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Monday 7 September 2026
Registration
Registration and refreshments
0900-1000 hours
Welcome
Welcome message from the APS Chair and opening of the PharmSci 2026 Conference
Dr Kofi Asare-Addo, APS Chair and Reader in Pharmaceutics, Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm), University of Huddersfield, UK
1000-1010 hours
Message from our Sponsors
A brief message from the APS Corporate Sponsors
1010-1020 hours
Science Chair
Lecture
“Future Medicines: Powering Pharmaceutical Science Through Disciplinary Diversity”
Professor Gavin P. Andrews, Head of School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland
1030-1115 hours
Plenary Lecture
“Enabling Oral Formulations for the Next Generation of Drugs”
Professor Lynne S. Taylor, Retter Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy, Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Purdue University, USA
1115-1200 hours
Lunch, View Exhibits and Poster Session (1200-1400 hours)
Parallel Science Session 1
1400-1530 hours
Biopharmaceutics
“Digital Integration and Application of Digital and Cyber-Physical Tools in Drug Development – Part 1″
Process Engineering and Material Science
“Physiologically-based biopharmaceutics modelling using tiny-TIM to characterise drug release and dissolution“
Dr Connor O’Farrell, InnoGI Technologies, The Netherlands
“Organ-on-chip technology in advancing drug development”
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“Lab-on-a-disc applications with cell cultures”
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“Data-Driven Chemical Process Design: Enabled by High-Throughput Experimentation & Data-Science”
Steven Fussell, Asymchem Research and Development Labs, UK
“The Cambridge Structural Database meets the Manufacturing Classification System”
Garry O’ Connor, Head of Science, CCDC
Dr Raj Singh Badhan, Senior Lecturer of Pharmacokinetics, Aston Pharmacy School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
“Assessing the Feasibility of a Drag Force Flow Sensor for the Inline Monitoring of High Shear Wet Granulation”
Ms Luisa Attfield, University of Birmingham, UK
“Cell Measurement Metrology: Elevating Morphology-Based CQAs for ATMPs and Clinical Diagnostics“
Dr Jeanne Rivera, Science Lead, National Measurement Laboratory (NML) at LGC, UK
“Mass spectrometry of protein standards for biotherapeutic drug development”
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“Comprehensive characterisation of liposomal metal-based drug formulations using hyphenated asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation system”
Dorota Bartczak MEngSc, PhD, Science Area Leader, NML, LGC Limited, UK
Refreshments and View Exhibits (1530-1600 hours)
Parallel Science Session 2
1600-1730 hours
Nanomedicines
Emerging Technologies
UKICRS
“Designing Tomorrow’s Therapies: Adaptive, Tailored, and Sustainable”
Chair: Dr Katie Ryan, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Cork, Irleand.
“Targeting complement attack on nanoparticle surfaces”
Professor Moein Moghimi, Newcastle University, UK
“Inhaled RNA Delivery, Targetted Nanomedicine“
Professor Olivia Merkel, Professor and Chair of Drug Delivery, LMU Munich, Germany
“A molecular-scale AFM measures the nanomechanics of biological membranes“
MoMo Zandieh, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, UK
“The Use of Microfluidics to Advance Pharmacy”
Professor Dr Hélder A. Santos (D.Sc. Chem. Eng.), Head of the Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology and Head of the Translational Bionanomicro Theragenerative Medicine Lab, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Dr Mohamed A. Alhnan BPharm, PhD, MRPharmS, FHEA, Reader in Innovative Pharmaceutics, King’s College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UK
“The Use of Virtual Reality to Advance Pharmacy Education and Research“
Professor Stephen Hilton, Professor of Chemistry and Enabling Technologies, UCL School of Pharmacy, UK
“Adaptive Nanocapsules: Tailoring Smart Therapeutic Systems“
Professor Katharina Landfester, Director, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz
“Bio-derived Polymeric Architectures for Sustainable Drug Delivery and Wound Healing“
Dr Athanassia Athanassiou, Principal Investigator, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Italy
“Regulatory and Policy Perspectives: Navigating approval pathways for novel, patient-centric formulations”
Professor Marie Louise (Marieke) De Bruin, Professor in Drug Regulatory Science at Utrecht University and Scientific Director of the Utrecht Centre for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation, Netherlands
Drinks Reception, View Exhibits and Poster Session (1730-1830 hours)
Hilton Gateshead Newcastle
Poster Session
Opportunity to view posters and network with presenters
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Registration
Registration and refreshments
0830-0900 hours
Welcome
Welcome from the APS Chair
Dr Kofi Asare-Addo, APS Chair and Reader in Pharmaceutics, Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm), University of Huddersfield, UK
0900-0905 hours
Focus Group Relaunch
Presentation following the relaunch of Patient-Centric Medicines Focus Group and Inhaled Focus Group
0905-0915 hours
Plenary Lecture
“Mechanisms, Models, and Methods: Designing In Vitro (Release) Tests for Subcutaneous and Intramuscular Injectables”
Professor Jesper Østergaard, Professor of Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry, Ph.D., M.Sc. (Pharm), Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
0915-1000 hours
Award
Presentation of APS Innovative Science Award
Sponsored by:
1000-1005 hours
Award Lecture
Innovative Science Award Lecture – “Liqui-pellet technology as the next-generation oral delivery platform”
Ali Nokhodchi, Director of Materials Characterizations (Lupin Research Inc., Coral Springs, Florida, USA) and Emeritus Professor (University of Sussex, UK)
1005-1040 hours
Refreshments and View Exhibits (1040-1100 hours)
Parallel Science Session 1
1100-1230 hours
Poster Awards kindly sponsored by Almac Group
Poster Highlights
Students of Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SAPS)
Poster Highlights
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Dr Esther Jacobs, Associate Principal Scientist, Advanced Drug Delivery, AstraZeneca, UK
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Lunch, View Exhibits and Poster Session (1230-1400 hours)
Poster Awards kindly sponsored by Almac Group
Parallel Science Session 2
1400-1530 hours
Regulatory
JPAG
Skin
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“High-throughput Topical Formulation Development using FTIR-Microscopy”
Dr Thomas Hibbard, Maplethorpe Research Fellow, King’s College, London, UK
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“Can Impurities adversely impact on the chemical design space of new medicines?”
Speaker: Dr Andrew Teasdale, Owner ATCMC Solutions Limited, UK
“Sustainable Chitosan Patches: From Sea-Shell Waste to Medical Applications“
Professor Katarina Novakovic, Newcastle University, UK
“Next‑Generation Strategies for Infected Wounds: Drug Development, Delivery, and Stewardship”
Professor Barbara Conway, Head of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, UK
“Generating vitamin D in the skin without the sun”
Professor Stuart Jones, Chair in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Director of the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research, King’s College London, UK
Refreshments and View Exhibits (1530-1600 hours)
Award
Presentation of APS Award
Sponsored by:
1600-1605 hours
Award Lecture
APS Award Lecture
1605-1650 hours
Conference Dinner – Hilton Gateshead Newcastle
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Registration
Registration and refreshments
0830-0900 hours
Welcome
Welcome from the APS Chair
Dr Kofi Asare-Addo, APS Chair and Reader in Pharmaceutics, Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm), University of Huddersfield, UK
0900-0905 hours
Plenary Lecture
“How digital technologies are reshaping healthcare”
Professor Simon Gaisford, University College London, UK
0905-0950 hours
Award
Presentation of APS Emerging Scientist Award
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0950-0955 hours
Award Lecture
Emerging Scientist Award Lecture – “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Future Medicines Through Nanotechnology”
Juan Luis Paris, Principal Investigator, IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND. Allergy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Spain
0955-1030 hours
Refreshments, View Exhibits and Poster Session (1030-1100 hours)
Parallel Science Session 1
1100-1230 hours
Patient-Centric Medicines Focus Group
Biopharmaceutics
“Digital Integration and Application of Digital and Cyber-Physical Tools in Drug Development – Part 2”
Drugs from Natural Products
“Application of Advanced Machine Learning to Enhance Decision Making and Accelerate Clinical Development”
Dr Andy Lewis PhD BPharm(Hons) FCRS, Chief Scientific Officer, Quotient Sciences, UK
“Colouring Medicines Naturally: Navigating Regulatory, Supply and Authentication Challenges to Protect Patients“
Dr Jason Teckoe, Director of Film Coating Technical Strategy, Colorcon Ltd, UK
Professor Olumayokun Olajide, University of Huddersfield, UK
Award
Presentation of Poster Awards
Sponsored by Almac Group
1230-1250 hours
Close
Concluding remarks from APS Chair and close of Conference
Dr Kofi Asare-Addo, APS Chair and Reader in Pharmaceutics, Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm), University of Huddersfield, UK
1250-1300 hours
Lunch and View Exhibits (1300-1400)
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