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The 2025 ISPE Europe Annual Conference will take place from Monday, 12 May to Wednesday, 14 May 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Participants will be able to attend in person or virtually. Heather Watson,...
What does it mean to be a “team member?” What ideas come to mind in your favorite sport where you think of membership on that team or club?
What happens when you change the perspective to “team player?” What ideas come to mind then? Will the group have improved performance when it is full of team players rather than just team members?
Chris Leman received the ISPE United Kingdom (UK) Affiliate Member of the Year Award at the ISPE UK Affiliate Annual Conference and Awards Dinner in London, Heathrow in November 2024. Leman was honored as ISPE UK 2024 Member of the Year in recognition of his incredible contributions which included leading the ISPE UK North West region, creating the new UK Commissioning and Qualification...
The pharmaceutical industry continues to face increasing demands for more efficient and effective manufacturing processes, particularly when it comes to aseptic processing. With an emphasis on safety, sterility, and the quality of biologics and injectables, the field of aseptic processing is critical for delivering life-saving medications. ISPE invites all pharmaceutical professionals to join...
In this blog post, ISPE Emerging Leader member Peyton Myers, details his experience in his first year as an ISPE member. Myers was attended the 2023 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas as an ISPE Foundation Professional Development Grant recipient and earned a two-year membership with the organization as part of the
Advances in pharmaceutical regulation and pharmaceutical technology don’t always coincide. Each advancement moves on its own schedule, driven by its own unique forces. But sometimes there is a synergy, when advances in technology can help regulators to achieve their objectives and changes in regulation come at just the right time to enable a technology to be impactful. This interplay between...
In the “Technology, Digital Transformation, and Pharma 4.0™” track at the upcoming 2025 ISPE Facilities of the Future Conference, audiences will have the opportunity to learn how cross-industry...
The 2024 ISPE International Honor Awards enable the ISPE community to recognize and celebrate the dedicated professionals who volunteer countless hours to support ISPE and its mission. This year’s awards were presented in October at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA.
As the pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate, the design and delivery of manufacturing facilities must keep pace with the associated changing requirements. The drivers for change are also diverse both with internal and external factors being relevant. For facility design this means a more focused risk-based approach is followed. The result is facilities which...
In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of pharmaceutical manufacturing, companies must respond to and navigate complex challenges to minimize risks and assure their manufacturing strategies deliver measurable value. As businesses evaluate whether to modify, expand or design new facilities, they must define and develop a robust and resilient framework for their manufacturing spaces and...
The 2024 ISPE International Honor Awards, presented at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, enable the ISPE community to recognize and celebrate ISPE members who go above and beyond in supporting ISPE and its...
Expanding on the traditional focus of ISPE’s Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA), United Therapeutics has earned an Honorable Mention in the Social Impact category for their extraordinary...
In 2024, the Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) honored Zydus Pharmaceuticals with an Honorable Mention for their state-of-the-art Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This recognition highlights Zydus’s commitment to innovation, efficiency, and patient accessibility within the pharmaceutical industry.
ISPE has announced the new 2024-2025 ISPE Affiliate and Chapter Council Chairs and Co-Chairs. ISPE Regional Affiliate Councils collaborate efficiently with the international ISPE organization and local regional peers to ensure optimal alignment and support for local success. ISPE currently has three regional affiliate councils including: Asia-Pacific Affiliate Council (APAC), European...
In 2020, CSL initiated a benchmarking activity with a small group of peer companies identified through ISPE to explore creation and maturation of Asset Management programs at each company. The initial sessions were a success, covering topics such as Asset Condition Evaluations and Asset Management Governance. CSL was keen to continue the conversations and gather more insights on certain...
At the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, in Orlando, Florida, this past October, ISPE proudly recognized Niranjan Kulkarni, PhD, with the prestigious Max Seales Yonker Award, as part of the 2024 International Honor Awards. Kulkarni was honored for his extraordinary volunteer service, leadership, and unwavering commitment to...
Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are medicines based on genes, tissues, or cells. This class of products cannot be terminally sterilized and, in many cases, cannot be filtered and are manufactured by Aseptic processing. The increase in demand for these life-changing products has been fraught with technical and regulatory challenges as laboratory processes are scaled to commercial...
ISPE’s Pharma 4.0™ Baseline Guide authoring team received the prestigious Committee of the Year Award, as part of the 2024 ISPE International Honor Awards which were presented at this year’s 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo., The Committee of the Year Award recognized the Pharma 4.0™ Baseline Guide Authoring Team for their...
