the NIRPROF
Pharmaceutical companies are seeking ways to cut costs and streamline manufacturing processes. Recent FDA and ICH Guidances have encouraged the industry to use risk-based methodologies and implement faster and more modern sensors and controls. The leading technique for this modernization is Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.
Emil W. Ciurczak, the NIRPROF, has over 35 years of cGMP pharmaceutical experience and over 25 years of near-infrared experience, both in industry and with instrument manufacturers. Emil has taught NIR courses for 20 years, designed and patented hardware and software, written texts, and published extensively in journals. As a memeber of the FDA's Validation subcommitte on PAT, Emil has been working on this trend since its inception.
Emil can work with your company to integrate NIR into your PAT/QbD programs or help design a PAT program. With his extensive experience, Emil has a number of experts that he can call upon for special projects.
I'll be at these meetings. Drop me an email and we can find some time to discuss how I might help you.
- IFPAC Baltimore, MD, is finished, but you can view video interviews with FDA and industry leaders at the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine websites www.pharmamanufacturing.com and knowpharma.com [While yopu're there, check out my BLOG: "Poor Emil's Almanac" and my column, "Therapeutic Dose."]
- PittCon New Orleans, LA, March 3-7, 2008. Let's have a Hurricaine together at Pat O'Brian's.
-INTERPHEX2008 Philadelphia, PA, March 26-8, 2008. Conference and exposition on pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing.
IQPC- 3rd PAT Implementation Strategies Conference, April 28-30
-Center for Professinal Advancement "Use of NIR in Pharma" Short Course, May 7-9, 2008. Amsterdam, NL
-Center for Professional Advancement "PAT/QbD" Short Course. July 22-24, 2008. New Brunswick, NJ.
- IDRC (International Diffuse Reflectance Conference)2008 Chambersburg, PA, August 1-6, 2008; The "superbowl" of NIR! Two awards: Birth Award (named after founder of IDRC) and the Hirschfeld Award (awarded by Buchi), short courses, more.
-Eastern Analytical Symposium November 17-20, 2008. New Brunswick, NJ. Some pretty nice NIR sessions (I'm organizing one session for the EAS NIR 2008 Award, too).
