Novel Analytical Strategies From Malvern Instruments At EAS 2008

Malvern Instruments will present novel analytical strategies linking the chemical and physical properties of materials at this year's Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition (EAS 2008, November 17-20, Somerset NJ, USA). Malvern, a leader in the field of near infrared chemical imaging (NIR-CI) and analysis, will focus on Quality by Design in the pharmaceutical industry facilitated by NIR–CI.

Dr E. Neil Lewis, Technical Director for Malvern Instruments, will present a paper from Malvern's NIR-CI specialists on: Quality by Design in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Novel Analytical Strategies to Characterize Physical and Chemical Characteristics Simultaneously.

Dr Linda Kidder Senior Scientist, Chemical Imaging Systems and Spectroscopy at Malvern Instruments, will chair the session sponsored by the Coblentz Society.

The complex interaction of the physical and chemical characteristics of excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients strongly influences the quality of pharmaceutical products. These interactions can both identify and characterize parameters which are critical to quality and fundamental to the implementation of effective Quality by Design.

SyNIRgi Near Infrared Chemical Imaging (NIR-CI) systems from Malvern Instruments, utilize a non-destructive technique that combines traditional near infrared spectroscopy with microscopic and macroscopic imaging. Coupled with Malvern's proprietary ISys data analysis software, NIR-CI facilitates quantitative and spatial identification of chemical species in a sample. www.malvern.com

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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