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Spectroscopic Method Development for the Pharmaceutical & Biotech Industries

 
  March 14, 2011  
     
 
The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, King of Prussia, PA
June 8 - 10, 2011


Who Should Attend

This course will be of benefit to:

  • Lab workers who use spectrometers for identity testing or to measure concentrations
  • Scientists who develop qualitative and quantitative spectroscopic methods as part of their jobs
  • Lab managers and supervisors who oversee the use of spectrometers and the development of spectroscopic methods in their labs
  • Process control engineers who use spectroscopy for in-process monitoring, process control, and final product testing
  • People in QA & QC who audit and monitor the use of spectroscopic methods and their results
  • Regulatory professionals who need to validate spectroscopic methods



Learning Objectives

  • Learn how spectroscopic methods are used for qualitative and quantitative analysis in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries
  • Discover a unique process to follow to properly develop qualitative and identity testing methods
  • See how to properly develop robust and accurate spectroscopic calibrations
  • Discover how to find, measure, and eliminate error in spectroscopic methods
  • Learn about new instrumental and software methods to automate and increase the reliability of spectroscopic analyses

Course Description

Spectroscopic techniques are used widely in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries for qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, and identity testing.  The emphasis in this course will be on teaching you a process to follow to develop spectroscopic methods properly.  This includes learning how spectrometers work, understanding the information they give, what they can and cannot do, and finding and eliminating sources of error.  The course begins with an introduction to spectroscopy including quantifying sources of error in spectroscopic measurements, a brief introduction to the statistics needed to perform this work, and the basics of spectroscopic calibration.

A unique emphasis of the course will be the proper development of qualitative and identity testing methods.  Too many people give these methods short shrift…at their peril.  It is just as important to know what goes into a drug as how much of it goes in.  You will learn a process for properly developing qualitative methods. This is based on an understanding of relevant spectroscopic techniques, what information they give, how to properly use that information, and finding and minimizing error sources.  You will learn about powerful new algorithms that automate and objectify qualitative methods reducing their subjectivity and increasing their reliability.

Quantitative spectroscopic techniques are used to measure concentrations and properties of unknown samples.  After a thorough introduction to the science behind quantitative spectroscopy, the process to achieve robust and accurate calibrations is taught.  This is based on an understanding of the assumptions behind quantitative analysis, knowing the instrumentation, and finding, measuring, and minimizing error sources.  This process is then applied to quantifying single and multiple chemical species, including molecules and elements, in unknown samples.  The course concludes with how to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot spectroscopic calibrations.

 
 
Organized by: Center for Professional Innovation & Education
Invited Speakers: info@cfpie.com
 
Deadline for Abstracts: n/a
 
Registration: http://www.cfpie.com/showitem.aspx?productid=125&source=hummolgen
E-mail: info@cfpie.com
 
   
 
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