CAMAG Courses

HPTLC for Analysis of Medicinal Plants and Botanicals

Objective:
Participants will be informed about the capabilities and advantages of HPTLC. They will be able to apply HPTLC for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of botanicals and gain some experience with development and validation of the corresponding methods.

Participants:
Chemists, Pharmacists, Lab-Technicians

Prerequisite:
Basic knowledge of TLC

Course content:
The course comprises lectures, lab sessions, and discussions. The following subjects will be addressed:

Fundamentals of modern HPTLC
Applications of HPTLC for the analysis of botanicals
- Identification
- Detection of adulterants
- Quantitation of markers
- Stability test
Standardized HPTLC methodology
- SOP for HPTLC
- Modern instrumentation
- Compliance with official methods
Theory and practice of method development
Evaluation and optimization of literature methods
Method transfer from TLC to HPTLC
Validation of qualitative and quantitative methods

Instructors
Dr. Eike Reich, Chemist, Head of CAMAG Laboratory
Dr. Anita Ankli, Pharmacist, Scientist, CAMAG Laboratory

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Date
18 – 21 June 2007

Duration
Four-day intensive course. The number of participants is limited to eight, allowing ample opportunities for hands-on training.

Costs and registration

The fee for the 4 days course is CHF 2500.00; lunches and beverages are included.
The number of participants is limited to eight.
Participation will be allocated and confirmed in order of receipt of registration.
CAMAG reserves the right to cancel the course at this occasion, if less than 4 persons are registered.
Customer cancellations or change of booking: 50% will be charged within 4 weeks before the course starts; in the last week, 100% will be charged. No extra charges are due, if a substitute participant is named.

Travel costs, hotel and evening meals are not included and have to be settled directly by the course participant. CAMAG can assist with hotel reservations.

Location
CAMAG Laboratory, Sonnenmattstrasse 11, CH-4132 Muttenz (near Basel), Switzerland

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