ISIC 21 - 21st International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our life and actions, we have come to the decision to hold the 21st International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (from August 30th to September 2nd, 2021) as an Online Event.

This appears to be the most rationale decision, though it is indeed painful. We feel that by deciding so early we will be able to organize a high quality and rewarding event nevertheless.

When preparing the detailed schedule of ISIC 21, we will do our best to consider the time lags between the whereabouts of our participants so as to enable an enjoyable and successful meeting with the colleagues from our crystallization community:

-    We will have an attractive program, with possibilities for personal exchange.
-    Lectures will be given live.
-    Posters will be presented as e-poster and break-out rooms will be reserved for discussion.
-    Virtual rooms will be provided for additional networking.

On the positive side, the decision to hold an Online Event could attract a larger and broader audience, and might help particularly the younger researchers to attend.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you at this year's event – in a rather extraordinary style.

With kind regards

Heike Lorenz on behalf of the Organizing Committee

Submission for Last minute posters now possible.

Please submit your paper in form of a 2-4 pages abstract as pdf-file. The abstract should clearly state the motivation of the work, main results obtained and the advance achieved. Figures or tables (1-2) embedded in the abstract and illustrating the results are welcome. The congress language is English. If desired, after acception of the abstract, it will be possible to submit an updated version of the abstract incorporating recent results.

1. Please use only the conference template to correctly format your contribution.
2. Enter the author list (author and co-authors) and contact details in the same order as in your abstract!
3. DECHEMA will NOT make any changes or corrective action regarding the author information, so please make sure to check them accurately.

The acceptance of the contributions will be based on the review of the abstracts by the Committee.

Please note: Registration fee cannot be waived for authors.

LAST MINUTE Poster Submission

Extended Deadline for submission of last minute posters: 30 June 2021.

Invited Plenary Speakers

Prof. Beatrice Biscans
LGC-CNRS, Toulouse/F
Plenary talk within the section “Contributions of crystallization to sustainability”

Prof. Richard Braatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, MA/USA
Plenary talk within the section “Crystallization and precipitation in fine chemical, specialty and life science industries”

Dr. Ann Chow
A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology & Research), Singapore/SG
Keynote Talk: "Pharmaceutical cocrystals: from screening to process development and pre-formulation"

Prof. Helmut Cölfen
University of Konstanz, Department of Chemistry/D
Plenary talk within the section “Fundamentals of crystallization”

Prof. Juanma Garcia-Ruiz
CSIC-University of Granada, Granada Lab of Crystallographic, Granada/E
Plenary opening talk

Daniel Green (Ph.D.)
GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA/USA
Plenary talk within the section “Integrated process design: Crystallization in the industrial process chain”

Dipl.-Ing. Christian Melches
GEA Messo Duisburg/D
Plenary talk within the section “Developments in large scale industrial crystallization”

Monday, 30 August 2021, and Thursday, 2 September 2021, time to be confirmed

Two tutorials will take place on Monday, 30 August 2021,
one tutorial will take place on Thursday, 2nd September 2021,

- all presented by world leading scientists in the field of crystallization. You are invited to join them; an additional fee of 40 € will be charged. 

Registration is necessary.

Tutorial A)
Fundamentals of Industrial Crystallization: Nucleation / Crystal Growth / Industrial Crystallization
Joop ter Horst, Université de Rouen Normandie, Mont-Saint-Aignan/F

• Joop ter Horst, Université de Rouen Normandie, Mont-Saint-Aignan/F
• Elias Vlieg, University of Nijmegen/NL
• Adrian Flood, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong/TH

Details follow soon.

Tutorial B)
Industrial Aspects of Crystallization
Manfred Stepanski, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Winterthur/CH

• Elodie Verdurand, Head of Solid Technology, DSM Nutritional Products AG/CH
• Claudia Pudack, Director Evaporation and Crystallization Technologies, KBR Plinke GmbH/D
• Erik Temmel, Manager R&D Crystallization, Sulzer Chemtech AG/CH
• Manfred Stepanski, Head Crystallization, Sulzer Chemtech AG/CH

The tutorial provides an overview about crystallization in the industrial process chain from the development of process solutions to industrial practices. Topics covered include design methods, troubleshooting and optimization for crystallization processes and equipment in fine chemical, specialty & life-science and chemical industries. Case studies will demonstrate how recent developments can contribute to better performance and efficiency of integrated industrial processes.

Details

Tutorial C)
Modeling, Monitoring and Control of Crystallization Systems
Zoltan Nagy, Loughborough University, Leicestershire/UK and Purdue University/USA

• Richard Braatz, MIT, USA
• Elena Simone, Leeds University/UK
• Nima Yazdanpanah, Procegence/USA
• Zoltan K. Nagy, Purdue University/USA and Loughborough University/UK
• Botond Szilagyi,Purdue University/USA

- Operation and modelling of industrial crystallization processes
- Process monitoring and model-free control
- Model-based optimization and control of batch and continuous crystallization systems
- Unique quality, control, process, and regulations challenges in pharma continuous crystallization
- Modeling and optimization workshop using the CrySiV software package

Details

Gold

	Sulzer Chemtec AG, Winterthur/CH

Silber

	GEA Messo GmbH, Duisburg/D

Sponsoren

	BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/D

Exhibitors

	Mettler Toledo GmbH, Gießen/D
	Technobis Crystallization Systems, Alkmaar/NL
	Thermoanalytik Karger, Hettenleidelheim/D

Registration fees¹⁾

¹⁾ No VAT requested according to § 4.22 UStG, registration fee may include Business Package with VAT.

²⁾ Proof of status required; PhD students without company employment

³⁾ In order to obtain free access to the conference as a student who is not yet part of a PhD program, please provide two documents in one single PDF file:

1. A proof of your status as a student, e.g. by a copy of your enrollment at your local school or university
   
   
2. A very brief (one paragraph) letter of motivation that describes your affiliation to crystallization research and the benefit you expect from participating in the conference. This letter has to be certified by clearly stating the name and position of a supervising member of your institution and be signed by that person.

Online-Registration

The registration fees include conference ticket and the book of abstracts as PDF file.
Confirmation of registration and the invoice will be sent immediately by electronic mail.

Cancellation and Refunds

Cancellations will only be accepted in written form. Please find details about cancellation dates and fees in the general terms and conditions. In case of no-show the conference fees won't be refunded and fees not yet paid still have to be paid.

If the event is cancelled by DECHEMA the registration fees for the conference will be refunded. Further claims for compensation are excluded.

The DECHEMA general terms and conditions apply for the Conference.

Heike Lorenz (Chair)
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg/D

Matthias Rauls (Co-Chair)
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/D

Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern  (Co-Chair)
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg/D

Christian Melches
GEA Messo GmbH, Duisburg/D

Manfred Stepanski
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Winterthur/CH

Stephanie Geyer
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg/D

Béatrice Biscans
LGC-CNRS, Toulouse/F

Richard D. Braatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge/USA

Philippe Carvin
Solvay, Lyon/F

Gerard Coquerel
Université de Rouen/France

Peter Daudey
TU Delft/NL

Michael Doherty
University of California, Santa Barbara/USA

Rob Geertman
Janssen R&D BE, Beerse/B

Brian Glennon
University College Dublin/IRL

Jaime Gómez Morales
CSIC - University of Granada/E

Roberto Guardani
University of Sao Paulo/BR

Izumi Hirasawa
Waseda University, Tokyo/J

Matthias Kind
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)/D

Béla G. Lakatos
University of Veszprém/HR

Mei Lee
GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire/UK

Alison Lewis
University of Cape Town/ZA

Heike Lorenz
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg/D

Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen
Aalto University, Espoo/FIN

Daniele Marchisio
Politecnico di Torino/I

Marco Mazzotti
ETH Zürich/CH

Christian Melches
GEA Messo GmbH, Duisburg/D

Allan Myerson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge/USA

Zoltan Nagy
Loughborough University/UK and Purdue University/USA

Ka Ming Ng
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/PRC

Wolfgang Peukert
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen/D

Claudia Pudack
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Winterthur/CH

Matthias Rauls
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/D

Ronald Rousseau
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg/D

Zuoliang Sha
Tianjin University of Science and Technology/PRC

Manfred Stepanski
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Winterthur/CH

Piotr Synowiec
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Gliwice/PL

Hiroshi Takiyama
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology/J

Reginald Tan
National University of Singapore/SGP

Joop Ter Horst
University of Strathclyde/UK

Elodie Verdurand
DSM Nutrition Products, Sisseln/CH

Thomas Vetter
The University of Manchester/UK

David Wei
Tianjin University of Science and Technology/PRC

Bart Zwijnenburg
Nouryon Industrial Chemicals - Salt, Deventer/NL

♦ Registration

Registration fee cannot be waived for authors. Please use the

online registration
Deadline for registration for active authors will be 15 Jun 2021.

Please note: To be included in the final programme your registration is obligatory. If you are unable to present your lecture or poster for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible via Email.

♦ Special Issue "Recent Progress in Industrial Crystallization"

In the frame of the ISIC we collect research articles or extended conference abstracts for publication in the Special Issue “Recent Progress in Industrial Crystallization” of Crystals, an Open Access Journal by MDPI. A discount on APC is provided specially for the ISIC participants. More information are given below:

- Special Issue (SI) Flyer with Message from the Guest Editors

- Link to the SI's website with details for submission

Conference Language

The official language of the conference is English. Simultaneous translation will be not available.

A tentative programme will be published at the beginning of May 2021.

Lecture Information / General Information

Recordings

As we expect participants from different time zones, we would like to record your lecture and provide our participants with the opportunity to watch them at a later time. Please let us know in case you would not like your lecture to be recorded: ISIC congress office

Length of the oral presentations / discussion time:

- session lecture: 20 minutes excl. discussion time
- keynote lecture: 25 minutes excl. discussion time
- plenary lecture: 40 minutes excl. discussion time

After each session we have scheduled a Q&A session, where participants have the opportunity to discuss with the speakers. Please schedule this accordingly.

Strict timekeeping will be essential for the smooth running of the conference.

Online Platform

As an online meeting platform we use Converia's Virtual Venue and as presenting platform we use ZOOM. We recommend to download the ZOOM APP to share your presentation. We are planning test runs in the week before the conference. Detailed information will be sent to you in due time.

It is recommended to use Google Chrome or Firefox as your browser.

We also recommend using 2 monitors if possible - one for playback of the presentation and one for Converia Virtual Venue and Zoom.

Presentation Format

Please prepare your slides in 16:9 format. 

In case you use special software for your presentation or if you have videos included into your file, a test run is obilgatory.

Briefing & Information sessions

There will be test sessions running several days before the ISIC so that authors can be well prepared for the online platforms (Converia’s Virtual Venue and Zoom). More information about this will be sent out in due time.

Poster Information

The poster presentation of latest results is an important facet of the scientific programme. The posters will be presented and numbered according to the final poster programme.

Preparation of Poster

As a major guideline it is proposed to make the poster intelligible in itself, even in the absence of the author. It is suggested to divide the contents of each poster into introduction, results and conclusions, with a summary listing the pertinent results and conclusions.

 Standard size for posters is 0.85 x 1.2 m (DIN A0-German Standard) vertically oriented. Therefore, please find the following specifications:

• the minimum size should be 20 cm for graphs;
• 3 cm for the paper’s title and the names/adresses of the authors in the heading lable;
• 1,5 cm for sections headings such as introduction, results, labelling of figures and tables;
• 0,8 cm characters in height for further text
• Line spacing: 1,1 cm at minimum; 10 of such lines correspond to one figure.
• Please use colours, symbols and schemes for improved clarity.

e-Poster Preparation

The posters will be shown throughout the whole conference as an e-Poster. Details for upload will be given in due time.

Poster Discussions on each day of the conference

For the most effective and intensive discussion we recommend to initiate your individual virtual meeting room for the duration of the poster discussions.

Please enter your individual access link under your ePoster directly within the ‘Question & Answers‘ Area before the discussion starts. You can choose any virtual room you prefer.