Digital Formulation: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing
Why digital formulation?
Medicine formulation development and manufacturing before clinical trials is a major source of inefficiency and waste in the pharmaceutical pipeline. It often takes months or years to develop and scale up formulations, with unpredictable product performance leading to stability or clinical bioavailability failures.
Advances in digital molecular modeling, AI/ML tools, mechanistic pharmacokinetic modeling, and advanced analytics now offer a unique chance to transform this process. By harnessing expertise across industry, research, and academia, we can create an end-to-end digital formulation capability to design, predict, and maximize clinical success.
Key benefits
Faster Timelines: Cut development time significantly while reducing the carbon footprint and emissions of traditional processes.
De-risked Development: A digital-first, cost-effective approach that minimizes lab work and iterative scale-up.
Efficient Manufacturing: Reduce waste, API loss, and solvent use during scale-up, enhancing sustainability.
Who should attend?
We are bringing together professionals across the supply chain, including Formulation scientists (innovator, generic, or specialty pharma), Process scientists and CDMOs/CROs, Regulatory and QC/QA experts, Digital modeling specialists (AI/ML/physical & atomistic), and Sustainability leaders and Net-Zero champions
Our goals and objectives
To identify knowledge gaps in sustainable formulation development to drive new innovation, explore cutting-edge solutions, and forge a powerful consortium to lead the digital transformation of formulation and manufacturing. The goal is to move beyond legacy systems and traditional DOE models to a digitally led, efficient, and sustainable process for medicine formulation and manufacturing.
Agenda
9:00 - 10:00: Registration & Coffee
10:00 - 10:15: Welcome remarks
10:15 - 10:45: Keynote: Dr. John C. Shelley (Schrödinger, USA)
10:45 – 11:15: Keynote: Prof. Nicoletta Fotaki (University of Bath, UK)
11:15 - 11:35: Networking & Refreshment Break
11:35 – 12:20: "How digital formulation can shape the future of sustainable medicine manufacturing?" - Fireside Chat with Expert Panel
Prof. Mine Orlu (Prof. of Pharmaceutics with expertise in patient-centric drug delivery utilizing machine learning technologies, University College London, UK)
Dr. Nick Hodgson (Site Head and General Manager for a CDMO pharma site specialising in continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, spray drying, and digital process scale up, CDMO, UK)
Dr. Barrie Cassey (Technical director at CPI's Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre with expertise in digitally enabled pharmaceutical manufacturing, Centre for Process Innovation, UK)
Dr. Natalie Belsey (Principal scientist leading NPL's optical spectroscopy area and sustainable analytical technologies for formulated products, National Physical Laboratory, UK)
12:20 - 13:30: Networking & Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00: Interactive Workshop Sessions (Roundtable Discussions)
To maximize your experience, please select one of the following workshops to attend:
Unlocking Value in Pharmaceutical Formulation and Manufacturing Supply-Chain Through Sustainable Innovation
Innovation in Digital Formulation and Modelling Approaches to Drive Sustainability
Advances in Analytics, Measurements, and Data to Achieve Sustainability Goals
15:00 - 15:30: Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30 - 16:30: Collaborative Partnerships: Building a Sustainable Digital Formulation Consortium
Throughout the event, dedicated collaboration zones will provide ample opportunities for partnering and in-depth discussions between attendees.
• 16:30 - 17:00: Key Takeaways & Closing Remarks