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Registration

Registration and refreshments

Welcome

Welcome message from the APS Chair and opening of the PharmSci 2025 Conference
Professor Ryan Donnelly, APS Chair and Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast

Science Chair Lecture

“Pharmaceutical Sciences Driving the Next Generation Medicines”
Marianne Ashford, Senior Principal Scientist, Advanced Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca

Plenary Lecture

“Promoting Cancer Nanomedicine Clinical Translation”
Professor Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc, Department of Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, Center for Biohybrid Medical Systems, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Germany

Exhibitors Showcase

Quick fire presentations from our PharmSci 2025 Exhibitors

Parallel Science Session 1

Three parallel sessions with speakers from:

– Skin Forum UK
– Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Biotherapeutics Focus Group
– Inhaled

Each session will have invited speakers and podium presentations from submitted abstracts

Parallel Science Session 2

Three parallel sessions with speakers from:

– Biopharmaceutics Focus Group – “Biopharmaceutics challenges with complex delivery of oral molecule”
– Drugs from Natural Sources Focus Group – “The Next Generation of (Herbal) Medicines – Sustainability meets Drug Development”
– Emerging Technologies Focus Group – “Translational applications of 3D printing of medicines in clinical settings”

Each session will have invited speakers and podium presentations from submitted abstracts

Poster Session

Opportunity to view posters and network with presenters

Registration

Registration and refreshments

Plenary Lecture

“The RNA Revolution: From Vaccines to Therapeutic Genome Editing in a Targeted Manner”
Professor Dan Peer, Director, Laboratory of Precision NanoMedicines, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Award

Presentation of Innovative Science Award
Sponsored and presented by GSK

Award Lecture

Presentation by Innovative Science Award Winner

Parallel Science Session 1

Three parallel sessions with speakers from:

– Process Engineering Focus Group
– New Scientist Focus Group
– Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group (JPAG)

Each session will have invited speakers and podium presentations from submitted abstracts

Poster Session

Opportunity to view posters and network with presenters

Parallel Science Session 1

Three parallel sessions with speakers from:

– Nanomedicines Focus Group – “Nanomedicine to enhance next-generation therapies”
– Regulatory Focus Group
– RPS (Royal Pharmaceutical Society) and APS (Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences) joint session

Each session will have invited speakers and podium presentations from submitted abstracts

Award

Presentation of APS Academy Medal Award
Sponsored by:

Plenary Lecture

Presentation by APS Academy Award Winner
“Designing and translating new biomaterials for therapeutics and disease detection”
Professor Dame Molly Stevens DBE FRS FREng, John Black Professor of Bionanoscience, University of Oxford and a part-time Professor, Imperial College London and the Karolinska Institute, UK

Registration

Registration and refreshments

Award

Presentation of APS Award

Sponsored by:

Award Lecture

Presentation by APS Award Winner

Award

Presentation of APS Emerging Scientist Award
Sponsored by:

Award Lecture

Presentation by APS Emerging Scientist Award Winner

Parallel Science Session 1

Three parallel sessions with speakers from:

– Biopharmaceutics Focus Group – “Biopharmaceutics challenges with complex delivery of new modalities”
– Material Science Focus Group
– United Kingdom and Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS)

Each session will have invited speakers and podium presentations from submitted abstracts

Award

Presentation of Poster Awards

Close

Concluding remarks from APS Chair and close of Conference
Professor Ryan Donnelly, APS Chair and Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast

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