Sponsor: Our Diamond and Gold Sponsors
Moderator: Julie D. Suman, Ph.D.

Back to the Future with Nebulized Therapy:
New Opportunities in a Growing Market 
John N. Pritchard, Ph.D.
Philips Respironics, Chichester, United Kingdom

Next Generation Nebulization Platform for Inhaled Macromolecular Therapeutics 
Leslie Yeo, Ph.D.
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Improving Asthma Management and Control in India with Breathefree 
Jaideep Gogtay, M.D.
Cipla, Mumbai, India

Repurposing CNS Drugs: Opportunities and Challenges via the Nose 
Gerallt Williams, Ph.D.
Aptar Pharma, Le Vaudreuil, France

Sponsor: Aptar Pharma
Moderator: Gerallt Williams, Ph.D.

The following companies each sponsored 60-minute interactive presentations on new technologies and services related to nasal and pulmonary drug delivery. Meeting participants selected and attended THREE of these sessions, on their Registration Form.

Amcor
Blister Based Dry Powder Inhalers: How to Get it Right First Time

H&T Presspart
pMDI Characterization and Development of Generic Equivalent Systems

Harro Höfliger
A New Dosing System to Fill Dry Powder Inhaler Discs with Integrated 100% In-line Mass Verification 

InnovaSystems 
Modern Principles of Developing Actuation Methods for Characterization of Nasal Sprays / Metered Dose Inhalers

Intertek
Product Characterization Studies  - What are they? Why Are They Done and What is Involved?

Malvern Instruments / Next Breath
Bioequivalence Study Strategies Using Laser Diffraction for Nebulized Inhalation Solutions and Suspensions

Proveris Scientific
Demonstrating Orally Inhaled and Nasal Drug Product Understanding through Quality by Design

Sponsor: Our Diamond and Gold Sponsors
Moderator: Joanne Peart, Ph.D.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges
Arvind Bhome, M.D.
Indian Coalition for the Study of Obstructive Lung Disease, Pune, India

Inhaled Tuberculosis Therapy: Primary, Adjunct or Kaput?
Daniela Traini, Ph.D.
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Targeting TB Treatment: Antimicrobial Peptide Delivery using Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels
Miguel Gama, Ph.D.
Minho University, Braga, Portugal

Refreshments, Scientific Poster Session & Technology Exhibition

Mucosal Vaccination against Airborne Pathogens using Antigen-loaded Microparticles
Mala D. Menon, Ph.D.
Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, India

Engineering Voriconazole Inhalable Powder Formulations for the Treatment of Respiratory Fungal Infections
Sumit Arora, Ph.D.
Research Centre Pharmaceutical Engineering, Graz, Austria

Sponsor: Our Diamond and Gold Sponsors
Moderator: Richard N. Dalby, Ph.D.

Predictive In Vitro Dissolution Methods for Orally Inhaled Drug Products 
Robert Price, Ph.D.
University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

Clinically Relevant In Vitro Performance Tests for Powder Inhalers
Xiangyin Wei, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Refreshments, Scientific Poster Session & Technology Exhibition

US Regulatory Considerations for Inhalation Device Design 
Derya Coursey, Ph.D.
US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Satisfying US and EU Human Factors Requirements for Inhaler Devices
Suresh Gupta, Ph.D.
Cambridge Consultants, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Contrasting Inhaled Drug Product Registration in Asia with USA and Europe
Ravindra Purohit, Ph.D.
RN Pharma Consulting, Pune, India

Panel Discussion: Advancing Regulatory Science of Inhaled Products
Chairman: Richard N. Dalby, Ph.D., 
School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland

Panel Members:
Derya Coursey, US Food and Drug Administration
Suresh Gupta, Cambridge Consultants
Ravindra Purohit, RN Pharma Consulting
Jag Shur, University of Bath
Xiangyin Wei, Virginia Commonwealth University

Sponsor: Our Diamond and Gold Sponsors
Moderator: Paul M. Young, Ph.D.

Practicalities of Formulating Powder Blends in Different Inhaler Devices 
Ben Forbes, Ph.D.
King’s College London, United Kingdom

Amorphous or Crystalline?  Evaluating Particle Engineering Approaches for Inhalation Products
Hugh D. Smyth, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Optimizing Dry Powder Inhaler Design: Integrating Particle Engineering, Formulation Development and Packaging 
Sven Stegemann, Ph.D.
Capsugel, Bornem, Belgium

Sponsor: Our Diamond and Gold Sponsors
Moderator: John N. Pritchard, Ph.D.

A Priori Design of Metered Dose Inhalers 
David A. Lewis, Ph.D.
Chiesi Limited, Chippenham, United Kingdom

Seeing is Believing: Using Optical Diagnostics to Investigate Metered Dose Inhaler Sprays and Dry Powder Inhaler Fluidization 
Henk K. Versteeg, Ph.D.
Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Understanding Particle Formation Kinetics: Linking Device and Process with Particle Morphology and Product Performance
Reinhard Vehring, Ph.D.,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

New Insights into pMDI Operation Using Synchrotron X-Ray Techniques
Damon Honnery, Ph.D.
Monash University, Clayton, Australia