4 Galenus Workshop “Drug Delivery to Human Skin”

4th Galenus Workshop
“Drug Delivery to Human Skin”
Saarland University and Helmholtz Institute for
Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
Saarbrücken, Germany
25th – 27th of February, 2015
Organizers: Dr. Maike Windbergs, Prof. Dr. Claus-Michael Lehr
Wednesday, 25th of February
8:00 – 9:00
Registration
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome address
9:30 – 10:15
Prof. Dr. Mike Roberts (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia)
“Drug delivery to the human skin – state-of-the-art and future perspective”
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee
The skin barrier – organization and prediction of drug transport
10:45 – 11:30
Dr. Annett Schröter (Martin-Luther-University, Halle, Germany)
“Analytical insight into the structural organization of the skin barrier”
11:30 – 12:00
Dr. Balint Sinko (Pion Inc., Billerica, USA)
“PAMPA models for prediction of skin penetration”
12:00 – 12:30
Dr. Sandra Wiedersberg (LTS Lohmann, Andernach, Germany)
“Prediction of transdermal drug delivery”
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
In vitro skin models
14:00 – 14:30
Dr. Helena Kanderova (MatTek Corporation, Ashland, USA)
“In vitro skin models in pharmaceutical research and industry”
14:30 – 15:15
Prof. Dr. Monika Schäfer-Korting (Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany)
“Human skin disease - in vitro models for atopic dermatitis and skin cancer”
15:15 – 16:15
Selected contributed talks
16:15 – 16:45
Coffee
Delivery of actives via hair follicles
16:45 – 17:30
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lademann (Charité, Berlin, Germany)
“Drug transport through hair follicles”
17:30 – 18:15
Prof. Dr. Claus-Michael Lehr (Saarland University and Helmholtz Institute for
Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany)
“Non-invasive vaccination via the transfollicular route”
18:15 – 20:00
Posters and Welcome Reception
Thursday, 26th of February
Treating skin diseases – biological and immunological aspects
9:00 – 9:45
Prof. Dr. Joke Bouwstra (Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands)
“The skin as a biological barrier and strategies to overcome it”
9:45 – 10:30
PD Dr. Eva Medina (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig,
Germany)
“Skin infections – immunological insights and strategies to overcome
resistance”
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee
Analytical techniques for visualizing drug delivery to the skin
11:00 – 11:45
Dr. Maike Windbergs (Saarland University and Helmholtz Institute for
Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany)
“Visualizing drug transport in skin - from the intact barrier to wound
infections”
11:45 – 12:30
Prof. Dr. Marc Schneider (Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany)
“Nanoparticle uptake into human skin”
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
Advanced therapeutic strategies for skin diseases
14:00 – 14:45
Prof. Dr. Thomas Vogt (University hospital Homburg, Homburg, Germany)
“Individualized therapy of Psoriasis: From topical delivery to monoclonal
antibody targeting”
14:45 – 15:30
Prof. Dr. Christel Müller-Goymann (Technical University Braunschweig,
Braunschweig, Germany)
“Poloxamer formulations for therapy of fungal infections of nails and skin”
15:30 – 19:00
Guided tour and beer tasting at the Karlsberg Brewery
19:00
Conference Dinner with Poster Award Ceremony
Friday, 27th of February
Lab courses (preferentially for PhD students and postdocs)
9:00 – 13:00
Introduction and seminar
Modul 1: Preparation and segmentation of human skin samples
Modul 2: Penetration and permeation experiments
Modul 3: Advanced techniques for analysis and visualization of skin
13:00
Farewell and closing remarks
4th Galenus Workshop
“Drug Delivery to Human Skin”
Date:
25th – 27th of February, 2015
Venue:
Saarland University and Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland
Registration:
Information is provided at http://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/lehr-lab.html.
Please notice that the registration deadline is 31st of January 2015 and the capacity of
the lab courses is limited to 30 participants. After sending the registration form you
will receive a confirmation email with further information.
Abstract submission: Abstracts must be submitted by 31st of January 2015 to [email protected] (file name: lastname.doc or .docx). The provided template should
be used. A limited number of abstracts will be upgraded to short oral
presentations. Candidates will be notified by email.
Workshop fee:
120 Euro (academia), 240 Euro (industry)
Payment instructions will be mailed with the registration confirmation.
Contacts:
Dr. Maike Windbergs, Birthe Kann
Saarland University and Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland
Campus A 4.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
Phone: +49 681 302 2358
Fax: +49 681 302 4677
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
We are looking forward to welcome you in Saarbrücken!