Touchlight Hampton Facility Tour: From Victorian Waterworks to Award-Winning GMP Manufacturing
Hosted by Touchlight in Partnership with the ISPE UK Affiliate
Date 7th October 2026
Time: 17:30 - 20:30
Event Overview
Join Touchlight for an exclusive evening visit to its Hampton manufacturing facility, winner of a Facility of the Year Award (FOYA). The event will explore the transformation of a historic Victorian waterworks site into a modern GMP manufacturing facility, whilst showcasing Touchlight's innovative DNA technology platform.
The programme combines presentations on the site's heritage, engineering challenges, manufacturing capabilities, and technology, followed by a guided facility tour. There will also be an opportunity to learn about the FOYA submission process and network with industry colleagues.
Agenda
Time Activity
17:30 – 18:00 Arrival, registration, refreshments, networking
18:00 – 18:10 Welcome and introduction – Jonny Ohlson (Founder & Executive Chairman)
18:10 – 18:30 History of Hampton Waterworks – Richard Albanese, London Museum of Water & Steam
18:30 – 18:50 Facility Transformation & Manufacturing Capability – Dave Pain, VP Manufacturing Operations
18:50 – 19:10 Touchlight Technology Overview – Tommy Duncan (CBO) or Jill Makin (CSO)
19:10 – 19:20 ISPE and FOYA Overview – Zam Thahir Past Chair UK Affiliate
19:20 – 19:30 Questions & Discussion
19:30 – 20:15 Guided Site Tour (non-GMP areas plus facility highlights)
20:15 – 20:30 Networking and close
Estimated finish: 20:30
- subject to change
Speaker Line-Up
- Jonny Ohlson – Touchlight company introduction
- Richard Albanese – History of Hampton Waterworks
- Dave Pain – Facility build and manufacturing capability
- Tommy Duncan or Jill Makin – Touchlight technology overview
- ISPE representative – FOYA process and industry engagement overview
Key Themes
- Adaptive reuse of a historic industrial building
- Engineering and GMP challenges in facility conversion
- Manufacturing capability development
- DNA technology and innovation
- Facility of the Year Award journey
- Preservation of industrial heritage within modern biopharmaceutical manufacturing