The Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation

Recipes for Success 2006

In the pharmaceutical industry the latest Artificial Intelligence (A.I) techniques are transforming the process of developing new medicines. These techniques are increasingly being applied in other industry sectors to design new products, to optimise processes and ultimately to maintain competitive edge.

The “Recipes for Success” workshop is a unique opportunity to see Artificial Intelligence in action. This interactive two-day event will be held at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation in Bradford on Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th March 2006. Both days will combine theory and case studies with the opportunity for hands-on practise in order for participants to see for themselves the applicability of A.I as applied to product development and processing.

Event Date(s)

Tuesday 7th March, 2006 - Wednesday 8th March, 2006

Event Objectives

This workshop will be invaluable for:

• Senior Research and Development Professionals
• Manufacturing Technical Support Staff

• Product Formulators

  from all processing-related industries

  By the end of the day, participants will have gained knowledge in the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and how Artificial Intelligence can now be readily applied to:

• support innovation
• improve product quality

• reduce costs

Event Agenda

The Event Agenda can be downloaded as a pdf

Course Leaders

Professor Ray Rowe

Ray Rowe has just retired as a Senior Principal Scientist in R & D at AstraZeneca, where he has developed and implemented a global A.I system. He is also Professor of Industrial Pharmaceutics, University of Bradford, Director of the AIIG Special Interest Group and is also Chief Scientist of Intelligensys Ltd. He has been involved in polymer coating, powder technology, material science and knowledge engineering for over 30 years and has published over 300 research papers, reviews and patents.

Professor Peter York

Peter York is Professor of Physical Pharmaceutics, University of Bradford, and founding Director of Bradford Particle Design Ltd (now Nektar Therapeutics), a company based on research and patents in particle formation by supercritical fluids. He has been involved in pharmaceutical material science, particle formation and powder technology for over 30 years and has published over 300 research papers, reviews and patents. He has a particular interest in using computational tools to optimise drug development.

Dr Elizabeth Colbourn

Liz is Product Director of Intelligensys Ltd and is responsible for the development and promotion of software packages designed to assist product development. A Canadian by birth, she has been involved in materials modelling for over 25 years and has published over 50 research papers and reviews.

Mr Denis Howlett

Denis Howlett is Director of KnowledgeBench and Isocra specialising in object orientation and user interface design; having formerly worked at Logica for 13 years. Denis is responsible for designing and developing KnowledgeBench – a decision support platform for building advanced product formulation expert systems.

Registration Details

The Registration Details can be downloaded as a pdf

The registration fee is £1500 +VAT (Total £1762.50) for non-members of the Artificial Intelligence Interest Group (AIIG). Members of the AIIG are allowed two complimentary places.

This fee includes:

• Attendance of the introductory course
• Hotel accommodation at Hollins Hall for Monday (6th March 2006) and Tuesday night (7th March 2006)
• Transport to and from the hotel
• All meals specified on the agenda

• Delegate packs and Artificial Intelligence support resources