ChBE Seminar - Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Products and the Efficiency of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department will be hosting a seminar featuring Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs, Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Mylan School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Duquesne University, Dr. James K. Drennen III. The title of the lecture is Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Products and the Efficiency of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

ABSTRACT

Numerous opportunities exist for the improvement of pharmaceutical product quality and process efficiency. Through case studies, the speaker will demonstrate such opportunities for tableting, fluid-bed processing and continuous manufacturing of transdermal drug delivery systems. Recommendations for clinically relevant specifications offer further prospects for improving the performance of pharmaceutical products. New analytical and processing technologies coupled with a modern philosophy (Quality by Design) offer the pharmaceutical industry the capability to implement efficient manufacturing with the necessary automation and control to improve the profitability of the pharmaceutical industry.