In each issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering®, we introduce a member of the ISPE staff who provides ISPE members with key information and services. Meet Isabella Stoup, the ISPE Foundation, Senior Coordinator, Development.
The ISPE Drug Shortages Initiative team was invited to present an overview of ISPE’s body of work in drug shortage prevention to the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Medicine Shortages Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Working Party at the October 2024 meeting in Amsterdam.
Ferdinando E. Aspesi, PhD, is a Senior Partner at Bridge Associates International, LLC, New Jersey, USA, where he advises pharmaceutical companies on quality strategy, organizational design, and quality and compliance issues. In his more than 44 years of experience in the industry, Aspesi has worked in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and drug products quality assurance and quality...
Trish Melton, PhD, has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, working in both manufacturing and service organizations. She is the Founder and Managing Director of MIME Solutions Ltd., a consultancy that has been providing support to the global pharmaceutical industry for 21 years in areas such as project, quality, and risk management, as well as in developing...
The second edition of the ISPE Good Practice Guide: Ozone Sanitization of Pharmaceutical Water Storage and Distribution Systems offers comprehensive guidance on designing and operating pharmaceutical water storage and distribution systems that utilize ozone for sanitization, outlining key principles for implementing an effective sanitization approach.
At the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, Women in Pharma® hosted the transformative Adaptable Leadership Workshop. This three-hour session brought together over 60 attendees eager to improve their leadership abilities, team dynamics, and regulatory interaction strategies.
Long-time ISPE member Roger Nosal was honored with the ISPE Richard B. Purdy Distinguished Achievement Award at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo in Orlando, Florida, US.
The 2025 ISPE Europe Annual Conference will be held 12–14 May in London, England, and virtually. Heather Watson, the Conference Chair, offers advice and shares what attendees can expect at the upcoming event.
India’s pharmaceutical sector is not only a cornerstone of its national economy, but it’s also a pivotal player on a global stage. As of 2023, India ranked as the third-largest producer of drugs and pharmaceuticals by volume, with a 20% global share in the export of generic drugs. Currently valued at US$50 billion, the country has an ambitious goal for the sector: Grow its value to US$450 billion...
