The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Los Angeles, CA
June 13 - 15, 2011
Who Should Attend This three-day lyophilization training course is designed for those in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical device/diagnostic, and biotechnology industries who develop and/or produce lyophilized (freeze-dried) products. This includes, but is not limited to, professionals in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Validation, Pharmacists, Managers, Microbiologists, R&D Groups, Biochemists, Pilot Plant Operators, Chemical Engineers, Production Supervisors, Chemists, Equipment Maintenance, and Mechanical Engineers. The course will also benefit those in other departments who find lyophilization among their responsibilities. 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will have a clear understanding of both the scientific and practical principles behind the formulation and development of lyophilized products. Additionally, participants will gain a firm understanding of lyophilization equipment including system operation, system components, system maintenance, system troubleshooting, IQ/OQ, and system validation. Attendees will also gain practical experience in applying what they have learned by working through several case studies in failed products and cycles. This course is presented in a very practical manner, so attendees will be able to quickly apply what they have learned to their lyophilization projects.
Course Description This course is designed to provide attendees with a practical approach to understanding the scientific and engineering principles of lyophilization. The topics discussed during the course will be presented to explain the physical, physicochemical, biochemical, and engineering principles of the science and engineering behind modern freeze-drying. The practicality of the course allows the attendees to get a firm understanding of the theoretical applications of freeze-drying and how these can be easily used and applied to their day to day lyophilization projects. Topics covered will include: - History of lyophilization
- Properties of water and ice
- Supercooling and supersaturation
- Phase behavior during freezing
- Thermal characterization
- Annealing
- Visco-elastic properties of amorphous phases
- Collapse phenomena
- Vacuum physics
- Product formulation
- Heat and mass transfer
- Cycle development
- End point determination
- Residual moisture
- Process scale-up and sonic water vapor flow
- IQ/OQ/PQ
- Process control and optimization
- Fault finding and problem solving of systems and formulations
- Freeze dryer mechanical and control systems
- Recipe development
- Following the process
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