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FREE for ISPE Members!
Webinar Summary:
An effective cleaning program that ensures facilities and equipment are clean is fundamental to the success of manufacturing facilities producing finished pharmaceutical products. This is also a crucial component of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) to ensure product safety. One essential component of a good cleaning program is ensuring that any disinfectants used in cleaning processes are effective. This can be determined by performing Disinfectant Efficacy Studies (DES), which determines if tested disinfectants are able to effectively reduce or eliminate the microbial load present on surfaces and equipment. Many factors can impact the effective disinfection of surfaces and equipment, leading to a seemingly complex process for DES design and execution.
By the end of this webinar, participants can expect to learn the best approaches to performing successful disinfectant efficacy studies, with information regarding:
• Understanding the difference between DES and cleaning validation studies
• Factors that influence the success of DES
• Best practices for designing DES
Presenter:
Yvonne Nyavor, PhD has been with Boston Analytical since 2021 and works with the Microbiology Department as the Principal Scientist for Microbiome. In Addition, Yvonne works with Business Development and Client Services, and collaborates with Analytical Development, Raw Materials/Chemistry and Large Molecules on Microbiome related projects. She has a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Idaho and a bachelor's in biology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. Her PhD and postdoctoral work focused on how the gut microbiome impacts human health.