT From Theory to Practice: Take Your Laptop to San Juan for Hands-On Training in NIR and Chemometrics, and ROI Assessment

On December 1 and 2, at the Old San Juan Sheraton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the University of Puerto Rico and IBS Caribe will kick off a new PAT Seminar Series with a hands-on course. The course will focus on how to apply NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics to pharmaceutical manufacturing, development and research problems. Instructors will also present a model that attendees can use to determine the return on investment (ROI) that PAT would offer their businesses. Registration is limited to 25, so act quickly if interested.

(PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- The use of NIR spectroscopy and mathematical modelling is allowing more pharmaceutical companies to improve quality and reduce waste in their drug development and manufacturing efforts. However, most courses now available tackle the two topics separately, and many present them in theoretical terms.

A new course, developed by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, IBS Caribe and Bruker Optics and Umetrics, will, instead, take a "hands on" approach designed to allow students to become comfortable with both tools.

Students will obtain spectra of blends, granulations and compressed tablets, and, studying detailed real-world case studies,

use advanced multivariate analysis and design of experiments software to solve the kinds of problems most relevant to them. They will also be shown a process for determining Return on Investment (ROI) from applying these concepts to their unique operations.

Students will also receive a free 30-day free trial version of multivariate analysis and design of experiments software.

Because of the practical nature of this course, admission will be limited to 25 students only. The class should be particularly useful to production and quality assurance professionals, scientists and engineers, technical managers, as well as those familiar with PAT who wish to expand their repertoires. Registration will be $1,195.00 before November 18th ($1,395 thereafter), and proceeds will go to the UPR-Mayaguez PAT Center of Excellence fund, which supports education, research and demonstration of PAT tools in the life sciences at universities in Puerto Rico.

For more information, visit pharmamanufacturing.com/industrynews/2005/376.htm, the web site of the event's Media Partner, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine.

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