More than 200 people from various scientific backgrounds gathered in Tokyo, Japan, on January 29-30th to participate in “qNMR Summit 2018 in Tokyo”, the third International qNMR Summit. A major aspect of the summit revolved around the inclusion of quantitative NMR (qNMR) into ISO testing. The Summit included three different programs, including the international qNMR forum, the USP qNMR Symposium in Tokyo, and the International qNMR symposium. The meeting was supported in part by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
The International qNMR forum included presentations about the current, world-wide status of using certified NMR reference standards and the qNMR methodology within ISO. The USP qNMR symposium in Tokyo was sponsored by the USP and included presentations about NMR and qNMR within the pharmaceutical industry. The International qNMR Symposium also included presentations about qNMR within the pharmaceutical sciences. Representatives from the National Institute of Health and Science (NIHS), University of Illinois at Chicago, USP, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM), Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM) gave lectures which gave way to many exciting discussions.
At the opening session, invited NMR experts and observers participated in a lively discussion that centered on a draft qNMR document. Present and future changes to this draft document will remain under consideration. On January 31st, a technical visit to the NMR facility of NIHS was held.
The next qNMR Summit is scheduled to be held in Würzburg, Germany in October 10-11, 2018, and is expected to contribute to the development and dissemination of qNMR technology in the future. The preliminary program has been already uploaded!
– by Toru Miura (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.)