Dear IPEC Federation members and friends,
welcome to 2025’s first issue of IPEC Federation Connect.

In this edition, we present the priority objectives for this year and regional updates from our five regional IPEC members. This year will be a busy one and, as well as those events detailed herein, the IPEC Federation is looking forward to supporting members’ conferences in China, India and Japan.

Enjoy reading it, share it widely, and of course, we welcome your feedback and suggestions at info@ipec-federation.org.

IPEC Federation Secretariat

In this issue:

• Strategic Focus and Priority Objectives
• IPEC Federation General Assembly
• IPEC Quality-by-Design Guide and webinar
• IPEC Europe Excipients Forum 2025
• Updates from IPEC-Americas
• Updates from IPEC Japan
• Updates from IPEC China
• International Journal of Pharmaceutical Excipients
• IPEC Europe Excipient Conference 2025
• 2025 work plan for IPEC Guides and Positions
• Excipient World 2025