3D Printing Emerging Technologies and Functionality of Polymeric Excipients in Drug Product Development

Dr. Michael A. Repka is Distinguished Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutics at The University of Mississippi. He is also Founder and Director of the Pii Center for Pharmaceutical Technology. His research interests include the solubilization and delivery of poorly soluble bioactives via Hot Melt Extrusion (HME) technology, while coupling HME techniques with 3D printing to produce patient centric delivery systems . Dr. Repka has established himself as an expert in this major pharmaceutical processing field through his numerous peer-reviewed publications, presentations and scientific talks.

Dr. Nigel Langley is currently the Global Technical Director, Life Sciences at Gaylord Chemical LLC. He has a strong interest in excipient innovation, solubilization, hot melt extrusion and 3D printing.  Dr. Langley has also worked at BASF and Croda International PLC and is the current Chair of IPEC-Americas.