Read, Learn, Innovate: Top Blog Posts from July 2021
Featured in this edition of iSpeak Reading Roundup, are the top blog posts from July 2021. Discover key insights for cleaning validation practices, risk-based approaches to quality, and more for what the pharmaceutical industry was reading last month.
Why is Data Integrity Critical in the Pharma Industry?
In the global business environment, advancements in technology and digital platforms are changing how business operations are being carried out. The big data explosion has ensured that business and the digital platform become synonymous to enhance the productivity and efficiency of businesses.1
Volunteer Opportunity for Round Table Discussion on Single-Use Supply Crisis
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COVID-19 has caused disruptions and delays with supply chain all across the world. Single-Use technologies (SUT) play a vital role in manufacturing of pandemic vaccines and have drastically reduced the typical vaccine development and manufacturing production timelines. The pandemic has further increased the sourcing demands for SUT. This non-forecasted demand has led to extended lead times or even shortage scenarios.
Then & Now: Exploring Facilities of the Future
I’m from the past, but to some degree, we all are.
A number of years ago, I received my Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a desire to make the world a better place. I joined the pharmaceutical industry with that goal in mind. 30 years later, I have that same desire, but the industry looks significantly different.
Emerging Technologies in Facilities of the Future
The issues of production output, supply chain shortages, and cold chain distribution have been discussed in mainstream media and are now commonly understood. However, when COVID-19 took hold at the start of 2020, most countries were not prepared or knew how to respond. With a focus on protecting their citizens, strengthening their economies and returning life back to normal, governments were searching for solutions to a hugely complex global problem at breakneck speed.
ISPE Member Spotlight: John Clarke
John Clarke works with Pfizer in Dublin, Ireland and is currently the Process Lead on a facility expansion project for conjugate vaccine manufacture. John graduated from University College Cork with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and earned a Masters of Engineering Science in Biopharmaceutical Engineering from University College Dublin and has held roles across Quality, Validation, and Manufacturing Support functions.
