Drug Formulation & Delivery: Oral GLP‑1 Systems
Format: 1-hour Virtual Thought Leadership Session
Date & Time: 18th March 2026, 4:00–5:00 PM UK / 11am –12pm EST
Platform: Zoom
4:00 PM – Thought Leader Interview
Duration: 20 minutes
Title: Drug Formulation & Delivery: Oral GLP‑1 Systems
Interview with: Andreas Bernkop-Schnurch, Professor, University of Innsbruck
4:20 PM – Panel Discussion
Title: Overcoming Scientific and Technological Challenges Of Formulating Oral GLP-1 Therapies
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Themes:
This panel will explore the scientific and technological challenges of formulating oral GLP-1 therapies, including absorption enhancement, stability, bioavailability, and patient-centric design
- Formulation Strategies
- Emerging delivery platforms
- Blood Brain Barrier challenges
- Translational hurdles
- Future directions shaping next-generation oral peptide therapeutics.
Moderator: Andreas Bernkop‑Schnürch, Professor, University of Innsbruck
Panellists:
- Jitendra Kumar, Lead Scientist, Entos Pharma
- Severin Schneebeli, Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry, Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics
- Vivek Gupta, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John's University College of Pharmacy
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