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Tablets & Capsules April 2017 53 Tabletting Technology Seminar. May 24-25 in Rockaway, NJ. Conducted by Fette Compacting. Tel. 973 586 8722. www.fette-compacting-america.com. June Tablet Compression Training. June 6 in Holbrook, NY. Conducted by Tablet Compression Resource (Natoli Engi- neering). Tel. 631 655 0174. Website: www.tabletcompressionresource.com. Pharmaceutical Process Development. June 6-8 in New Brunswick, NJ. Con- ducted by the Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 238 1600. Website: www.cfpa.com. Practical Approaches to Quality by Design for Pharmaceutical Process R&D and Manufacturing. June 13-15 in Chicago, IL. Conducted by Scientific Update. Tel. +44 1435 873 062. Web- site: www.scientificupdate.co.uk. Hands-on Tablet Development Including the Principles of Pre-formu- lation, Formulation, and Process Development. June 14-16 in London, UK. Conducted by Pharma Training with Michael Gamlen. Tel. +44 20 7193 7703. Website: www.pharma -training-courses.com. Pharmaceutical GMP. June 19 in Man- chester, UK. Conducted by NSF. Tel. 734 827 5600. Website: www.nsf.org. Global Packaging Summit. June 19-20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Con- ducted by Mark Allen Group. Tel. +44 20 7738 5454. Website: www.global packsummit.com. International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics. June 19-22 in Budapest, Hungary. Conducted by Global Engage. Tel. +421 918 707 371. Website: www.probiotic-conference.net. Granulation, Tabletting and Capsule Technology. June 20-23 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Conducted by the Center for Professional Advancement. Tel. 732 238 1600. Website: www.cfpa.com. Tablet Defects Symposium. June 20- 22 in Cleveland, OH. Conducted by Techceuticals. Tel. 216 658 8038. Website: www.techceuticals.com. people news Freund-Vector hired Raffaella Colombo, formerly of Dott. Bonapace, as its European sales manager and Andrea Gelain as its associate process scientist at its Milan, Italy, laboratory. Joseph Horn joined Tekni-Plex, a packaging supplier based in Wayne, PA, as senior vice president and gen- eral manager of its global business unit. He will head the company's operations in Erembodegem, Belgium; Tradate and Gallarate, Italy; Holland, Ohio; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Laya Clark joined Horn as strate- gic business manager of the com- pany's nutraceutical division. Horn supplies specialty ingredients, chemi- cals, and raw materials. Constantia Flexibles, a packaging manufacturer in Blythewood, NC, hired Ibon Odriozola as head of innovation and laminates at the com- pany's pharmaceutical division. ASTM International, a standards development organization based in Conshohocken, PA, appointed Katharine Morgan as president. She was the company's executive vice president for the last 2 years and has worked at ASTM for 33 years. SafeBridge Consultants, Mount- ain View, CA, appointed Allan Ader and Robert Sussman as its managing directors. SafeBridge provides health, safety, and environmental services to companies developing and manufactur- ing potent pharmaceutical compounds. PCI Pharma Services named Peg Bakken general manager of its Rockford, IL, packaging site. She previously served as general manager for the company's Woodstock, IL, facility. supplier news Shin-Etsu adds Gamlen compaction analyzer WIESBADEN, Germany—Shin- Etsu, a supplier of cellulose ether excipients, purchased a Gamlen D series powder compaction analyzer (PCA) for use in its application labo- ratory here. Shin-Etsu will use the instrument to assess the performance of its excipients and improve techni- cal support for customers. Natoli opens site in Poland PILICHOWO, Poland—Natoli Engineering, St. Charles, MO, opened Natoli Poland, a service and distribu- tion facility here. The 4,000-square- foot facility offers equipment demon- strations, technical training, tablet press parts, and tool polishing and reworking services. Grzegorz Grzybowski was named executive manager. Thomas Packaging adds stick pack, serialization equipment ROLLING MEADOWS, MO— Thomas Packaging was named exclu- sive distributor of Tepack, Lixis, and Verifarma equipment in the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Tepack, Barcelona, Spain, supplies stick pack and pouching machines. Lixis and Verifarma, both based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, offer track-and-trace serial- ization systems. Thomas Packaging has long supplied blister packaging and bottle filling equipment. New Qualicaps website WHITSETT, NC—Qualicaps re- launched its corporate website to provide users with a more interactive interface and easy-to-access informa- tion about the company, its capsules and related equipment offerings. New features include highlighted content according to the user's previ- ous preferences, downloadable mate- rials, and multiple language settings that default according to the region of access.