Register now and benefit from the early bird fee (until 27 June 2025).
IPEC Europe and APV are delighted to invite you to our 13th annual conference on pharmaceutical excipients taking place on 25-26 September 2025 in Heidelberg, Germany.
The conference will be held on two days, from Thursday morning until Friday afternoon, and will focus on regulatory topics relating to pharmaceutical excipients and technology.
Check the programme and speakers: PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION FEES
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Early bird fee
(until 27 June 2025)
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Regular fee (from 28 June 2025)
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Industry
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1690 € |
1790 € |
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Authority/University
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845 € |
895 € |
The registration fees do not include VAT and are per registrant. The VAT rate for Germany (19%) will be applied at checkout.
Coffee breaks, lunch, dinner and electronic proceedings included.
VENUE
Start: 2025-09-25, 09:00
End: 2025-09-26, 16:00
Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfuerstenanlage 1
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221 7339090
E-mail: reservations@hiltonheidelberg.com
A limited contingent of rooms is reserved for the IPEC group at a rate of 185.00 EUR incl. breakfast.
Special accommodation rates available until 25 July 2025. To book your stay at the Hotel, please send an email at reservations@hiltonheidelberg.com .
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Participants and speakers are invited to join a welcome reception at the conference hotel from 19:00.
Thursday 25 September 2025
Opening of conference - Amina Faham, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Switzerland; Frank Milek, Aug. Hedinger GmbH & Co. KG, Germany; and Mahmud Yunis, BIOGRUND, Germany
Introduction of IPEC Federation - Frank Milek, Aug. Hedinger GmbH & Co.KG, Germany
Excipient qualification from a pharmaceutical company's perspective - Michael B. Rice, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, United States
Registration in China - an update on new regulations and their impact - Yuwei Heinzel, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Quality requirements for excipients from a GMP inspector's perspective - Tobias Könnecke, GMP-/GDP-Inspektor, Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege, Germany
Pharma industry's current approach relating to quality agreements with excipient suppliers - Simone Kluge, Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
Workshops (running in parallel two times)
How to get EXCiPACT certification - with Alain Becart, EXCiPACT, Belgium
Nitrosamine and Methods - with Vanessa Havenith, Shin-Etsu, Germany and Meinolf Brackhagen, International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., Germany
Microplastics - with Kevin Hughes, Colorcon Ltd, United Kingdom and Rachael Shinebaum, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
Social programme
In the evening of Thursday 25 September, join us for a social programme and networking dinner. Come and meet colleagues and specialists in the field of excipients around the world in an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere.
Friday 26 September 2025
Updates from EDQM - Dirk Leutner, EDQM, France
USP’s evolving approaches on excipient standards and solutions, including monograph development and revision - Christian Zeine, USP, Switzerland
Why trust EXCiPACT certification? - Morad Amadji, EXCiPACT, Belgium
Analysis of environmental biodegradability of polymeric pharmaceutical excipients in the aquatic environment and recomendations - Klaus Kümmerer, University Lüneburg/Leuphana, Germany
Lipids for innovative delivery systems - excipients with essential contribution to safety and efficacy - Michael Radius, Lipoid, Germany
3D screen printing technology enables fabrication of oral drug dosage forms with freely tailorable release profiles - Marcel Enke, Laxxon, Germany
Closing remarks
TABLETOP EXHIBITIONS
As in previous years, we offer you the opportunity to present your company, products and services to a truly focused target market. Here you can reach everyone dealing with excipients without wastage.
We are offering a tabletop for 995 Euro (excl. VAT) + one mandatory full conference registration.
Space is limited, and applications will be dealt with on a ”first come, first served” basis.
A tabletop includes:
- one table
- two chairs
- electricity
- power supplies
For detailed information about exhibiting, please contact Anna-Maria Pötzl by e-mail to ap@apv-mainz.de
SPONSORING OPTIONS
For this event we offer different sponsoring packages for you.
If you are interested in other sponsoring options not listed, please get in touch with us and we will find a way to integrate your sponsoring idea.
Sponsoring options are for example:
- USB sticks
- Insert in bags
- Social programme
- Coffee break supplies
For detailed information about the different sponsoring options, please contact Anna-Maria Pötzl by e-mail to ap@apv-mainz.de
