A closer look at analytical science
Event review: Pharmaceutical and forensic analysis, Dublin
 The annual series of
one day technical events aimed
at the pharmaceutical industry,
organised by the Republic of
Ireland Regional Group (along
with the local Royal Society of
Chemistry sect ion and the
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland),
took on an enlarged format this
year at the suggestion of the host
for the event, the Dublin Institute
of Technology.
The original theme for the
meeting was process analytical
technology (PAT), and when the
Institute suggested an additional
seminar on forensic science, to
capitalise on the its popular and
successful forensic and environmental
analysis course, it was
decided to hold both meetings,
on 15 and 16 March, with a dinner
on the evening of the first day.
The forensic event was a sell
out. The programme included
lectures on DNA analysis, fire
investigation, and using isotope
analysis to determine the geographical
origins of artefacts or
even bodies. The guest speaker
at the dinner was Marie Cassidy,
the Republic of Ireland state pathologist, who took the opportunity
to emphasise the value of
increasing links between criminal
pathology and academic forensic
science.
The original pharmaceutical
analysis event also drew a large
audience. In addition to several
industrial PAT case studies, several
analytical techniques were
discussed, including Raman spectroscopy,
which thanks to recent
developments promises to be of
value to the industry.
David Birkett,
Secretary,
SCI RoI Regional Group
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