IFPAC-2025 Topics

IFPAC is now accepting abstracts to present on Industry Initiatives, Regulatory Perspectives, Lessons Learned, the latest Technologies, new R&D, and a look to the future of advanced manufacturing science! We welcome new and returning attendees to actively participate in our events. Below is a list of session topics you can reference for your submission:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Digital Twins
AI/ML, PAT, Soft Sensor, Modeling, and MSPC for Process Monitoring & Control
Advanced Separations: FastGC, HPLC & Data Systems
Advanced Technologies from Concept to Reality – Problem(s) Solved Implementation and Integration
Agile PAT Development for Continuous Manufacturing
Biomanufacturing, Technology & Innovation
Case Examples of PAT – Real Time Release in Production & Rapid Testing
Cell & Gene Therapies / CAR T Applications / Vaccines
Chemometrics (COPA)
Continuous Manufacturing in Pharma & Biologics
CM: Latest Developments Towards Industrialization in Pharma: IQ Session
Continuous Manufacturing – Recent Developments
CPV – Continuous Process Verification & Validation
Control Strategy & Technology Development for Oligonucleotide Therapeutics & RNAi
Current Approaches to Design Space Development and Filings
Drug Product Formulation, Fill-Finish, Delivery
Data Driven Solutions & Modeling Based Analytics-Small & Large Molecules
Digitalization and Advanced Sensor Integration for Single Use Systems in CGT or mAbs
Drug Substance Continuous Manufacturing
Efforts Towards Standardization of Control Strategies for Continuous Manufacturing
Emerging Tools & Techniques Supporting Process Understanding
Emerging Key Concepts in Continuous Solid Dose Manufacturing
Emerging Technologies and Regulatory Challenges to Sterile Product Manufacturing
Emerging Technology for Spectroscopic PAT Applications
Enhanced Analytical Approaches
Enhanced Product and Process Robustness via PAT & Modeling
Excipients
Food Safety
Generics
ICH Updates & Early Implementation Experience
Innovative & High-Resolution Imaging
Industry 4.0: Digital R&D
Industry 4.0: Strategies
Industry 4.0: Delivering the Vision – Technological Advancements in Manufacturing for Building Smart Factories
Information Architecture
Inspection & Surveillance of Facilities with Advanced Manufacturing Techniques: Technological Advances and Regulatory Challenges
Knowledge Management as an Enabler to Lifecycle Management
Mass Spectroscopy / Process Spectroscopy
Modular Design of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Modelling, control, and digital transformation of advanced drug substance and drug product manufacturing processes
MSAT and Biologics
New Modalities for Biological Products
Modelling & Simulation for Stability
Particles in Biologic Drug Products
PAT & Advanced Manufacturing
PAT Implementation in DS & DP Manufacturing in Pharma and Biopharma
PAT Implementation for Small Molecule Drug Substance (SMDS) Process Understanding
Peptides & Complex API
Plenary Keynote
Portable and Point of Care Manufacturing / Distributed Manufacturing
Portable/Handheld/Small Footprint Instrumentation – Spectroscopy Solutions for Complex Systems
Process Analysis and Control
Quality by Design (QbD)
Quality Risk Management (QRM) – Small & Large Molecule and Generics
Raman Spectroscopy
Regulatory Workshop
Sampling and Process Sensor Developments to Incorporate PAT and QbD in Process Optimization
Smart Sensors for Bio-Processing
Stability Modeling for Small and Large Molecule Drug Substance and Drug Product
Statistical Process Control & the Application of Modelling Techniques
Using PAT & Data Automation Systems to Enable a Robust CPV Program
Propose a New Topic in Your Abstract Submittal!
Poster Session

The IFPAC Annual Meeting is proud to draw attendees with a broad range of experience and expertise, whether they’re executives to students. We believe that everyone has an opportunity to learn from each other. Moreover, all participants find the IFPAC Annual Meeting to be a great benefit to their professional & career development.

IFPAC-2025: PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Program Streams by Track

The IFPAC Annual Event is a multi-industry event attracting attendees from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell & gene therapy, generic, food, chemical, petrochemical, and other related industries. IFPAC provides a unique opportunity to share knowledge and discuss cross-industry challenges and solutions. Attendees include manufacturers, regulators, researchers, solutions providers, students, and more.

The IFPAC Program Streams offer several tracks with sessions that focus on different analytical and application areas.

The below IFPAC-2025 Program Stream Highlights Sessions by Track – more details coming soon! As the event nears the IFPAC App will also allow you to design your own track that best fits your interests & needs. Find Your Path at IFPAC – 2025!

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

PRE-CONFERENCE & GENERAL SESSIONS

Regulatory Workshop
Plenary Keynote
Poster Session
Propose a New Topic in Your Abstract Submittal

REAL TIME ANALYTICS (RTRT/PAT/QBD)

Case Examples of PAT – Real Time Release in Production & Rapid Testing
Excipients
Innovative & High-Resolution Imaging
Control Strategy & Technology for Oligonucleotide Synthesis & RNAi Therapeutics
Peptides / API

CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING

CM: Latest Developments Towards Industrialization in Pharma: IQ Session
Continuous Manufacturing – Recent Developments to Realizing CM
Agile PAT Development for Continuous Manufacturing
Continuous Manufacturing in Biologics & Pharma
Drug Substance Continuous Manufacturing

CONTROL STRATEGIES & IMPLEMENTATION

Quality Risk Management (QRM)
Inspection & Surveillance of Facilities with Advanced Manufacturing Techniques: Technological Advances and Regulatory Challenges
Digitalization and Advanced Sensor Integration for Single Use Systems in CGT or mAbs
Efforts Towards Standardization of Control Strategies for Continuous Manufacturing
Knowledge Management as an Enabler to Lifecycle Management

LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT & EMERGING REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS

Distributed & Portable and Point of Care Manufacturing
CPV – Continuous Process Verification & Validation – Practices, Challenges, Opportunities
Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Challenges for Sterile Product Manufacturing
Using PAT & Data Automation Systems to Enable a Robust CPV Program
The Challenges and Opportunities on the Use of AI/ML, PAT, Soft Sensor, Modeling, and MSPC for Process Monitoring and Control

INDUSTRY 4.0, A.I. & DIGITAL MANUFACTURING

Industry 4.0: Strategies
Industry 4.0: Digital R&D
Industry 4.0: Delivering the Vision – Technological Advancements in Manufacturing for Building Smart Factories
Information Architecture
Artificial Intelligence – The Future of Advanced Manufacturing

BIOTECHNOLOGY TRACK

MSAT and Biologics
Advanced Biomanufacturing, Technology & Innovation
Manufacturing Technologies for Cell & Gene Therapies / CAR T Applications
Smart Sensors in Bio-Processing
New Modalities for Biological Products

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATION

Modular Design of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Particles in Biologic Drug Products
Drug Product Formulation, Fill-Finish, Delivery
Modelling, control, and digital transformation of advanced drug substance and drug product manufacturing processes
Stability Modeling for Small and Large Molecule Drug Substance and Drug Product

PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS

Emerging Key Concepts in Continuous Solid Dose Manufacturing
Data Driven Solutions & Modeling Based Analytics-Small & Large Molecules
PAT Implementation for Small Molecule Drug Substance (SMDS) Process Understanding
Enhanced Analytical Approaches
Enhanced Product and Process Robustness via PAT & Modeling

PROCESS MONITIORING & DATA SCIENCE

Advanced Separations: FastGC, HPLC & Data Systems
Chemometrics (COPA)
Spectroscopic Solutions for Complex Systems – Portable/Handheld/Small Footprint Instrumentation
Advanced Technologies from Concept to Reality – Problem(s) Solved Implementation and Integration
PAT Implementation in DS & DP Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Science

IFPAC-2025 Topics

IFPAC-2025: PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Program Streams by Track

Be an Active Participant at IFPAC-2025!