Malvern Invites Input to Conferee Networking Session at Pittcon 2009
12 February 2009: Malvern, UK: Dr Neil Lewis, Technical Director for Malvern Instruments, will lead a two-hour interactive conferee networking session at this year's Pittcon Conference and Expo in Chicago, and is seeking input from interested parties, whether or not they are able to attend in person. The topic is one that is of growing interest in the biopharmaceutical arena for both drug discovery and quality assurance applications - 'Physical characterization of complex biopharmaceutical products using photon correlation spectroscopy (dynamic light scattering) - probes for protein aggregation and lipid vesicle dynamics'. Anyone wishing to raise a question and also receive a summary of the session post-Pittcon, is asked to complete a brief survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BcTTtBwdht9fjhsm95Y_2fzw_3d_3d
Organised by Malvern Instruments as part of the Conferee Networking program, this session takes place on Monday 9 March from 1-30 to 3-30pm. Dr Lewis will begin proceedings with a short introduction to the topic and will then open the discussion to participants for their comments and thoughts.
Photon correlation spectroscopy can be used to determine size, zeta potential and molecular weight distribution measurements on dispersions of particles with hydrodynamic radii ranging from approximately 0.3 nanometers to 3 microns or more.
This capability has resulted in significant interest in its use for measuring biological samples such as proteins, liposomes and their complexes and aggregates, as well as vaccines and viruses. The recent emergence of numerous biopharmaceutical products, and the attendant need to develop analytical methods for understanding product quality and the 'manufacturing' process, has highlighted the value of PCS as an important characterization tool for a rapidly changing pharmaceutical industry.
To take the survey go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BcTTtBwdht9fjhsm95Y_2fzw_3d_3d
To register for the session go to: http://pittcon.org/technical/Networkregform1.html
About Malvern Instruments
Malvern Instruments provides a range of complementary materials characterization tools that deliver inter-related measurements reflecting the complexities of particulates and disperse systems, nanomaterials and macromolecules. Analytical instruments from Malvern are used in the characterization of a wide variety of materials, from industrial bulk powders to the latest nanomaterials and delicate macromolecules. A broad portfolio of innovative technologies is combined with intelligent, user-friendly software. These systems deliver industrially relevant data enabling our customers to make the connection between micro (such as particle size) and macro (bulk) material properties (rheology) and chemical composition (chemical imaging).
Particle size distribution, particle shape information, zeta potential, molecular weight, chemical composition, and bulk materials properties can all be determined with instruments from the Malvern range. The company's laboratory, at-line, on-line and in-line solutions are proven in sectors as diverse as cement production and pharmaceutical drug discovery.
Headquartered in Malvern, UK, Malvern Instruments has subsidiary organizations in all major European markets, North America, China, Korea and Japan, a joint venture in India, a global distributor network and applications laboratories around the world. www.malvern.com
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