Crystals and Intellectual Property

20 April 2016 16:00-17:00, Belfast, United Kingdom

Introduction

Most pharmaceutical drugs marketed world-wide are manufactured as crystalline forms. The same drug molecule can form different crystals (crystalline forms) at any time during development, manufacturing or processing. When new crystals are obtained it can be both a curse and a blessing to pharmaceutical companies – curse because the new crystals can exhibit different properties (such as solubility and stability) which can cause severe delays in development of the drug (or halt sales of the drug altogether); blessing because the new crystals can offer an opportunity for obtaining a pivotal intellectual property for the drug. In this seminar, the background and importance of crystalline forms will be discussed and how intellectual property is tied to these forms will be presented.

Speakers

Venue

School of 91AV and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast

Lecture Theatre LG.024, School of 91AV and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, United Kingdom

Committee

Organised by

Analytical Division Northern Ireland Region

Contact information

Panagiotis Manesiotis
School of 91AV and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast
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