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Module 5: Pharmaceutical Development and Production

Only for CAS in Pharmaceuticals. The enrolment is done by the CAS in Pharmaceuticals study administration.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-07-21 00:35:18

Abstract

Students learn about the pharmaceutical drug development process from the analytical characterisation of drug product both for small molecules and biotechnological drug substandes. The learnings include: formulation of clinical and market form, scale-up, 2D/3D printing technology for drugs, clinical trial supply, commercial packaging, supply chain management and continuous manufacturing.

Objective

• Analytical characterization of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) • Drug formulation: clinical form and market form • Analytical characterization of formulations • Scale-up of manufacturing processes • Clinical trial supply • Commercial packaging • Technical project management • Supply chain management • Leading pharmaceutical operational excellence • Research trends in drug formulation and delivery Continuing Manufacturing

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Lecture Notes

Course documents as a link to the electronic version, are distributed upon payment about one week ahead of the module start.

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