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PhysChem FORUM 4

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Introduction

PhysChem Forum are pleased to announce our fourth Physical Chemistry Symposium, to be held at UCB, Brussels, Belgium on Friday 30th November 2007.

Participants are invited to arrive at the Hotel Nivelle Sud, Brussels for registration and a keynote speech the previous evening and then the symposium sessions will be held all day.

All posters are welcome but presentations are reserved for non-commercial work.

Who Should Attend?

Scientists who have been actively involved in driving forward this area of the industry within their own institutions.

Lectures

The programme will comprise a mixture of presentations and posters with ample opportunity dedicated to questions. The afternoon will include a discussion forum and we will be encouraging questions to be submitted in advance of the symposium or during the morning coffee and lunch breaks.

Posters

Example posters:

Prediction of Abraham Descriptors for Agrochemicals
Pranas Japertas^a,b, Andrius Sazonovas^a,b, Eric D. Clarke^c, John S. Delaney^c
a Pharma Algorithms, Inc., A.Mickeviciaus g. 29, LT-08117 Vilnius, Lithuania;
^b Chemistry Department, Vilnius University, Naugarduko g. 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania;
^c Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK

Evaluation of Structure Based Methods for the Prediction of LogP octanol for Agrochemicals
Pranas Japertas^a,b, Andrius Sazonovas^a,b, Eric D. Clarke^c, John S. Delaney^c
a Pharma Algorithms, Inc., A.Mickeviciaus g. 29, LT-08117 Vilnius, Lithuania;
^b Chemistry Department, Vilnius University, Naugarduko g. 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania;
^c Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK

A prize, sponsored by Sirius Analytical, will be awarded for the best poster.

Welcome Dinner

We shall be holding a 'Welcome Dinner', including a key-note speech by Jennifer Dressman (Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology, JW Goethe University, Frankfurt), at the Hotel Nivelle Sud, Brussels on Thursday 29th November (the evening before the symposium).

Please note that the cost of the pre-conference dinner is €28 (excluding drinks) and this will need to be paid along with the delegate room fee (€80 including breakfast) at the hotel check out.

Registration

Registration is now closed for PhysChem FORUM 4.

There is no charge for this meeting. Attendance will only be allowed with prior registration.

The deadline for registrations was 31st October 2007. Hotel bookings will not be placed after this date.

Welcome Dinner, Thursday 29th November 2007

at the Hotel Nivelle Sud, Brussels, Belgium.

18.00 – 19.00	Welcome drink and registration
19.00	Drug Solubility: How to Measure it, How to Improve It Jennifer Dressman, Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology, JW Goethe University, Frankfurt
20.00	Dinner

Symposium Programme, 30th November 2007

at UCB, Brussels, Belgium.

Morning session - Chairman Benoit Mathieu, UCB

Afternoon session - Chairman Antonio Llinàs, Pfizer Institute for Pharmaceutical Materials Science, University of Cambridge

13.00	Determination and Application of Aqueous Solubility in Pharmaceutical Discovery Nicola Colclough, AstraZeneca
13.40	Experiences with Equilibrium Solubility Measurement using the Saturation Shake Flask Method Edit Baka, Semmelweis University	Sponsored by ACD/Labs
14.20	Comparison of the Disk Instrinsic Dissolution Rate Measurements using Traditional USP (900 mL) and Miniaturized (15 mL) Dissolution Apparatus, and its Relationship to the Biopharmaceutics Classification System Alex Avdeef, pION INC
15.00	Coffee break and poster viewing
15.20	Chairman’s Informal Discussion and Further Questions for Speakers Antonio Llinàs, University of Cambridge
16.20	Close of meeting

Accommodation

50 rooms have been reserved for delegates at the Hotel Nivelle Sud (http://www.hotelnivellessud.be/en/restaurant.htm), if you wish one of these to be allocated to you please advise this with your registration details and a provisional booking will be made on your behalf.

Transport will be provided from this hotel to the symposium.

Acknowledgements

It is the intention of the PhysChem FORUM to maintain the meeting as free to attend for all delegates. Therefore we cannot cover any expense costs incurred, including those of the pre-conference dinner, however we are grateful to the host company, UCB, for providing the venue and catering on the day of the conference and the provision of transport from the local hotel to the UCB site for the conference meeting.

Contact Information

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