Subject: Production

Lyophilization of Pharmaceutical Drug Products

Lyophilization offers unique properties for delivering critical parenteral drugs. Therefore, developing the formulation and the manufacturing process is challenging. Only through a clear identification of the process and key excipients can a robust formulation be developed and manufactured. This intensive, 8-hour accredited ON DEMAND training including demonstrations conducted by The McCrone Group, Inc. will be… Continue reading Lyophilization of Pharmaceutical Drug Products

Starch Technology

Starch is a recognized natural hydrophilic polymer that is popularly utilized in various kinds of formulations as a swelling agent and gelforming excipient. It has multiple structural arrangements and functionalities. This 12-hour accredited ON DEMAND course will cover the science and operational aspects of products using starches, which are amongst the most important ingredients used… Continue reading Starch Technology

Food Extrusion Technology

“Food extrusion has become a very important processing operation. Today, the food extruder is used to produce pasta and other cold formed products, ready-to-eat cereals, snacks, pet food, aquatic feeds, confectionery products, modified starches for soup, infant food, and instant foods, beverage bases, and texturized vegetable proteins. This 12 hour accredited ON DEMAND training is… Continue reading Food Extrusion Technology

Pharmaceutical Process Development

Formulation Scale-Up of Solid, Semi-Solid, Liquid & Sterile dosage Forms, Quality by Design, Clinical Supply Manufacture, and Regulatory Considerations This 12-hour accredited course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the significant process development effort involved in taking an R&D laboratory formulation to commercial production. This course will focus on two main areas: 1.… Continue reading Pharmaceutical Process Development

Dr. Cecil W. Propst

Dr. Cecil W. Propst is Managing Director at Propst Consulting Services, a formulation, and engineering support LLC located in Norton Shores MI. He was Director of R&D (Grand Haven site) at SPI Pharma until 2015. He served as Director of Quality Assurance and Technical Services at Fleming and Company, and before that, President of Manufacturing… Continue reading Dr. Cecil W. Propst

Dr. Jayasree (Jay) M. Srinivasan

Dr. Jayasree (Jay) M. Srinivasan is a Research Scientist in the R&D laboratory at Baxter BioPharma Solutions in Bloomington, IN. She received her BSc from University of Madras (India), MS in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from University of Houston, and PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Indiana University. Her areas of focus at Baxter include formulation… Continue reading Dr. Jayasree (Jay) M. Srinivasan

Dr. Brad Strahm

Dr. Brad Strahm is a Principal with The XIM Group, LLC, a firm providing consulting services in the area of product development, process engineering, equipment engineering, and project management located in Sabetha, KS. Dr. Strahm holds degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Kansas State University and Business Administration from Kennedy- Western University. Dr. Strahm had 12… Continue reading Dr. Brad Strahm

Jan Gates

Jan Gates has 30+ years of experience in package engineering for foods, pharmaceuticals, detergent, and medical devices with a BS in Food Science and MS in Packaging from Michigan State University. Her work includes individual contributions and leading teams for packaging material and systems design and development. The packaging design and development have been completed… Continue reading Jan Gates

Nicholas Bohensky

Nicholas Bohensky is currently the Manager-Process at Wood for their Foster Wheeler Fired Heaters product line, with the primary responsibility of thermal and hydraulic design of fired process heaters and ancillary equipment. He has over 25 years of experience in this topic, as well as in proposal development, applications engineering, staff management and training, and… Continue reading Nicholas Bohensky