Session topics and Invited Speakers at EuPAT 12
June 16-18 • 2025 • Kuopio • Finland
The main conference programme at Scandic Hotel (Satamakatu 1, Kuopio) will start on the 17th at 10:00 and end on the 18th around 13:00.
16th June – Workshop Manufacturing of viral vectors: Lessons learnt and future perspectives. The workshop will be held at the Tietoteknia Auditorium (University of Eastern Finland, Tietoteknia building, Savilahdentie 6, Kuopio) from 14:00 to 17:00.
17th June – Session 1 Latest Approaches in Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
17th June – Session 2 Innovations in Manufacturing and Measurement Science
18th June – Session 3 From Science to Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Programme
16 June – Pre-conference workshop "Manufacturing of viral vectors: Lessons learnt and future perspectives"
Aled Jones, FinVector Oy, Introduction to commercial manufacturing of viral vectors
Mari Tenhunen, Timegate Instruments Oy, Raman spectroscopy in biodrug development and manufacturing
Vijay Saxena, University of Eastern Finland, Protein engineering applications for biopharmaceutical development
Albert Mihranyan, Uppsala University, Zooming the process: Where biomanufacturing meets patient value
Ossi Korhonen, University of Eastern Finland, Does freeze drying bring any added value to biodrug life cycle?
Thomas de Beer, RheaVita BV / Ghent University, Continuous freeze drying, the next step in downstream processing of biodrugs
17 June – Session 1: “Latest Approaches in Advanced Drug Delivery Systems”
Vincenzo Cerullo, Valo Therapeutics / Helsinki University, FI, Dressing up to fool cancer: novel platforms for personalized cancer vaccines
Camilla Foged, University of Copenhagen, DK, Next-generation delivery systems for mRNA vaccines
Yvonne Perrie, University of Strathclyde, UK, Understanding the structure-function of lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of mRNA
Arto Merivaara, University of Eastern Finland, FI, Sustainable in vivo screening of liposomes and lipid nanoparticles
David Zuza, University of Chemistry and Technology, CZ, Device for simultaneous dissolution and permeation measurement on artificial and biological membranes
Fadak Howaili, Abo Akademi University, FI, Real-time label-free sensing platforms for characterizing nanoparticle-based gene/drug delivery systems
17 June – Session 2: “Innovations in Manufacturing and Measurement Science”
Clare Strachan, Helsinki University, FI, Revealing hidden microscale phenomena in pharmaceuticals with nonlinear optics
Julian Quodbach, Utrecht University, NL, Growing up or dying out? Pharmaceutical 3D printing in industry and clinics
Reto Maurer, F. Hoffmann – La Roche AG, Basel, CH, The Mini-Batch concept - addressing the challenges of continuous direct compression
Moritz Anuschek, NovoNordisk A/S, DK, PAT in solid sosage form manufacturing – Current status and future perspectives
Simone Eder, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, AT, Sensor-Aided Vaginal Pessaries - Smart Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
Daniel Powell, University of Strathclyde, UK, Combining Optical Coherence Tomography and UV-vis Imaging for Real-Time Monitoring of Amorphous Solid Dispersion Dissolution
18 June – Session 3: “From Science to Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions”
Nigel Parker, GeneCellNano Flagship, FI, Lab to commercialisation – Financing aspects
Jo Dewulf, Ghent University, BE, Steering the pharmaceutical sector towards sustainability
Piia Valonen, FinVector Oy, FI, Industrialisation of adenoviral vector production in fixed bed bioreactor: A control strategy for a monoseptic process
Luther Gwaza, WHO, CH, Some insights to continuous manufacturing guidelines
Johannes Poms, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, AT, Beyond Single Unit Operations: Controlling the Full API Manufacturing Chain
Theo Tait, CMAC, University of Strathclyde, UK, Resource-sparing direct compression formulation optimizer to accelerate medicine development
Mirella Miettinen, University of Eastern Finland, FI, The impact of recent changes in EU chemicals legislation on sustainable manufacturing in the pharmaceutical sector: stakeholders' perspectives
Kuldeep K. Bansal, Abo Akademi University, FI, Unlocking the Potential of Poly(Jasmine Lactone): A Multifunctional Drug Delivery Platform
Posters
Posters
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Jyoti Verma (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "Formulation and Evaluation of Poly(jasmine lactone) based Micelles for Improving the Oral Permeability of Acyclovir" |
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Katayun Bahrami (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Exploring the transport dynamics of Large neutral Amino acid Transporter1 (LAT1) in light of Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations" |
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Brandon Gérate Reyes (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "DNA nanoparticles as a novel immunodiagnostic tool for CAR-T Cell detection" |
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Ezgi Özliseli (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "Formulation and design of thermoresponsive 3D-printed cellulose-based hydrogels with reswelling ability for viral vector delivery and storage" |
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Vishal Kumar (Abo Akademi university Turku, Finland) "Poly(jasmine lactone) based Oral Formulation of Posaconazole: a comparative study between polymeric micelles and amorphous solid dispersion" |
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Niina Harju (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Visualization methods to support numerical results in cell research" |
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Kuldeep Bansal (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "CoE in Materials-Driven Solutions for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (MADNESS)" |
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Leila Rostami (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "Formulation and Evaluation of Azithromycin Loaded Poly (jasmine lactone) based Micelles to Combat Anti-Microbial Resistance" |
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Emel Bakay (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "GSH Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters for PET Imaging" |
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Natalia Zashikhina (UEF, Finland) "Lipid nanoparticles as a platform for mRNA delivery to the back of the eye" |
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Iuliia Pilipenko (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Controlled release thermo-responsive hydrogel for ocular drug delivery" |
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Ad Gerich (InProcess-LSP, Netherlands) "Advancements in realtime nanoparticle size analysis by Spatially Resolved Dynamic Light Scattering" |
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Mahsa Bahman (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "Semi Solid Extrusion based Compounding System Solution Technology with Raman Spectroscopy: Development and Quality Control of Personalized Ondansetron HCl Formulations" |
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Farnaz Shokraneh (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "At-line Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Quality Control of Pharmaceutical Ink: Multivariate Analysis of Blend Uniformity of Clopidogrel Formulation" |
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Joona Sorjonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Early prediction of severity and number of tablet defects" |
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Tuomas Kilpeläinen (School of pharmacy / University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Evaluating Hemicellulose–API compatibility using melting point depression" |
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Mateusz Mroz (Polpharma Works / Medical University of Gdansk, Polska) "Utilizing microwaves as a PAT tool in the Pharmaceutical Sector" |
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Aleksi Kröger (University of Helsinki, Finland) "Raman spectroscopy reveals characteristics of sugar excipients in freeze-drying of nanofibrillated cellulose" |
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Rabia Gulshan (Abo Akademi University, Finland) "Effect of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Polymeric Blend on Drug Release from Matrix Tablets of Terbutaline Sulphate" |
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Sally Marie Karlsen (University of Copenhagen, Danmark) "The effect of twin-screw configuration on the particle size distribution of unmilled and milled granules" |
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John Armstrong (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom) "Propagating Uncertainty Through Image Segmentation for More Robust Tablet Disintegration Modelling" |
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Prince Bawuah (Menlo Systems GmbH, Germany) "Simplified and Robust Terahertz Method for Simultaneous Measurement of Tablet Thickness and Porosity" |
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Adam Waněk (UCT Prague, Czechia) "Process Understanding through NIR: Evaluating Mean Residence Time in Continuous Manufacturing" |
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Erik Sonntag (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech republic) "Towards Scalable Personalised Medicines: A Continuous Manufacturing Platform for Multi-Component Capsules" |
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Atte Junnila (University of Helsinki, Finland) "Screening of drug nanosuspensions using a small-scale real-time UV-vis dissolution monitoring" |
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Jessica Gabb (IS-Instruments, United Kingdom) "Taking PAT Raman Spectroscopy into the Deep UV" |
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Christopher Sauer (AstraZeneca, Sweden) "Development of an Inline Microwave Resonance Spectroscopy Method for Water Content Analysis in Oral Solid Dosage Forms" |
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Seppo Björn (Cleamix Oy, Finland) "Environmentally safe bio-decontamination of bioprocesses using hydrogen peroxide vapor technology" |
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Konsta Koskelainen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) "Investigating quality attributes and drug release of binary mixture tablets by using hemicellulose as direct-compression excipient." |
Participants are encouraged to Submit Abstracts for poster presentations, whilst selected scientists from submitted abstracts will be invited to give oral presentations alongside the keynote speakers!
