The executive committee of the Formulation Science and Technology Group (RSC-FST) is made of elected representatives of the membership.  The offices of the committee are the Chair (de facto trustee of the subject group), the Secretary and the Treasurer.   The primary responsibility of the committee is to oversee the smooth running of the activities of the Formulation Science and Technology Group, in particular its many conferences.

RSC-FST committee members:
  1. Chair: Helen Ryder.   Henry Royce Institute.  
  2. Secretary:  Philip Gill. Roxel UK.  
  3. Treasurer: Vivian Christogianni.  Arda Biomaterials Ltd. 
  4. Emanuel Ajayi. Aramco
  5. Nikolaos Daskalakis
  6. Sam Peel, IFF
  7. Bernadeta Pochopien, BP
  8. Shashi Ravi Suman Rudrangi Kent-Athlone Pharma Group, 
  9. Denise Li.  Edinburgh Complex Fluids Partnership (ECFP). 
  10. Bin Yang.  AstraZeneca
  11. Maria Inam.  CPI
  12. Bindhu Gururajan.  Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland. 

Link to detailed committee bios

Co-opted/ Non-voting members

  • Ian Howell, Unilever
  • Jon Jones, BMS
  • Kevan Hatchman, Synthomer
  • Cuross Bakhtair, Harley Street Cosmetics Ltd
  • Matthew Giles, Innospec
 
Past FSTG Chair:
2012-2019. Prof Simon Gibbon
2003-2011. Dr Simon Higgins
2001-2003. Dr David Hodge
1996-2001. Prof Gordon J.T. Tiddy
Gordon had an illustrious industrial and academic career as a world leading expert in the fields of surfactant, colloid, and formulation sciences as well as being recognised for his expertise in NMR. He was well-respected and responsible for the formation of the RSC's Formulation Science and Technology Group. With a firm foundation set the FSTG has remained an active and dedicated interest group supporting the formulation community. Gordon earned recognition for his research accomplishments; the Rhodia prize by the European Colloid and Interface Society in 2007 and the inaugural Formula Pierre Fillet Award in 2013.
 
 
 
 
 

The committee welcomes nominations for members at any time. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to supply nominations and details.

RSC Formulation Science and Technology Group won the 2021 Inspirational Committee Award for the successful transition of their conference programme to run online during the Covid-19 pandemic!
We couldn't be prouder :)

2021 07 29 11 53 15 PowerPoint Slide Show winners collage

 

The Formulation Science and Technology Group (FSTG) is a subject group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London (U.K.). It is the leading scientific organisation dedicated to product formulation. The FSTG promotes technology exchange over all aspects of product formulation, from initial product concept to manufacture.  Join us to find out how formulations impact your life and how we make, characterise and use them everyday (details of how to join the FSTG). 
 

Purpose of the FSTG

To act as an international forum at all stages of product formulation and to be a key point of reference for professionals in the field of formulation science and technology. The FSTG is concerned with promoting ethical and sustainable formulations and will support, and contribute to, identifying best practices, promote innovation and raise awareness of developments for the benefit of the scientific community.

Terms of Reference

  1. To organise scientific meetings and other activities to enable those involved in formulation to adopt best practices, exchange knowledge and promote innovation.
  2. To enable dialogue between all parties concerned with formulation to foster awareness of the field of formulation science and technology and to educate practitioners.
  3. To understand and disseminate relevant policies and practices to the formulation community.
  4. To share and facilitate knowledge exchange between members, academia, industry, stakeholders, and policymakers.
  5. To identify the impact of science and technology on all aspects of product formulation, including (but not limited to) pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, consumer products, speciality chemicals and industrial products.
  6. To emphasise, explore and extend the contribution of chemistry to formulation science and technology from initial concept to market research and future design. 
 

Activities include:

  • 1-day virtual, hybrid & in-person events (workshops, symposia, meetings...)
  • Multi-day events (conferences, symposia, meetings...)
  • Training events
  • Awards, bursaries or travel grants
  • Early career researcher specific events (targeted at students, postgraduates, postdocs, all early career scientists)
The FSTG works together with the National Formulation Centre to drive strategic activity in formulation for the benefit of the UK. 
To find out more about the NFC, visit the CPI website

To contact us please email the FSTG Secretary, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 
Find out more about us ... FSTG commitee, FSTG AGMs and FSTG Newsletter 

 

What is formulation?

The science and technology of formulation is about making making products from raw materials.

formulation dictionary definition

It could also be said that formulation is about designing the everyday products we all use: detergents, cosmetics, paints, pharmaceuticals, food to the oil in our cars.
The formulation industry encompasses all the major names of household products we all depend on, but also specialist industrial products.
It is a vast industry that is brought together under the banner of the Formulation Sceince and Technology Group.
Formulation science covers the core of physical and colloid chemistries, as well as analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutcial and biological sciences.
Because formulations, or products, are aimed at end users, formulation scientists must also interact with marketing, packing and device experts, and be mindful of environmental and toxicological issues.