6th
Spring Pharmaceutical Synchrotron X-Ray Powder Diffraction Conference
6th-8th May 2026
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BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
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BY WALK:
40 MINS from Basel SBB (central) station |
BY CAR:
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TO BE DEFINED
DAY 1 - 6TH MAY 2026
| 00 – 8:30 | Get Together Breakfast and Registration |
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8:30 – 9:00
9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome address from NOVARTIS Despina Solomonidou, EVP, Global Head Technical Research & Development at Novartis
Organizers' Opening Remarks: SPS-XRPD-6 |
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9:15 – 10:30 |
PLENARY LECTURE (60min talk+15min Q&A)
FROM CRYSTAL STRUCTURE PREDICTION TO SOLID-FORM CONTROL - Marcus NEUMANN - Avant-Garde Materials Simulation, Germany - Chair: TBC
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee break and Networking
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11:00 – 12:30
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NEW TRENDS IN SYNCHROTRON-BASED SCATTERING TECHNIQUES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SOLIDS - PART 1 (30min talk+15min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
Synchrotron XRPD for Advanced Structural Analysis: Applications, Capabilities, and Emerging Developments - Fabia GOZZO, Excelsus Structural Solutions, Switzerland
High-Throughput X-Ray Powder Diffraction - TBC |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Networking Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
NEW TRENDS IN SYNCHROTRON-BASED SCATTERING TECHNIQUES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SOLIDS - PART 2 (30min talk+15min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
Visualizing Polymorphic Transformations in Pharmaceutical Tablets - Iain D. H. OSWALD, University of Strathclyde, UK
Pair Distribution Function applied to Pharmaceuticals- Rocco CALIANDRO, CNR - Bari - Italy
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| 15:30 - 16:15 | Coffee Break and Networking |
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16:15 - 18:30 |
NEW TRENDS IN ADVANCED TECHNIQUES COMPLEMENTARY TO SYNCHROTRON XRPD (30min talk+15min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
SAXS/USAXS in Pharma — Synchrotron Bio-SAXS: Advanced Modelling for the Structural Characterization of Biopharmaceuticals/Drug Delivery Systems - Dmitri SVERGUN (EMBL @ DESY, bioSAXS company)
Solid-State NMR — Local environments & H-bonding; how ss-NMR constraints refine XRPD-led models - Lyndon EMSLEY- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Electron Diffraction (3D-ED/MicroED) — 3D Electron Diffraction for Pharmaceutical Nanocrystals: When and How It Complements Synchrotron XRPD - Gustavo SANTISO, ELDICO, Switzerland
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| 19:00 - ON |
CONFERENCE DINNER |
DAY 2 - 7TH MAY 2026
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Get Together Breakfast |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
ROLE OF POLYMORPSHISM IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - (25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair: tbc
Combining Techniques for Patent Protection and Litigation Purposes - TBC -
Patent Litigation in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Practical Perspectives from Long-Term Practice - Einar STOLE -Covington & Burling, Washington, USA
Artificial Intelligence and §112 Requirements: Implications for Chemical Structures and Protein Folding - Rebecca Horwitz - BartlitBeck LLP, USA
Proving Polymorph Patent Infringement: The Role of Synchrotron XRPD - TBC |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break & Networking |
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11:30 – 12:15
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Round Table Discussion on Intellectual Properties |
| 12:15 – 13:45 | Networking Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO PHARMACEUTICALS CHARACTERIZATION AND CASE STUDIES ( 25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
Synchrotron XRPD as an Anchor Technique for Integrated Pharmaceutical Characterization - TBC
Single Crystal XRD - TBC
Using Orthogonal Techniques to Probe for Detectable Crystalline API in Amorphous Dispersions - Pam Smith & Ruba Alajlouni - Improved Pharma, USA |
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15:30 – 16:00
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2 COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCES UPDATES FROM PROFESSIONALS (15MIN EACH) |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Coffee Break and Networking |
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17:00 - 18:30 pm
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TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPMENTS ( 25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
High-Throughput Beyond Data Collection: Integrated Sample Preparation, Experiment Design, and Data Analysis - Vincenzo CAROPRESE and Mads CARLSEN - Excelsus Structural Solutions, Switzerland
2 TALKS SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
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DAY 3 - 8TH MAY 2026
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Get Together Breakfast |
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9:00 – 10:30 |
SAXS & SANS: STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND ADVANCED MODELLING - PART 1 (25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
An advanced synchrotron USAXS-SAXS-WAXS and XPCS instrument for probing complex biopharmaceutical systems- Theyencheri NARAYANAN, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility - Grenoble, France
An advanced multipurpose SAXS beamline for probing the structure and dynamics of (bio)pharmaceuticals - Fátima HERRANZ- MAX IV - Lund, Sweden
Advances in SAXS & SANS modelling for the structural characterization of biopharmaceuticals and drug-delivery systems - Boyang ZHOU, Excelsus Structural Solutions - Switzerland |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break & Networking |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
SAXS & SANS: STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND ADVANCED MODELLING - PART 2
3 TALKS SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break & Networking |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS ( 25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair: TBC
Is a domain size of 10 nm sufficient for structure determination of nanocrystalline organic compounds from powder data? - Martin PIEPENBRING (born SCHMIDT), Goethe University Frankfurt - Germany
Recent developments in modeling amorphous pharmaceuticals - Chris BENMORE, Argonne National Laboratory - USA
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS - ( 25min + 5min Q&A) - Chair:TBC
2 TALKS SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
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17:30 – 17:45
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Closing: Fabia GOZZO & Arnaud GRANDEURY |
