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Tablets & Capsules March 2015 47 Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. April 13-16 in Oxford, MS. Conducted by National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Tel. 662 915 1005. Website: www.oxfordicsb.org. Tablet Pro. April 15-16 in Phoenix, AZ. Conducted by Techceuticals. Tel. 216 658 8038. Website: www. tech ceu ticals.com. Granulation and Tabletting. April 21- 23 in Binzen, Germany. Con ducted by Technology Training Center. Tel. +49 762 1664 308. Fax +49 762 1166 4798. Website: www. ttc-binzen.de. INTERPHEX. April 21-23 in New York, NY. Conducted by Reed Exhibi- tions. Tel. 203 840 5648. Fax 203 840 9648. Website: www.inter phex.com. Preparing for and Surviving an FDA Inspection. April 27-28 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by the Cen- ter for Professional Advance ment. Tel. 732 238 1600. Website: www.cfpa.com. ExcipientFest Americas. April 28-29 in San Juan, PR. Presented by IPEC-Amer- icas. Tel. 787 714 3000. Fax 787 714 6000. Website: www. excipientfest.com. Supplier Audits. April 29-20 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by the Cen- ter for Professional Advance ment. Tel. 732 238 1600. Website: www.cfpa.com. May Formulation and Process Develop- ment for Oral Dosage Forms: Annual Training Program. May 11-15 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by Pharma- ceutical Technologies International. Tel. 908 864 0555. Fax 908 864 0556. Web- site: www.pt-int.com. Formulation Design and Trou- bleshooting of Dry (Solid) Dosage Forms. May 11-12 in Malvern, PA. Conducted by Center for Professional Innovation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www.cfpie.com. Granulation, Tabletting, and Capsule Technology. May 13-14 in Malvern, PA. Conducted by Center for Profes- sional Innovation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www.cfpie.com. Pharma Pro & Pack Expo. May 13-15 in Mumbai, India. Conducted by Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers' Association. Tel. +91 22 6561 9272. Website: www.pharmapropack.com. Tablet Pro. May 13-15 in Cleveland, OH. Conducted by Techceuticals. Tel. 216 658 8038. Website: www.techceu ti cals.com. supplier news Capsugel acquires technology that improves API solubility MORRISTOWN, NJ—Capsugel's Dosage Form Solutions business unit acquired intellectual property rights to a bioavailability-enhancing liquid tech- nology developed at the Monash Insti- tute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), Melbourne, Australia. In exchange, Capsugel will fund additional research at MIPS. The technology uses lipid-like counter-ion salts to improve API solu- bility in lipid-based liquid, semi-solid, and multiparticulate formulations. Catalent to expand softgel coating SOMERSET, NJ—Catalent Pharma Solutions is adding coating and blister packaging equipment to its Eberbach, Germany softgel facility. The coating equipment will have the capacity to apply enteric and controlled-release coatings to more than 300 million soft- gels per year Sanner US moves to Kentucky HEBRON, KY—Sanner of America, a manufacturer of solid dosage packaging and desiccants, moved its US headquar- ters from New Jersey to Hebron, KY. Its new address is 2400 Arbor Tech Drive, Hebron, KY 41048. BASF to boost PVP, expands vitamin A capacity LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany—BASF plans to invest up to $63 million over 4 years to expand its polyvinylpyrroli- done (PVP) capacity in Germany and Louisiana and to begin manufacturing it in China. PVP has myriad pharmaceu- tical applications, including as a binder and disintegrant in tablet formulations. In other news, the company increased its capacity for vitamin A production at its German site by 25 percent. advertiser index A Ackley Machine 21 C CMC Machinery 34 Camfil APC 7 Capmatic 3 Capsugel 5 Coperion/K Tron 6 E Elizabeth 45 ExcipientFest 41 F Fette Compacting America 9 Future Pak Cover 2 H I Holland Tabletting Science 15 J JRS Pharma 38 Jost Chemical 39 K Kikusui 1 Kraemer US 23 Kuriyama of America 33 M Material Flow Solutions 29 Meggle 36 Metrics 19 Modular Packaging 33 N Natoli Engineering Cover 4 Natrium Products 8 P Pharma Packaging/Carton Service 8 S SMI Cover 3 Suheung America 29 T Techceuticals 23 Tower Labs 40 V Vac-U-Max 43