The Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter of ISPE was established in 1994 to meet the needs of the growing pharmaceutical and biotech industries in the area. Today, they continue to support the local industries and provide education, training and networking events to members and non-members alike.
The Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter of ISPE was established in 1994 to meet the needs of the growing pharmaceutical and biotech industries in the area. Today, they continue to support the local industries and provide education, training and networking events to members and non-members alike.
In the iSpeak Blog posting on 14 March 2023, the first part of this blog series introduced the results of a survey that was conducted of users of single-use assemblies. The...
Members of the paperless validation subcommittee created this blog post to discuss and recommend “true copy verification practices” for the use of Paperless validation systems...
The Biopharmaceutical industry continues to grow and deliver life-changing medicines to patients as evidenced by the number of drug approvals by the FDA year after year. In...
The Mid-Atlantic Science & Technology (MAST) Showcase will be held IN-PERSON again this year. A full day of programming, free to attend, but registration is required. 70+ Life...
Thank you to the program committee, speakers, attendees and all those involved for a successful 2023 ISPE Aseptic Conference! See you next year in Vienna, Austria!
Today, and every day, ISPE’s Women in Pharma is working to create an equitable pharmaceutical industry! Equal opportunity for equal effort remains the goal for ISPE’s Women in Pharma initiative, with women and their...
Register now for the 2023 ISPE Aseptic Conference, the #1 event for aseptic and sterile manufacturing professionals that has been setting the pace for over 30 years. Join us in North Bethesda, MD from 6–7 March 2023 to...
Good Practice Guide: Containment for Potent Compounds
Published
The ISPE Good Practice Guide: Containment for Potent Compounds covers all aspects of pharmaceutical containment including background to safe working levels and the mechanisms of exposure and how such exposure can be controlled. There are chapters on typically applied approaches used in containing exposure for commonly applied process systems across all elements of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
Cultural excellence is the expressed and implied ways in which an organization operates. Excellence in quality culture is essential for delivering robust and sustained quality performance and ensuring patient-focused outcomes. Culture determines quality outcomes by affecting the organization’s ability to identify and act upon near-miss shortages, ensuring the integrity of its data, assuring transparent problem escalation, and striving for operational excellence.
APQ Guide: Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS)
Published
The Process Performance and Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS) is a fundamental element of the PQS described in ICH Q10. An effective PPPQMS ensures a state of control is maintained and facilitates continual improvement. The ISPE APQ Guide: PPPQMS provides a quality management framework for assessing and advancing an organization’s PPPQMS.
Maintaining the principles and framework of the First Edition, GAMP® 5 (Second Edition) is newly revised and expanded to address the increased importance of service providers, evolving approaches to software development, and the more widespread use of software tools and automation. It highlights the use of Critical Thinking by knowledgeable and experienced SMEs to define appropriate approaches.
As the pharmaceutical industry faces ever-changing global challenges and market forces, it must review and revise product design to ensure that quality products remain available in the marketplace while moving toward zero pollution for air...