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44 October 2014 Tablets & Capsules calendar AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 2-6 in San Diego, CA. Con- ducted by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Tel. 703 243 2800. Fax 703 243 9650. Website: www.aaps.org. Pack Expo. November 2-5 in Chicago, IL. Conducted by the Association for Packaging and Process Technologies (PMMI). Tel. 703 243 8555. Fax 703 243 8556. Website: www.packexpo.com. Pharma Expo: Processing and Packag- ing Conference and Trade Show. November 2-5 in Chicago, IL. Con- ducted by International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), co- located with Pack Expo. Tel. 813 960 2105. Fax 813 264 2816. Website: www.ispe.org. Effective Pharmaceutical Audits and Self Inspections. November 3-7 in Cambridge, MA. Conducted by NSF. Tel. 734 769 8010. Fax 734 769 0109. Website: www.nsf.org. Tablet Production for Operators and Supervisors. November 3-4 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 613 4500. Fax 732 238 9113. Website: www.cfpa.com. Advanced Tablet Press Operation. November 5 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 613 4500. Fax 732 238 9113. Website: www.cfpa.com. Oral Drug Formulation Innovations Summit. November 5-6 in San Diego, CA. Conducted by Curtis and Coulter. Tel. 781 499 2685. Website: www.cur tis coulter.com. Advanced Aqueous Film Coating. November 6 in New Brunswick, NJ. Conducted by Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 613 4500. Fax 732 238 9113. Website: www.cfpa.com. Formulation Design and Trou- bleshooting of Dry Dosage Forms. November 10-11 in Berlin, Germany. Conducted by Center for Professional Innovation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www.cfpie.com. Ta b l e t D e f e c t s : A We b i n a r. November 11, 12:00 (noon) to 2 pm (EST). Conducted by Tablets & Cap - sules magazine. Tel. 651 287 5600. Fax 651 287 5650. Website: www. tabletscapsules.com. GMPs In-Depth Analysis for Pharma- ceutical Life Cycle Management. November 12-14 in Burlingame, CA. Conducted by Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 238 1600. Fax 732 238 9113. Website: www.cfpa.com. Manufacturing Process for Pharmaceu- tical and Dietary Supplement Profes- sionals. November 12-14 in Cleveland, OH. Conducted by Tech ceuticals. Tel. 216 658 8038. Website: www.techceu- ticals.com. Granulation, Tableting, and Capsule Technology. November 12-13 in Berlin, Germany. Conducted by Center for Professional Innovation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www. cfpie.com. Sticking, Capping, Lamination GMP Course. November 12-13 in Berlin, Germany. Conducted by the European Compliance Academy. Tel. +49 6221 84 440. Fax +49 6221 84 4484. Web- site: www.gmp-compliance.org. AIChE Annual Meeting. November 16-21 in Atlanta, GA. Conducted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Tel. 203 702 7660. Fax 203 775 5177. Website: www.aiche.org. API and Drug Product Specifications from Clinical Development to Market Approval. November 18-19 in Malvern, PA. Conducted by Center for Profes- sional Innovation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www.cfpie.com. ExciPact Training Course: Europe. November 18-19 in Brussels, Belgium. Presented by Excipact. Tel. +32 2 679 0260. Fax + 32 2 732 34 27. Website: www.excipact.org. Qualification/Validation Workshop. November 18 in Arlington, VA. Con- ducted by IPEC-Americas. Tel. 571 814 3450. Website: ipecamericas.org. Stability Programs for Determining Product Shelf-Life: From Clinical Development to Market Approval. November 20-21 in Malvern, PA. Con- ducted by Center for Professional Inno- vation & Education. Tel. 610 688 1708. Website: www.cfpie.com. Oral Solid Dosage Manufacturing Technology. November 21 in London, UK. Conducted by Pharma Training. Tel. +44 11 5912 4249. Fax +44 20 7681 3582. Website: www.pharma- training-courses.com. supplier news Natoli opens tabletting institute SAINT CHARLES, MO—Natoli Engi- neering opened the Natoli Institute for Industrial Pharmacy Research and Development, a solid oral dosage re - search facility, in partnership with the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on the Brooklyn campus of Long Island Uni- versity. The compression science labo- ratory offers students opportunities to study tabletting problems, formulation science, and tablet press operations. (See the July issue for more information.) Mettler Toledo, Actera collaborate using FBRM probes SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Mettler Toledo is working with Actera Pharma- ceuticals' product innovation lab to expand the use of focused beam re - flectance measurement (FBRM) probes in solid dosage formulation applica- tions. FBRM technology quantifies tablet disintegration profiles in situ and in real time with greater sensitivity than compendial USP dissolution testing. Foster to build HME plant PUTNAM, CT—Foster Delivery Sci- ence broke ground on a 32,000-square- foot cGMP-compliant hot-melt extru- sion processing facility here. The plant, expected to open in May 2015, will manufacture polymer blends to aid drug delivery. Meggle receives ExciPact certification WASSERBURG, Germany—Meggle's pharmaceutical-grade lactose manufac- turing facility here was certified compli- ant with ExciPact following an August inspection by the European Société Générale de Surveillance. The third-