BCA-IG Autumn Meeting 2024 : Crystallography Toolbox – Experimental and Modelling
The previous BCA-IG Autumn Meeting was be held on 21st November 2024 at Johnson Matthey Technology Centre in Reading. The in-person event featured a series of talks focused on current industrial trends in X-ray crystallography with opportunities for networking with fellow industrial colleagues.
There was no charge for this event.
Location: Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Blount’s Court Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9NH
Date: 21st November 2023, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Meeting Agenda: BCA-IG Autumn Meeting 2024
Crystallography Toolbox – Experimental and Modelling
Morning session
Chair: Dr Edd Bilbe, Johnson Matthey
| 10:00 | Arrival |
| 10:20 | Introduction |
| 10:30 | Atom typing, annotation and analysis in DL_Software Prof. Ilian Todorov and Dr Chin Yong, Computational Chemistry Group, STFC/Daresbury |
| 11:00 | A highly accurate, efficient and reliable CSP platform and FEP+ solubility prediction workflow for small molecule drug formulation Dr Shiva Sekharan, Senior Director, Formulations Business Development, Schrödinger |
| 11:30 | Polymorphic form change of API under mechanical stress Dr Deepak Kakde, KTP Associate, University of Strathclyde |
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch break / networking / lab tour (if booked)
Afternoon session
Chair: Dr Edd Bilbe, Johnson Matthey
| 13.30 | Optimizing Drug Tabletting with Modelling and Simulation Dr Marc Meunier, Fellow & Principal Field Application Scientist, BIOVIA |
| 14.00 | Synchrotron Radiation for the Characterization of Pharmaceuticals: A Path from Trace Detection to Accurate Quantification and Structural Analysis Dr Fabia Gozzo, CEO and Founder, Excelsus Structural Solutions |
| 14.30 | A year of running the National Electron Diffraction Facility (NEDF) for structural solution Dr David Walker, X-ray Diffraction Research Technology Platform Manager, University of Warwick |
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
| 15.30 | Annual General Meeting (BCA-IG members only) Chair: Dr Luca Russo, GSK |
16.30 End