The SPS-XRPD-3 Workshop has been cancelled due to the COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak.
The action to cancel SPS-XRPD-3 is being taken to protect the health of all workshop attendees, and the wellbeing of our entire community.
We apologize for this disruption to your plans. Thank you for your understanding. Also, please note that the APS is currently accepting proposals related to COVID-19 related research
Laboratory powder diffraction is a proven and trusted technique for pharma R&D but synchrotron powder diffraction pushes beyond the capabilities of conventional instrumentation. SPS-XRPD 3 will highlight the most exciting recent developments and opportunities in pharmaceutical R&D made possible by synchrotron XRPD. The meeting offers the chance to engage an active network of synchrotron, academic and industrial pharmaceutical scientists, promote awareness of this technique and lower the barriers to access synchrotron XRPD and total scattering techniques
The Spring Pharmaceutical Synchrotron X-ray Powder Diffraction (SPS-XRPD 3) Workshop, will take place on 18-20 May 2020, at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, USA. The meeting provides a forum to engage a network of user-facility, academic, and industrial XRD & pharmaceutical scientists in discussions on XRD and related techniques and their application to pharmaceutical science. It is the 3rd meeting in the series, following workshops at Purdue University, USA (2018) and the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (2019).
For details on previous SPS-XRPD Workshops, click on the links below:
1st edition - Purdue University, USA
2nd edition - Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
SPS-XRPD 3 Organizing Committee
Chris Benmore - Argonne National Laboratory
Steve Byrn - Improved Pharma
Pamela Smith - Improved Pharma
Fabia Gozzo - Excelsus Structural Solutions (Swiss) AG
Abstract Submission
Abstract contributions will be accepted for both the poster session & talks during the registration process. If you would like to submit an abstract after your have registered, go back into your registration using your confirmation number and add the abstract to your record.
When preparing your abstract, please follow the format shown in this sample.
Registration Fees
SPS-XRPD 3 Workshop Registration - $200
Workshop Dinner on May 19 - $50
Lunch on May 19 & 20 - $18 each
Registration fees for the SPS-XRPD 3 Workshop include the following:
- All lectures, training, laboratory tour and poster session
- Coffee break on 5/18
- Continental breakfast & coffee breaks on 5/19
- Continental breakfast & coffee breaks on 5/20
Coronavirus Update: New Site Access Protocols
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