Purpose
The New Pharmaceutical Technology and Engineering (NPTE) Institute was established in Japan for the purpose of contributing to the improvement of healthcare standard through research and advancement of pharmaceutical development, pharmaceutical manufacturing technology and pharmaceutical engineering. It conducts following activities.
●The NPTE Institute invites lecturers in the area of the pharmaceutical technology, manufacturing technology, plant management, quality control and pharmaceutical regulation from Japanese and foreign pharmaceutical companies, regulatory authorities and research institutes including Universities to its conferences.
●The NPTE Institute supports activities by its related international/domestic academic societies, research institutes and others, to achieve the purpose of the Institute.
●The NPTE Institute provides opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to share/exchange opinions on challenges, such as quality assurance and factory operation, through events like international/domestic pharmaceutical plant visit tour.
●The NPTE Institute encourages young researchers through a subsidy, providing expenses to participate in the NPTE conference.
Outline of Activity
NPTE Conference
The NPTE Institute organizes its NPTE Conference once a year to supply the latest information on Japanese/foreign pharmaceutical technologies and pharmaceutical engineering to Japanese pharmaceutical companies and universities. It invites 10 to 14 distinguished lecturers from Japanese/foreign pharmaceutical companies, universities and regulatory agencies including MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), PMDA, FDA and EMA. It has nearly 700 participates in total during the conference.
The pharmaceutical industry is currently undergoing significant changes and facing various challenges. Firstly, generic drugs, which the Japanese government has been promoting to reduce healthcare costs, have encountered a series of quality fraud issues, making trust restoration an urgent priority. In response to this situation, there is a strong demand for the review and strict adherence to proper manufacturing procedures. Additionally, the radical reform of the drug pricing system and the instability of raw material and active pharmaceutical ingredient imports due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many generic dru
On the other hand, advances in technology and changes in social conditions are bringing new developments to the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Following the pandemic, new technologies such as digital transformation (DX) have rapidly evolved, ushering the entire industry into a major period of transformation. In particular, research into innovative drug formulation technologies utilizing advanced tools like AI and IoT is progressing, not only improving the speed and efficiency of drug development but also significantly impacting other industries.
Under these circumstances, attention to healthcare, including pharmaceutical technology, continues to grow. The pharmaceutical industry and healthcare administration are advancing various initiatives to meet societal needs. Moreover, in an era where heightened geopolitical tensions test the ability to respond to the "unexpected," the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly required to accelerate the development of new technologies, driven by changes in global networks, beyond traditional drug discovery and industrialization.
The NPTE Institute will promptly reflect these changes of circumstances and provide opportunities to share information and exchange opinions with participants through further substantial program with well-balanced themes, such as pharmaceutical development for not only low molecule but also high molecule drugs, case studies on pharmaceutical technology ＆ factory engineering, regulatory science as well as pharmaceutical process engineering.
As mentioned above, the NPTE Institute is a non-profit organization operating for the purpose of the advancement of the global pharmaceutical technology and the improvement of the healthcare standard. Because of the nature, it is free of charge to participate in its conferences, but only abstract reprints ＆ networking party fees; the incomes will be used for a part of operating expenses. Exhibition for co-sponsoring pharmaceutical companies, raw material manufacturers and device manufacturers will be held at the very next to the conference hall. The exhibition is a good place to exchange information and understand industry trends, as well as the conferences.
The NPTE Conference is supported by the Japan Society of Pharmaceutical Machinery and Engineering (JSPME), ISPE Japan, the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Japan (APSTJ), the Society of Powder Technology Japan (SPTJ), the Association of Powder Process Industry and Engineering Japan (APPIE), the Japan Society of Drug Delivery System (DDS) and Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), Japan Chapter.
Pharmaceutical Plant Visit Tour
The NPTE Institute regularly holds domestic/European latest pharmaceutical plant visit tour. It invite applications from the public; approximately 10 participants from pharmaceutical researchers, pharmaceutical engineers, plant manager, pharmaceutical corporate manager, pharmaceutical researchers from universities in Japan visit about 4 to 5 world’s latest pharmaceutical plants in a week.
The main themes of the visit are the state-of-the-art facilities with Containment Technology, generic drug production plant which is flexible to Multi-products ＆ Items production, Contract Manufacturing plant, outstanding pharmaceutical plants which won the Facility of the Year Award of ISPE and plant installed Continuous Manufacturing system before others in the industry.
During the tour, the NPTE Institute arranges discussion times with pharmaceutical engineers and manufacturing manager of plants actively. Delegates can have a good opportunity to collect new ideas not only on pharmaceutical technology but also pharmaceutical plant concept and plant operation.
Young Researcher Encouragement
The NPTE Institute invites approximately 20 young researchers including graduate students and company employees with up to 2 years of experience, to the NPTE Conference. The Institute will cover transportation and accommodation expenses as part of its Young Researcher Encouragement Program. It aims to support young researchers in both industry and academia who will lead the future of pharmaceutical technology and engineering. The Institute will provide opportunities for young researchers to attend conferences by the world's leading speakers with simultaneous interpretation. It is also open for poster exhibition at the venue to directly exchange opinions and meet with many senior researchers who are actively involved in the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry.