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CCDC > Formulation 4.0 – Putting Digital into Formulation

Formulation 4.0 – Putting Digital into Formulation

Date of Event

12 December 2025

Connecting Academia and Industry for Smarter Formulation Solutions.

Friday, 12th December 2025, London (UK)

We’re excited to join leading researchers from academia and the drug development industry at the Formulation 4.0 meeting, organized by the RSC Interest Group, Formulation Science & Technology.

During this meeting, we’ll explore the role of digital tools in formulation and discuss how Industry 4.0 is transforming the formulation industry.

Confirmed Speakers:

Computational approaches to assess drug incorporation and release in lipid-based formulations. Mischa Zelzer. University of Nottingham.

Optimisation of twin screw extrusion systems via evolutionary algorithm. Oluwatobiloba Henry, University of Birmingham.

Towards virtual formulation design of pharmaceutical tablets. Gavin Reynolds. AstraZeneca.

Visualising formulations. Marc Reid. University of Strathclyde/ Kineticolor

Combining nuclear imaging, numerical modelling and evolutionary AI to optimise formulation processes. Christopher Windows-Yule. University of Birmingham

The role of data analysis in new process analysis technologies. Patricia Blanco-García. Johnson Matthey Technology Centre.

The Cambridge Structural Database meets the Manufacturing Classification System. Andy Maloney. The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

Decoding Tactile Perception: Bridging Physical Measurements into Sensory Experience for Accelerating Formulation Development. Ferdaous EL BENNI1; Magali Bonnier2; Uyai Ikpatt1. 1R&T, Croda, Liverpool, UK; 2R&T, Croda, Paris, France

Find out more and register.