SP Industries Announces Three Freeze Drying Webinars For 2010

SP Industries, the world leader in laboratory, pilot, and production freeze dryers, will be offering Seminars, Webinars, and Training classes throughout the year. SP Industries is also making available a series of technical papers discussing various aspects of the freeze drying process and lyophilization cycle development and optimization. We hope you will find these sessions and papers informative and that we can help you better understand the lyophilization process, and how to select, use, and maintain your laboratory, pilot, and production lyophilizers at peak efficiency.

March 21, 2010
The Freeze Drying of Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Critical Factors
Jakob Beirowski, University of Erlangen
This webinar will outline process and formulation strategies and illustrate critical factors which must be considered when freeze-drying nanoparticulate formulations.

February 8, 2010
Containment Solutions for Freeze-Drying / GORE™ LYOGUARD® Freeze-Drying Products
Mr. Fred Giordano , W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
This webinar will introduce the integration of microfiltration technology and single-use disposables, as a means to contain and protect product before, during and after freeze-drying.

March 25, 2010
Optimization of Freeze-Drying Cycles Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry (MDSC)
Mr. Steve Aubuchon, Product Manager, TA Instruments-Waters, LLC
MDSC is a primary tool for the characterization of freeze-concentrated solutions, and the subsequent optimization of lyophilization cycles. MDSC is also used to characterize lyophilized product providing additional information regarding product stability.

SOURCE: SP Scientific