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CPACT Research and Technology Day

Marriott Boston Billerica Hotel, Massachusetts

Bruker will be hosting a CPACT Research and Technology Day - Advances in Process Analysis and Control at the Courtyard by Marriott Boston Billerica Hotel, Massachusetts on Tuesday 12th May 2026.  This event is free to attend and is for CPACT Members only.

The program is as follows:

 

CPACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY DAY

 

Tuesday 12th May 2026

 

The Courtyard by Marriott Boston Billerica Hotel,

Massachusetts

 

 

 

09:30 – 10:00

 

Tea/coffee and Registration

 

Chair – TBC

 

10:00 - 10:15

 

 

Introduction

 

 

10:15 – 10:45

 

From Benchtop to In-Line Compositional Analysis of Milk: Is a Seamless Transition Possible or Practical?

Dean Roberts (Bruker)

 

 

10:45 – 11:15

 

Why Sampling Matters for PAT in Solid Dose Manufacturing

Steve Hammond (SHC)

 

 

11:15 – 11:45

 

 

Tea/coffee and networking

 

11:45 – 12:15

 

 

Enabling scalable, model-driven automation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing through interoperable digital infrastructure

Shu Yang and Edwin Shen  (Pfizer)

 

 

12:15 – 12:45

 

Process Raman as a PAT Tool in Diverse Industrial Disciplines

Dakota Merriles (HORIBA-Process Instruments)

 

 

12:45 - 14:00

 

Lunch and networking

 

 

Chair - TBC

14:00 - 14:30

 

Chemometrics Throughout the Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle: Considerations and Challenges for Managing Models in PAT

Sam Henson, SciY

 

 

14:30 – 15:00

 

Physics and Data driven modeling of Spray Drying phenomenon

Aswin Gnanaskandan and Jamal Yagoobi (WPI)

 

 

15:00 – 15:30

 

Beyond Cherry-Picking: From Rashomon Sets to Robust Model Ensembles via Orthogonal Optimization

Manny Palacios (Eigenvector)

 

 

15:30 - 16:00

 

Tea/coffee and networking

 

16:00 – 16:30

 

Leveraging Lean Chemometrics and Statistical Tests with PAT for Process Deviation Detection

Adam Rish (Sentronic)

 

 

16:30 – 17:00

 

A ‘Pharma-trusted AI’ framework for Model-Based Process Optimization to accelerate Pharmaceutical Process Development

Nirupa Metta (Applied Materials)

 

17:00

Close

17:30-

Informal dinner at local restaurant

 

 


 

 


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