Global Biotech Soars on Robust MS Data - Oct. 21, 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011  |   |   |   |  Experience Scientific Excellence at Stand 2503 at the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington DC, October 23 - 27. Meet Aptuit scientific professionals and attend two informative Poster Sessions: • Monday, October 24, Poster #: M1082, Hall C, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, when Patricia Andres, Ph.D., Director, Drug Development, SSCI, a division of Aptuit, presents Crystallization Process Development of Cocrystals: Demystification, Scale-up and In-situ Raman Monitoring. • Wednesday, October 26, Poster #: W5260, Hall C, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, when Jon Selbo, Ph.D., Senior Research Investigator, SSCI, a division of Aptuit, presents Semi-Automated Preformulation Screening Using Carbamazepine. 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