SPhERe 2025
International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Engineering Research
Dear colleagues, partners and friends,
on behalf of the Scientific Committee and the Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering I cordially invite scientists, researchers and professionals from industry, academia and research institutions to participate in the 6th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Engineering Research – SPhERe. The conference will take place from October 08 – 10, 2025 in Braunschweig, Germany.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Schilde
Conference Chair
About SPhERe
SPhERe addresses major issues on innovative methods and processes to develop and manufacture effective and customized drugs in a cost-efficient manner. Bringing together pharmacists, process and production engineers as well as microtechnologists from academia and industry, the conference will promote multidisciplinary exchange and collaboration.
The symposium is an excellent forum specially for young scientists to share and discuss important new developments and scientific advancements in pharmaceutical engineering and related fields.
Conference contributions are especially invited addressing – but are not limited to:
In particular, we would like to motivate young professionals to exchange ideas with colleagues from Europe and beyond to present their results in this multidisciplinary setting. For early career scientists the conference offers the chance to get in touch with advanced researchers who will provide insight into their different career paths. The best posters will be honoured with SPhERe Poster Awards.

Photo by Marisol Glasserman / TU Braunschweig
Program
Conference Day 1:
Wednesday, 08th October 2025
Start: at 11:30 a.m.
OPENING
KEYNOTE on Pharmaceutical Engineering
Keynote Lecture: Dr. Johan Remmelgas, AstraZeneca
Title: to be announced
Session I: Analytics, PAT
Invited Talk: Dr. Katherina Rox, HZI Braunschweig‘
Title: Deploying bioanalytics for decyrpting PK/PD relationships
Session II: Scale – Up / Scale-Down Processes
Invited Talk: Prof. Dr. Michel Baltas, Université Toulouse
Title: Mechanochemistry: some examples from fundamentals to medicinal chemistry
POSTER SHORT TALKS & POSTER PARTY
Conference Day 2:
Thursday, 09th October 2025
Start: at 08:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE on Pharmaceutical Engineering
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Jörg Breitkreutz, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Title: Orodispersible Minitablets For the Individual Treatment of Children – From the Idea to the Market
Session III: Solid Dosage Forms
Invited Talk: Dr. Susanne Page, Roche
Title: Solids Dosage forms development – Challenges and Visions
Session IV: Semi – Solid & Liquid Dosage Forms
Invited Talk: Prof. Dr. Snežana Savić, University of Belgrade
Title: Regulatory driven development of topical semisolid generic drug products: impact of new EMA guideline
Session V: Digital Models in Pharmaceutical Development
Invited Talk: Dr. Thomas Forgber, RCPE GmbH
Title: to be announced
Special Guest Session
Prof. Dr. Oliver Koch, Universität Münster
CONFERENCE DINNER
Conference Day 3:
Friday, 10th October 2025
Start: 08:30 a.m.
Career Session
Host: Prof. Dr. Iordania Constantinou
Panel list:
Dr. Antje Begerad, GEA
Dr. Nicole Beißner, Bayer
Dr. Kerstin Wohlgemuth, TU Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Denise Steiner, Universität Münster
Session VI : API Synthesis
Invited Talk: Prof. Dr. Christian Ducho, Universität des Saarlandes
Title: to be announced
Session VII: Microsystems for Pharmaceutical Processing
Invited Talk: Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Winkler, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Title: Enabling Materials for Biomicrofluidics: from Interactions with Biochemistry to Biology
POSTER AWARD
Call for Abstracts
SPhERe is dedicated to Pharmaceutical Engineering Research, an interdisciplinary field in which engineering and pharmacy join forces. The conference provides a unique opportunity for getting an overview of the state of research, addressing not only scientific but also practical challenges.
The conference will cover the following topics
– but are not limited to –
Abstract submission and registration deadline
30 June 2025. For registration deadline please refer to Dates to know.
Before submitting your abstract, please register by clicking the “Register now” button.
The acceptance of the contributions will be based on the review of the abstracts by the Scientific Committee. Please note that your abstract will only be published in the conference volume if you accept the Open Access Consent by signature and upload of the signed document. Please note that the Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering will NOT make any changes or corrective action regarding the author information, so please make sure to check them accurately. Registration fee cannot be waived for presenting authors.
Registration & Fees
Thank you for your interest in the 6th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Engineering Research of the Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering which will be held from 08-10 October 2025.
Registration is open from 14th February until 15th September 2025. After your registration you receive a confirmation e-mail and an invoice including payment details. Please note special conditions for abstract submitters below.
The online registration is open Now!
Before registering for the conference, please create an account by clicking the “Register Now” button at the top right
Registration Fees 1)
Participants from | Early Bird 2) | Regular Registration | 2-Day Tickets 3) |
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Industry | 600 EUR | 650 EUR | 530 EUR |
ProPharm members industry | 450 EUR | 500 EUR | 350 EUR |
Academia | 450 EUR | 500 EUR | 350 EUR |
PhD students, students 4) | 320 EUR | 370 EUR | – |
1) Registration fees are net amounts. According to § 3a III Nr. 5 UStG the registration fee is to be calculated with 19% VAT. For participants from abroad, the service is only affected to a limited extent by the possibility of reversing the tax liability.
2) Early bird registration is possible until 22th August 2025.
3) There are two options for day tickets. Tickets are available from Wednesday to Thursday and from Thursday to Friday, respectively.
4) In order to obtain reduced access to the conference please send an electronic copy of your student card as a single PDF-file. Please use the online registration for submitting your student card copy.
The registration fee includes the conference ticket, an electronic conference volume, beverages, lunches, and conference dinner on 09th October 2025.
You will receive the invoice with payment confirmation after receipt of payment via the registration portal.
Under the following button you find a list of hotels
www.braunschweig.de/hotelbuchung-sphere2025

Photo by Marisol Glasserman / TU Braunschweig
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Gallery 2023
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