Workshop

EUDRAGIT® Workshop

April 30, 2026​ | Piscataway, New Jersey, USA


Overview

This workshop features new content on the EUDRACAP™ functional ready-to-fill coated capsule platform, a cost-effective and quick solution for novel actives for accelerated speed to market. Specialized oral formulation technologies, including EUDRATEC® SoluFlow microparticle technology, will be presented for developing free flowing amorphous powder for improved drug solubility and bioavailability.

This workshop is an excellent opportunity for technical staff in the pharmaceutical industry to learn about the use and application of EUDRAGIT® polymers and EUDRATEC® technologies in delayed release, sustained release, controlled release, taste masking, and moisture protection.


Key learnings for participants

  • Understanding how to best use the EUDRAGIT® and EUDRATEC® Technologies
  • Optimizing your fluid bed coating process
  • Ready-to-fill capsules enhance functional performance
  • Solubility enhancement with EUDRAGIT® Polymeric & EUDRATEC® SoluFlow




Note: Please fill in your details and click 'Submit' to register for the workshop. Once we have received your registration, we will send you a status notification as soon as possible. Due to the high demand for our workshops, we sometimes need to reject registrations or put you on a waiting list. Workshop materials will be available for download at the end of the workshop. Any photographs taken during the event are the property of Evonik and may be used for promotional purposes.


Details
Participation fee: Free of charge 
Workshop language: English



Agenda
The workshop will start at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and finish at 4:00 p.m. on the same day. To see the detailed workshop program please click here.



Venue
The workshop will take place at:
Evonik Corporation
2 Turner Place
Piscataway, NJ 08854
USA



Accommodation

Below are two convenient hotels for out-of-town attendees:
121 Centennial Ave
Piscataway, New Jersey
08854 (732) 980-0500

250 Davidson Ave
Somerset, New Jersey
08873 (732) 271-4555

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Agenda

08:30 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast

09:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction

09:15 a.m. | Piscataway Lab Formulation and Development Capabilities
Dr. Irfan Syed
Associate Director, FAS
Evonik Health Care

09:30 a.m. | Overview of EUDRAGIT® and Customized Release With EUDRATEC® Technologies
Brian Phillips
Principal Scientist, FAS
Evonik Health Care

10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 a.m. | Guest Speaker
TBD

11:45 a.m. | EUDRACAP™ Ready-to-Fill Capsules Enhance Functional Performance
Dr. Kamlesh Oza
Head of Technical Sales NA, Formulation & Application Services
Evonik Health Care

12:15 p.m. | Lunch & Networking

01:15 p.m. | Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Soluble Drugs Using EUDRAGIT® Polymeric Excipient & EUDRATEC® SoluFlow – A Free-Flowing Amorphous Solid Dispersion Technology
Dr. Nicole Mendonsa
Principal Scientist, FAS
Evonik Health Care

02:00 p.m. | Guest Speaker
TBD

02:45 p.m. | Coffee Break & Networking

03:00 p.m. | Taste Masking of Bitter Drugs Using EUDRAGIT® Polymers
Manish Rane
Associate Director, Technical Sales – North America
Evonik Health Care

03:30 p.m. | Q&A and Panel

04:00 p.m. | Wrap-up



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Disclaimer
Notice for business transactions
We assume that you are not currently or foreseeably involved in a business decision in favour of or in direct connection with the Evonik Group or, if this is the case, the decision will not be influenced by this invitation. Therefore, we do not see any concerns on our part regarding your participation. However, we would like to ask you to ensure that you are allowed to accept the invitation in accordance with the regulations that apply to you.

Note for public officials
We assume that you are not or have not been involved in any official act in favour of or in connection with the Evonik Group, either now or in the foreseeable future or in the past and therefore your participation in the event is not subject to any concerns. In addition, we ask you to ensure that your superior approves your participation or you may also accept the invitation in accordance with the rules applicable to you. By registering or participating, you confirm to us that the acceptance of this invitation is permitted according to your internal rules and that you have obtained all necessary approvals. If this is not the case, we ask you for a corresponding note.

Tax notices
Any tax liability resulting from this event will be borne by Evonik Industries AG through a flat-rate tax levy pursuant to Section 37b of the German Income Tax Act (EStG). If you are not taxable in Germany, please clarify whether you must report the invitation to your employer for taxation or whether taxation must be made via your income tax return.



QUESTIONS? 

Griffin Brownback
Sales & Marketing Analyst | North America
+1 732 981 5298

Cléa Michel

Cléa Michel is product manager for Cell Culture Ingredients at Evonik Health Care. She provides biopharma companies and media manufacturers with the finest specialty ingredients to increase cell culture performance. Cléa has a background in biochemistry and biotechnology engineering and holds a master’s degree from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France. She has held various positions in marketing, project management and business development and is passionate about innovative solutions that enable the successful development of life-saving biopharmaceuticals.
Dr. Stephan Brinkmann

Stephan Brinkmann works as project manager and head of Evonik's Biopharma Applications group at Evonik R&D for the Health Care business line. He is responsible for biopharma innovation projects as well as application tests of Evonik's cell culture ingredients (i.e., cQrex® peptides). Stephan studied molecular biotechnology at Bielefeld University in Germany, where he specialized in biopharma upstream and downstream process development. Before joining Evonik, Stephan worked in Switzerland on industrial mammalian cell line development for the production of therapeutic biologics. Stephan obtained his Ph.D. in a public private partnership with Sanofi and later Evotec at Fraunhofer IME in Giessen with a focus on the discovery of natural products, especially peptides.

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