October 20-22, 2008 | Chicago, Illinois
Conference | Courses | Exhibition

Download brochure (1.57 MB) PDA’s 3rd Annual Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology will bring together professionals from all levels of industry to network and benefit from a program that demystifies the underlying science of microbiology and seeks to solve the problems that our industry faces on a daily basis. The comprehensive program agenda will include presentations from regulatory and industry representatives from around the world who will share recent case studies and current trends in the field of pharmaceutical microbiology. Plenary and concurrent sessions will feature topics such as: The role of microbiology in Quality by Design Managing microbial risk, microbial contamination control and risk management in aseptic processing/manufacturing Current trends in environmental monitoring Appropriate strategies for maintaining a non-sterile manufacturing environment Rapid microbiological methods, microbial identification technologies, endotoxin testing and the use of statistics during data review and validation activities Elements of a successful cleaning, sterilization and disinfection validation program Global regulatory and pharmacopeial expectations

Take Home Benefits

Describe the role of microbiology in Quality by Design, including managing microbial risk, microbial contamination control and risk management in aseptic processing/manufacturing Identify current trends in environmental monitoring, including setting alert/action limits and detecting viable but non-culturable organisms Implement appropriate strategies for maintaining a non-sterile manufacturing environment (the importance of microbial identification, testing for and understanding the impact of objectionable organisms, and resolving microbial challenges associated with non-sterile operations) Summarize new advances in rapid microbiological methods, microbial identification technologies, endotoxin testing and the use of statistics during data review and validation activities Explain the elements of a successful cleaning, sterilization and disinfection validation program, and the basics of development programs for preservative systems Identify local regulatory and pharmacopeial expectation

Who Should Attend

Departments Microbiology | Compliance | Engineering | Manufacturing | QA/QC | Development | Regulatory Affairs | Research and Discovery | Technical Operations | Validation Level of Expertise Executives | Senior Management | Scientists/Technicians | Researchers | Bench personnel Job Function Pharmaceuticals | Medical Device | Product and Process | Technical Services | Biotechnology | Bulk Chemical | Consulting | Development

Contacts

Paula Pagano Senior Programs Manager Phone: +1 (301) 656-5900 ext. 149 Email: pagano@pda.org