The purpose of International Seminar on Cosmetics is as a mean to accomodate researches in cosmetics and other related fields, mainly in drug delivery system, safety and efficacy, chemical and biological analysis, regulation, and cosmetic ingredients. Furthermore, this seminar also has a goal to encourage the passion of researching in all related organizations, whether in universities or research facilities, public or private. And also to encourage international quality cosmetic industries. In the seminar, the committee invites national and international experts from various fields of pharmacy, and they are:

1. Johann W. Wiechers, PhD (Pharmacy, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
   Topic : “The delivery gap: An easy tool for identifying the appropriate skin delivery system
2. Prof. Jae Kwan Hwang, Ph.D (Yonsei University, Korea)
   Topic : “Natural Cosmetics”
3. Prof. Se Young Chong, Ph.D, (Kyung Hee University, South Korea)
   Topic : “Development of health functional food and functional cosmetics for skin beauty from natural products”
4. Prof. Yaya Rukayadi, Ph.D (College of Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea)
   Topic: “Natural product preservation”
5. Dra. Kustantinah, M.App.Sc., (The National Agency of Food and Drug Control, Indonesia)
   Topic : “Recent Regulation in Cosmetics”
6. Prof.Dr.Slamet Ibrahim S and Dr.Marlia Singgih W (School of Pharmacy Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)
   Topic : “Chemical and Microbiological Evaluation of Cosmetics”
7. Retno I. S. Tranggono, MD – Cosmetodermatologist
   Topic : “The New Advanced Skin Care System”
8. Handinata D. Lohita S.Si., Apt ( The Lubrizol Corporation, Singapura )
   Topic : “Rheology modifiers and thickeners review”
9. Nuning S. Barwa (CSR Director Martha Tilaar Group/Ketua Perkosmi)
   Topic : “Safety and efficacy evaluation of cosmetics”
10. Prof. Saringat Baie. Ph.D. (School of Pharmacy Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
    Topic : “Formulation, In vitro and In vivo Evaluation of Cosmetic Nano-cream from Virgin Coconut Oil, Kojic Acid Dipalmitate and Emulium Kappa”

The speakers, who are experts in their fields brought up the development of research and market situations nowadays and in the future.

The second part of the event, which was the main event, was held in November 13th and November 14th 2010. This event consisted of two parts, Studium Generale and Patient Counselling Competition. About 248 students from 17 different universities in Indonesia participated in the studium generale. Studium generale was a professional seminar, which, in the PCE 2010, discussed the topic of Pharmacovigillance “Enhancing Awareness of Medication” by Dra. Tri Asti Inarti, Apt., M. Pharm. from Indonesian FDA’s (BPOM) Center of Drug Information. The next topics was a debriefing for pharmaceutical students, particularly they who were joining the competition. The topics were Patient Psychology by Drs. HRA. Suherman, M. Psi (Hasan Sadikin Hospital’s Psychologist) and Patient Counseling by Dra. Siti Saidah M., M.Si, Apt. (Pharmacist at Hasan Sadikin Hospital’s Pharmaceutical Instalation).

The nationwide Counseling Competition was attended by 83 contestants who came from various univesities in Indonesia. This event had 3 stages: qualification stage, semifinal stage, and final stage. This counseling competition consisted of two categories, Beginner (for students undertaking bachelor degree) and Advanced (for students undertaking apoteker – pharmacist professional degree – ). After a very tight competition, 3 winners were selected for each category. The winners of the beginner level were Margareth Christina Halim (Sanatha Darma University), Yosephine Dian Hendrawati (Sanatha Darma University) and Fitria Nur Hidayah (Gadjah Mada University). The winners for advanced level were Elok Tetry Darmayanti (Gadjah Mada University), Ratih Ayu Felista (Surakarta Muhammadiyah University), and Regina Citra Dewanti (Sanatha Darma University). The winners got a cash prize in a total sum of 9 million rupiahs, a voucher to attend the 57th International Congress of IPSF 2011 in Thailand (for the first winners), and also a School of Pharmacy ITB’s Dean trophy. Moreover, before the finals , an intermezzo event was also held, which was a seminar about haemophilia and its prevention. The speaker was a doctor and in cooperation with Himpunan Masyarakat Hemofili Indonesia (Indonesian Association for Haemophilia) and Sanguin Graha which were one of the sponsors of this event.

PCE 2010 “Good Pharmacist, Good Counseling!”

In pharmaceutics, 90% of all medicines, the active ingredient is in the form of solid particles. With the development in nanotechnology, it is now possible to produce drug nanoparticles that can be utilized in a variety of innovative ways. New drug delivery pathways can now be used that can increase drug efficacy and reduce side effects.

There are two ways to produce nanoparticle; bottom-up and top-down. Bottom-up method is the method that involves building structures atom by atom or molecule by molecule. This can be done in three ways; chemical synthesis, self-assembly and positional assembly. In top-down method, it starts with larger materials and etching, milling or machining a nanostructure from it by removing material.

Nanoparticles hold tremendous potential as an effective drug delivery system. To overcome the problems of gene and drug delivery, nanotechnology has gained interest in recent years. Nanosystems with different compositions and biological properties have been extensively investigated for drug and gene delivery applications. To achieve efficient drug delivery it is important to understand the interactions of nanomaterials with the biological environment, targeting cell-surface receptors, drug release, multiple drug administration, stability of therapeutic agents and molecular mechanisms of cell signalling involved in pathobiology of the disease under consideration.

Products of nanotechnology are expected to revolutionize modern medicine, as evidenced by recent scientific advances and global initiatives to support nanotechnology and nanomedicine research. The field of drug delivery is a direct beneficiary of these advancements. Due to their versatility in targeting tissues, accessing deep molecular targets, and controlling drug release, nanoparticles are helping address challenges to face the delivery of modern, as well as conventional drugs.

The scientific program will include plenary and invited lectures to highlight some of the major developments in Computational Methods for Science and Engineering. International Proceedings with Peer Review will be published and the selected article will be published in Chiang Mai Journal of Science.

For detail information of ICCST-I, please visist the conference website at: http://www.iccst2010.fa.itb.ac.id