Good Glass Handling Practices in Parenteral Packaging

Venice, Italy
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Glass vials, syringes and cartridges are commonly used in the packaging of parenteral pharmaceuticals. Good glass handling practices are essential to assuring that the glass-based container performs as intended in maintaining the safety and efficacy of the drug product. The two-day workshop will offer insight into the science of glass and its inherent properties. It will review container design and dimensioning. It will cover glass strength and fracture mechanics. It will review the fundamental principles of good glass handling and will follow, step-by-step, the processes for packaging parenterals in vials, cartridges and syringes. Further insight into glass breakage including an overview of fracture analysis using fractography will be presented.

Who Should Attend:

  • Packaging engineers
  • Quality personnel
  • Filling line technicians
  • Supervisors and engineering support
  • Those responding to failure complaints
  • Root cause investigators

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding the nature of glass
  • Learning what triggers glass breakage
  • Knowing how to inspect glass containers for breakage-relevant defects
  • Applying the knowledge to avoid glass breakage in the filling line
  • In case of breakage applying a structured way of evaluating it
  • Being a able to read from the splinters and broken glass
Event Location
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Giudecca 810, Venice, Italy Get Directions

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ALL PRICES IN EURO (EUR), EXCLUDING VAT.

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Day 1

Faculty

Roger Asselta, Genesis Technical Advisors
Bettine Boltres, PhD, SCHOTT AG


Elke von LaufenburgElke von Laufenberg 
Manager Training & Education
Tel: +49 (0) 30 43 655 08-21
Fax: +49 (0) 30 43 655 08-66
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Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

Giudecca 810
Venice, Italy , Italy

Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Giudecca 810, 
Venice, 30133
Italy 
TEL: +39-041-272 3311 
FAX: +39-041-272 3490
www.hilton.com/venice

Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

Once a flourishing flourmill, Hilton Molino Stucky Venice has been beautifully restored and offers a different view of the magical city of Venice. 
Explore Venice from the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel, a historical, neo-gothic building on Guidecca Island, once home to a grand flour mill in 1895. Visit Venice attractions, just a few minutes from the hotel via shuttle boat service to St. Mark's Square.

Revive in a comfortable guest room featuring timber beam ceilings, a marble bathroom and plush Venetian fabrics. Choose an Executive Room, and enjoy access to the Executive Lounge, serving complimentary drinks and snacks all day. Relax in an Executive Suite or in a Tower Suite with a spacious, separate living area.

Hilton Molino Stucky Venice has been nominated World's Leading Conference Hotel 2015 by World Travel Awards. The hotel won the titles of Europe's and Italy's Leading Conference Hotel 2013, 2014 and 2015. Boasting Venice's largest congress center the hotel's ballroom has space for 1,000 guests. 

Indulge in delicious cuisine at one of seven bars and restaurants. Savor fresh, seasonal ingredients at this Venice hotel's signature restaurant, Aromi, and enjoy alfresco dining on the terrace beside the canal. Sip fine wine, and admire Venice’s spectacular sweeping vistas at the stylish Skyline Rooftop Bar.

Plunge into the rooftop pool, open seasonally from mid May to September, and take in beautiful views of Venice. Work out in the 24-hour fitness center, complete with the latest exercise equipment. Indulge in spa treatments in the hotel's wellness center, or bathe in the Turkish bath.

Room Reservation

PDA Europe had reserved a limited number of bedrooms. Unfortunately all rooms at the PDA group rate are sold.

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How to get there

Airport Marco Polo Venice (Marco Polo-Tessera)

Directions

You can reach Piazzale Roma (bus station) with the public bus line n.5, then take "vaporetto" water public bus line 2 or 4.1 direction Giudecca-San Marco to reach the hotel. 
The stop is Palanca and after 5 mins walk you are at the hotel. 
Distance from Hotel: 10 km
Drive Time: 40 min
Typical Minimum Charge

Public: Waterbus Service 13.00 EUR
Private: Watertaxi 100.00 EUR

Treviso-Sant'Angelo

Directions

Take public bus to Piazzale Roma (bus station), then board the water public bus 2 or 4.1 to Giudecca-San Marco (stop "Palanca" and walk 5 mins to hotel). If you have luggage, stop at Zattere and take shuttle boat that stops at the hotel. 

Distance from Hotel: 60 km.
Drive Time: 90 min.

Type
Typical Minimum Charge
Bus Service 15.00 EUR  
Super Shuttle 3.5 EUR p/person p/stay

Parking
Self parking: Not Available 
Valet: Not Available