Agenda

Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 2

23 June

24 June

25 June

Day 1 – Session 1
Panel
12:00 – 13:15 BST

Modernising environmental monitoring 

Waves of pharmaceutical product innovation require environmental monitoring approaches that can advance in lockstep with the increasing range of emerging modalities and advanced therapies. 

Amid this progress, traditional environmental monitoring practices and processes are also in need of updating, with novel tools and technologies an often untapped resource. This session will discuss: 

  • Validating approaches for biologics, cell and gene therapies and beyond 
  • Assessing advanced compliance tools 
  • Becoming more proactive in environmental monitoring 
Day 1 – Session 2
Panel
13:30 – 14:45 BST

Transforming endotoxin testing 

Endotoxin testing is a crucial element of pharma companies’ contamination control strategies, with significant patient safety, product quality and manufacturing process implications. 

Amid growing pressure on pharma manufacturers to take a more sustainable approach to their endotoxin tests and drastically reduce their reliance on finite natural resources, this session will discuss: 

  • Advances in endotoxin testing 
  • Successfully switching to non-animal reagents and assays 
  • Tackling speed, cost and complexity in endotoxin testing 
Day 1 – Session 3
Panel
15:00 – 16:15 BST

Optimising contamination control 

Minimising the risk of microbial contamination requires careful planning, operation, equipment and process decisions as part of an overarching contamination control strategy. 

This session will discuss some state-of-the-art approaches to establishing and innovating contamination control, including:  

  • Building capacity to detect challenging contaminants 
  • Reducing contamination risks after planned shutdowns  
  • Updating cleanroom design