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• Programme
• Social Programme
• Registration fees and cancellation
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Presentation

Nowadays, no new drug comes out without its own delivery system. To perform the delivery regimen in dependence on the administration route requires new excipients and innovative dosage forms. The conference will address the fundamentals of drug delivery systems, i.e. biomaterials and devices. Biomaterials will include polymers, lipids and other macromolecules. The 1st Conference on ‘‘Innovation in Drug Delivery: From Biomaterials to Devices”will take place in Naples, the 3rd largest Italian city. Located 185 km southwards from Rome, Naples is one of the world’s most important art towns, with a history dating back to the Greek and Roman period.With Vesuvius in the background, Naples is stretched around the beautiful bay of Naples, beyond islands like Capri and Ischia. The conference is jointly organized by the ADRITELF (Associazione Docenti e Ricercatori Italiani di Tecnologie e Legislazione Farmaceutiche), Italy, and the APGI (Association de Pharmacie Galénique Industrielle), France. We would like to thank Prof. Maria Immacolata La Rotonda and her research group at the
University of Naples Federico II for all their support in organizing this event.
Prof. Ubaldo Conte Prof. Elias Fattal
President of ADRITELF President of APGI

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Co-Chairs
Prof. Ubaldo Conte University of Pavia, Italy
Prof. Elias Fattal University of Paris-Sud, France
Prof. Maria Immacolata La Rotonda University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr. Maria-Teresa Peracchia Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France

Organizing committee
Dr. Karine Andrieux University of Paris-Sud, France
Prof. Francesco Barbato University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr. Marco Biondi University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Brunella Cappello University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Odile Chambin University of Dijon, France
Dr. Giuseppe De Rosa University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Mrs Catharina Kroling APGI, France
Dr. Laura Mayol University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr. Agnese Miro University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Fabiana Quaglia University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Antonia Sacchi University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Juergen Siepmann University of Lille, France
Dr. Francesca Ungaro University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Scientific Committee
Prof. Franco Alhaique University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Maria-José Alonso University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Prof. Jean-Pierre Benoit University of Angers, France
Prof. Paolo Colombo University of Parma, Italy
Prof. Patrick Couvreur University of Paris-Sud, France
Prof. Emeritus Dominique Duchêne University of Paris-Sud, France
Prof. Andrea Gazzaniga University of Milan, Italy
Dr. Ruxandra Gref University of Paris-Sud, France
Prof. Jean-Christophe Leroux University of Montreal, Canada
Prof. Luigi Nicolais University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof. Giovanni Puglisi University of Catania, Italy

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Programme
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Attention this programme concerns only plenary and invited lectures. It should be extended after May 15, 2007 to oral communications coming from the abstracts.

Plenary Lectures

"Polymer therapeutics as novel nanomedicines"
Prof. Ruth Duncan, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

“Novel strategies in materials technology for engineering drug delivery devices”
Prof. Luigi Nicolais, University of Naples, Federico II, Italy

"Nanotechnology and intelligent response: What have they done for biomaterials and drug
delivery lately?”
Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Invited Lectures

"Lipid nanocapsules: A new tool in the treatment of cerebral tumors"
Prof. Jean-Pierre Benoit, University of Angers, France

"Interpolyelectrolyte complexes based on polyaminoacids for gene and oligonucleotide
delivery"
Prof. Gennara Cavallaro, University of Palermo, Italy

"Recent results on biocompatible and bioeliminable hydrophilic polymers"
Prof. Paolo Ferruti, University of Milan, Italy

"Busulfan-loaded nanoparticles"
Dr. Ruxandra Gref, University of Paris-Sud, France

"Protein and nucleic acid delivery systems: Smart solutions for tricky drugs"

Prof. Achim Goepferich University of Regensburg, Germany

"Dextran hydrogels as protein releasing matrices"
Prof. Wim Hennink, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

"Bioactivated polymer matrices for tissue engineering"
Prof. Paolo A. Netti, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

"Extrusion as a novel tool for pharmaceutical manufacturing"
Prof. Jean-Paul Remon, University of Gent, Belgium

Oral presentations
A large place will be given to oral presentations selected from the submitted
abstracts.

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Contributed papers
Contributed papers will be presented from 1 to 3 October, either orally or in poster form. All information concerning the deadline for proposal is given below.

Recommandations for oral and poster presentation

The oral presentation's duration is fifteen (15) minutes plus five (5) minutes for "questions and answers" immediately thereafter. Audiovisual equipment will be available for your talk, with a projection assisted by a PC format computer only.

Please provide a CD (PC format) with your presentation, by 1 September, 2007.

The poster size is A0 (84 cm wide and 119 cm high). The poster is to be fixed by push pins.

Instructions for authors
Abstracts of contributed papers and submission forms must be sent by e-mail by the corresponding author to apgi.asso@u-psud.fr (if less than 2 Mo) or on a CD or a floppy disk to APGI, 5 rue
Jean-Baptiste-Clément, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France before 1 May, 2007. A notification of reception will be sent back to the corresponding author. For the presentation of abstracts, the authors must carefully follow the following template and complete the submission form. Download
Acceptance of papers
Authors will be notified of acceptance of their paper and of the mode of presentation (oral or poster) by 15 June, 2007.

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Registration fees and cancellation

Download the registration form

Registration Fees (Italian VAT 20% included)

VAT

The Italian Value Added Tax (VAT) is included in all fees of the Conference. As a participant in the Conference "Innovation in drug delivery: From biomaterials to devices" you may have (if you are a taxregistered company/organisation in your home country) the possibility - under certain conditions - to recover the VAT.

Cancellation policy

- Pre-registered delegates who are unable to attend the Conference, will be refunded, except for an administrative fee of 50 €, provided the APGI secretariat receives a written notice of non-attendance, before 1 August, 2007. No refunds can be made for cancellations received after this date.
- Any substitution may, however, be made at any time. The name of the substitute should be forwarded to the APGI secretariat.

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Sponsoring

All informations are in the Exhibition-Sponsoring Package (download).

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Starting and Ending day and time

The scientific programme starts on monday october 1st, 2007 at 8:30 am and ends up on wendesday october 3, 2007 at 1 pm.

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Getting to Naples

Flights

Capodichino Airport (www.naples-airport.com) 7 Km far from the city centre.

Transport airport-centre
• Bus: «Alibus» (3.00 €) reaches the central railway station Napoli centrale and the port. Departures every 20 minutes (6:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.).
• Taxi: It is possible to ask for a predetermined fare (19.00 € from the airport to the seafront Hotels,
where the congress will be located).

Trains

There are three stations in Naples interconnected by subway. Departures every 10 minutes.
• Napoli Centrale (www.napolipiazzagaribaldi.it), the main one, is in Piazza Garibaldi;
• Napoli Mergellina is in the town centre;
• Campi Flegrei is on the west side of the town.

Transport Napoli Centrale-Congress Center
• Taxi is recommended. It is possible to ask for a predetermined fare (9.50 € from Napoli Centrale to
the seafront Hotels, where the congress will be located).

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Social programme

The welcome reception will take place on Sunday 30 September, 2007,at 7:30 p.m. at the Castel dell'Ovo, a magnificent XII century Norman castle situated on the waterfront facing the congress location. From the castle you will have a beautiful view of Naples but also of the bay with Vesuvius in the background. Address: Via Partenope - Borgo Marinaro, Naples.

A gala dinner will be organized at the Reggia di Caserta (Reggia di Caserta on Wikipedia) on Tuesday, 2 October, 2007. Coach transport will be arranged from the Conference Center. See images of the castle.

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