Understanding, Characterizing, and Developing
This course addresses amorphous materials and amorphous solid dispersions in drug development.
Successful drug compounds must be reasonably soluble and permeable. This enhances the bioavailability. Drugs are ineffective without bioavailability. Many drug projects fail due to lack of bioavailability.
Amorphous solid dispersion is a strategy to increase bioavailability. This course will introduce you to the development of amorphous materials. Topics include production, characterization, physical stability, and handling. You will also learn about amorphous solid dispersions. You will learn strategies and techniques to screen for and select optimal dispersion.
Amorphous materials can save a promising project from halting or failing. This course will ensure that bioavailability challenges do not stall drug projects.
George Zografi, Ph.D. is a globally renowned research scientist in the field of amorphous solid dispersions. This course lets you learn from a pioneering expert in the field. There will also be case studies showing real-life examples.
This course is part of the Drug Product Development Certificate. It fulfills one elective. Take the course as is or as part of the certificate. We recommend this course for scientists who want to deepen their understanding of amorphous materials.