• Core Excipients
  • Functional Excipients for the Formulation of Solid Oral Dosage Forms

  • Coatings
  • Fully Formulated Conventional and Modified Release Film Coating Systems

  • Colorants
  • Formulation Tools
  • Useful Tools for the Pharmaceutical Formulator

  • Education
  • Technical Formulation and Development Seminars and Forums

  • Authentication
  • On-tablet Authentication and Brand Protection

  • Branding
  • Brand Enhancement Services for Tablets

  • Customer
  • Global Customer Support and Service Locations

  • Regulatory
  • Global Regulatory Support Services

  • Technical
  • Global Technical Support, Technical Service Labs

  • Tools
  • Useful Tools to Assist Pharmaceutical Product Development

  • Literature
  • Extensive Collection of Articles, Product Literature, Application Data and Regulatory Documents

  • Education
  • Technical Formulation and Development Seminars and Forums

 

Colorcon Formulation School® brings together leading experts from industry, academia and Colorcon® Technical Centers to provide valuable information on the theory and practical approach to core formulation. In most cases, In most cases, the format will be a two-day forum; one day of practical work and one day of presentations, including one or more external speakers.

The Formulation School conducts a range of classes including, Fundamentals, School for Matrices and School for Multi-Particulates.

Here are brief descriptions:

Fundamentals (F) - includes excipient selection, different manufacturing techniques, troubleshooting, and other topics such as regulatory, API characterization, scale-up considerations and new technologies.

School for Matrices (M) - includes best practices to formulate matrices, the importance of QbD, gastro-retentive systems, processing options and the influence of tablet shape and film coating on matrices.

School for Multi-Particulates (MP) - includes features and benefits of the different types of MPs, drug loading best practices, principles of extrusion spheronization, mini-tablet formulation guidelines and equipment review and more.
 

Here is what some recent attendees had to say about their Colorcon Formulation School experience:

"Thank you for a wonderful 2 days! This course helped me to understand the basics of formulation, which also helped to build my confidence level in process development."

"The Colorcon speakers were well prepared and fielded the topics with comfort and ease. The special guest speakers were a bonus. I found both speakers to be fascinating and inspiring."

"I was very impressed with the expertise of all the various presenters and the capabilities of Colorcon."

Please click here to request more information. 

Worldwide 2010 Colorcon Formulation School® Dates

Region / Country Type Language  Location Dates
 Asia Pacific        
India  (F)
English
Goa
23-24 March
China (F) Chinese Shanghai 15-16 April
India (F) English Goa 10-11 August
India (F) English Goa

19-20 October

Class is Full

China (F) Chinese Shanghai 28-29 October

Europe/Middle East/Africa                                                                                                                
UK (MP)  English Dartford 9-10 February
Germany (M)  English Frankfurt 28-29 April
Hungary
(M)
English
Budapest
2-4 June
Hungary (M)
English
Budapest
6-7 July
UK (F)  English Dartford 27-28 October
Germany (F)  English Frankfurt 9-10 November
Hungary (F)  English Budapest 17-18 November

Latin America        
Mexico (F) Spanish Mexico DF 24-25 March
Colombia
       (F)
 Spanish
Bogota
 13-14 July
Brazil (F) Portuguese
Sao Paulo
21-22 July
Argentina (F) Spanish Buenos Aires 13-14 October
Mexico (F) Spanish Mexico DF 27-28 October

North America        
US
       (F)
 English
West Point
 3-4 March
Canada (F)
 English
Montreal
13-14 April
US (M)
 English
West Point
22-23 June
US (MP)
 English
West Point
13-14 October