We will be bringing together industry and academic researchers, formulators and those interested in using automated experimentation, modelling and simulation to accelerate formulation development. There will be 5 broad themes covering:

• What is automation? A broad space to explore what automation means in formulation research and development. What is the scope? What are the incentives & challenges?
• Automation for sustainable materials covering energy applications, consumer products and pharma – what are the opportunities and challenges in these key formulation markets?
• Automation in the future – Looking ahead, what are the new and emerging areas of automation for the future? What are the future problems to be solved? A space to give insight into new ideas.

This two day (face-2-face) meeting will look to: (i) Showcase CPI automation capabilities, with a focus on formulation; (ii) show how we can use automation to address sustainability goals across the wide range of market sectors that CPI supports and (iii) provide networking opportunities.  Invited keynote speakers, oral papers, poster session, tour of CPI facilities and evening dinner at Hardwick Hall.

• Price: £85 (does not include accommodation at Hardwick Hall Hotel)
• 2 day technical meeting (refreshements included)
• Poster session (Prizes £100/£50/£50 provided by our sponsors – Chemspeed and Labman Technologies)
• Tour of CPI facilities 
• Conference meal (Hardwick Hall Hotel)
• Transport available to/from train station and to/from Hardwick Hall Hotel (book on registration)
• Venue: The Coxon Building, CPI, Sedgefield, TS21 3FE
• Contact for further details: autosf@formulation.org.uk 

• A flexible approach to automated formulation.  Dr Lynn Donlon, CPI
• Technology trends in robotics. Mike Wilson, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
• Title TBC. Prof. Ricky Wildman, Nottingham University
• Sustainable consumer goods and the role of automation. Mike Groombridge, P&G
• Advancing Formulation Science in Personal Care.  Katy Helm, Croda Europe Ltd
• Automated solubility measurements for sustainable agrochemical products. Ian Tovey, Syngenta
• Title TBC. Dr Matthew Revees, KTN
• Title TBC. Richard Ramsden, Technical Director at National Innovation Centre for Data
• People, Robots & Automation: Changing the way we discover new materials. Dr Ben Alston, Gearu/Leverhulme Centre for Materials Discovery 

• High Value Manufacturing Catapult
• Chemspeed Technologies AG
  

• Labman Automation Ltd

• Organising Commitee:  Maria Inam – CPI / Lynn Donlon – CPI, Philip P Gill – Roxel UK, RSC-FSTG  / Jim Bullock – iFormulate Ltd, SCI Formulation Forum /  Mike Wilson – High Value Manufacturing Catapult, HVMC,