Introduction

Programme includes:

Crystallisation Fundamentals

• Crystallisation route map
• Nucleation and crystal growth
• Crystal morphology and habit modification
• Fundamentals of polymorphism
• Screening for polymorphs (solid form selection)
• Solid-State Analysis
• Characterisation of pseudo polymorphs (TGA, DVS, IGC)

Crystallisation Processes

• Hydrodynamics, mixing and heat transfer in batch crystallisers
• Workflow for crystallisation process development – a case study
• Continuous crystallisation processes
• Post crystallisation unit operations: Filtration and drying

Measurements and Control

• Particle size and shape measurements and characterisation
• Control of crystallisation processes for PSD#Process spectroscopic techniques (IR, UV-vis, Raman)
• Particle properties and performance

Co-crystals

• Fundamentals of co-crystallisation and case studies of recent developments

Crystallisation modelling and software demonstrations

• Molecular to crystal science modelling route map
• Software demonstration: VISUAL HABIT
• Digital design of crystallisation process
• Software demonstration: Introduction to the crystallisation modules of gPROMS FormulatedProducts (Simulation and Global System Analysis)

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Speakers

• Dr Bob Docherty Recently retired from Pfizer, United Kingdom
• Dr Neil George Syngenta/University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Tom Hardcastle University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Dr Xiaojun Lai University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Dr Mingzhong Li De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
• Cai Yun Ma University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Dr Tariq Mahmud University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Christian Melches GEA, Germany
• Dr Niall Mitchell Siemens Process Systems Enterprise (SPSE), London, United Kingdom
• Dr Amgad Moussa Syngenta, Switzerland
• Dr Hien Nguyen University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Professor Anant Paradkar University of Bradford, United Kingdom
• Professor Kevin Roberts University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Professor Sven Schroeder University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Dr Richard Storey AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
• Dr Tom Turner University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Dr Umair Zafar Novartis/University of Leeds, United Kingdom

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Venue

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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Organised by

University of Leeds

Contact information

Helen Forsyth
University of Leeds
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