Role-based Talent Planning
for
Operational Readiness
ABSTRACT
A site’s operational success relies upon the consistently high performance of its people, which site leadership often takes as a given outcome of the staff hiring process. Effective site leaders recognize the need to plan a successful journey from translating process to staff performance using a structured approach. As shown in this paper, there is a strong correlation between an individual’s performance and the clarity of their job expectations. The primary purpose of a talent plan is to map the job roles to the business and process needs, then to set the conditions for sustained performance success. See More.
Harry Benson
Director, Human Performance, CAI
Serving as the Global Director Human Performance Services at CAI, Harry Benson leads a team of experienced professionals in developing and executing programs, processes, and tools with our clients to standardize and improve the performance of their people. A former nuclear-trained submarine officer, he is an expert in organizational culture and structure, along with learning solutions design and delivery with over 20 years of experience in applying current methods for organizational effectiveness within highly technical environments. His methods have driven measurable improvements for a wide range of companies. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
High Stakes Change Management:
Remediation Post FDA Warning Letter
ABSTRACT
Your company has received an FDA warning letter, now what? As an organization finds itself in uncharted waters due to inspection results, the leader’s job is to chart a course and speed to re-inspection success without everyone jumping ship. Leaders must remember historical averages for change success hovers between 30-50% (Adam & Danaparamita, 2016; Beer et al., 1990; Kotter, 1995) during normal operations, let alone high stakes environments. Abnormal operating conditions decreases colleagues’ cognitive processing ability and result in behavioral decision making. This combination is dangerous in ambiguous operating environments with underdeveloped cultures. The organization takes social cues from leadership, which influence colleague attitudes based on responsibility and accountability. Leadership’s ability to control stress in the organization preserves resources by reducing tension, providing clarity, making trade-off decisions, and fostering effective two-way communication. Developed leaders know these attributes preserves resources, sustains culture, and leads organizations through high stakes change management environments.
Chris currently serves as a Principal Consultant for CAI, Inc where he provides biopharmaceutical clients with guidance on Organizational and Human Performance. In his past, Chris has led functional elements and multi-site organizations in pharmaceutical, beverage, and the plastics industries. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Associate Certified Coach, and currently pursuing his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Northcentral University.
[/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
Emerging Technologies in the Pharma
and Life Sciences Industry — Mixed Reality
ABSTRACT
Emerging technologies are quickly playing a greater role in how the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Industry collects, stores and interprets its data. Mixed Reality platforms are becoming more widespread in the application of displaying and
interrogating this data. This paper summarises the trials of an initiative supported by KENX USA, TU Dublin and BioPharmaChem Ireland (BPCI). One technology platform, in this case the Microsoft HoloLens 2, was trialled in 3 areas of interest for the industry; namely Remote Equipment Qualifications, Remote Audits & Inspections and Remote Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
[av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='av-align-top' space='' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' custom_margin='' margin='0px' mobile_breaking='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' padding='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' highlight='' highlight_size='' animation='' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' mobile_display='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' aria_label='' av_uid='av-8wsqe' sc_version='1.0'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Donnacha-Nagle-KENX-photo-002.jpg' attachment='30461' attachment_size='full' copyright='' caption='' styling='' align='center' font_size='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation' hover='' appearance='' link='' target='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' lazy_loading='disabled' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-kqfw0919' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' font_color='' color='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_uid='av-j0keu' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg='']
Donnacha J. Nagle
CQV Lead, Jacobs Engineering & Researcher TU DublinDonnacha J. Nagle is a pharmaceutical industry professional based in Ireland and is a recent graduate from the masters degree programme, MSc. in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology, at the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). Donnacha is an experienced Validation Engineer with over eleven years of experience in all areas of validation including; Process/Product Validation, Equipment/Automation Qualification, Facilities Qualification, Computer System Validation, Test Method Validation, and Cleaning Validation. Through strategic thinking, he has success in steering and managing complex validation projects within the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Donnacha has ambitions to become an industry leader within the pharmaceutical industry and is the current Chair of the BPCI Validation group, Ireland. Donnacha is also a recent winner of the 2018 Thesis award presented by KENX at their C&Q and Data Integrity conference, in Dublin, Ireland. Donnacha is also a published author with IVT/JVT, USA [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
[av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Egan-Michael-292x300.png' attachment='25049' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' font_color='' color='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_uid='av-j0keu' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg='']
Michael S. Egan
Lead Validation Engineer I, Alkermes Pharma IrelandMichael Egan is a Lead Validation Engineer based in Ireland and is currently undertaking the master’s degree programme, MEngSc/PG Dip in Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering at University College Cork. Michael has over eighteen years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His knowledge extends to all areas of equipment/systems operation and validation including; Equipment & System Qualification, Facility & Utility Qualification, CSV and Process/Cleaning Validation. He has success in the delivery of complex systems and processes through scientific and risk-based methods and approaches and has ambitions to become an industry leader as a technical SME/Design/Principal Engineer. Michael graduated with distinction from the master’s degree programme, MSc. in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology from Dublin Institute of Technology, for which he also won the GetReSkilled Award for “Best overall dissertation performance 2015-16”. Michael also holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from Institute of Technology Tallaght. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
How to Benefit from the Computer Software Assurance Guidance
ABSTRACT
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently proposed dramatic changes to the current Computerized System Validation (CSV) approach that is being used by most companies in the Life Science Industry. Although not yet released, the proposed Computer Software Assurance for Manufacturing, Operations, and Quality System (CSA) guidance will assist manufacturers overcome several barriers to the efficient manufacture of drugs and medical devices. This will be accomplished through the use of implementing critical thinking early in the process, which will guide the verification process rather than using the industry’s current document-centric validation approach. The Computer Software Assurance guidance will provide manufacturers with the FDA’s point of view on the CSA process and will detail how industry can employ the process to verify a computerized system’s installation and operation. This white paper presents a short history of the FDA’s CSV guidance, how it became burdensome to projects, how the CSA approach compares to existing Agency guidance, and it presents steps that can be taken to implement the CSA approach to meet the goal of lowering the cost and duration of CSV efforts.
Brian Stephens
Assistant Director, CSV, CAI
Mr. Stephens is a knowledgeable computerized system validation manager with over 25 years of experience in validating equipment and systems, leading validation projects and teams, and developing lean CSV methodologies for companies and clients. He has utilized his CSV talents to successfully develop and implement CSV remediation programs in response to audits, warning letters and consent decrees, to manage the CSV project for new manufacturing suites and greenfield building constructions, and to manage the implementation of a global validation program. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
GxP Considerations for Compliance in the Cloud
ABSTRACT
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud computing delivery model that promises various benefits, but also comes with unique risks. The life science sector has very slow cloud adoption rate. One of the potential reasons for this phenomenon, as highlighted by GAMP Cloud Special Interest Group (SIG ) is the lack of regulatory and industry guidance specific to the subject. Having reviewed the available guidance, this paper proposes the main GxP considerations associated with implementation of a SaaS system, to support GxP process including manage, store, and archive GxP data, and resolves them into a conceptual risk-based model.
Shanmugapriya Shanmugam
M.SC in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology, TU Dublin
Shanmugapriya Shanmugam is an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer based in the UK and is currently studying the master’s degree programme, MSc in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology at TU Dublin. Shanmugapriya also holds a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. Shanmugapriya has five years’ experience in the medical device industry covering computerised system validation. She has successfully delivered various cost improvement projects and process improvement activities. She also has over four years’ experience in the software industry where she had experience working with cloud based electronic data capture application. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_pc='25' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' aria_label='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' sc_version='1.0'] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vallerie_muholland-237x300.jpg' attachment='24491' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-kd67ihq1' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Valerie Mulholland
Principle Consultant, GMP Services LtdValerie has a deep interest in the future role of the Pharmaceutical Quality System and, in particular, the role of Quality Risk Management (QRM). She is currently researching a Ph.D. with the PRST (Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science Team) in TU Dublin. Her research interest is in developing a model for demonstrating the effectiveness of QRM in manufacturing operations. The Bow Tie article was written in the context of her research on moving the emphasis from reactive to proactive pharmaceutical quality management. www.gmp.ie [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth] [/av_section]
Drug Product Validation
ABSTRACT
Successful product validation depends on operational readiness: facility and equipment, development knowledge with thorough analytical and process design documentation, trained cross functional staff at the manufacturing site and a robust formulation and process. Prior to the validation phase, successful technical transfer must be completed with robust information transfer from development to manufacturing. The validation process is used to substantiate the manufacturing process documents, which contains the control strategy of the drug product and the boundary limits of the process consisting of limits of processing variables. Key process parameters (KPP), critical process parameters (CPP) and critical quality attributes (CQA) are used to define the drug product process control strategy. Validation is performed at the target parameters. All other studies to assess the boundary limits must be done prior to validation.
Mark Moreno
Principal Consultant, CAI
Mr. Moreno has over 34 years of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing experience in aseptic processing, technical service and drug product development; most of which was at Eli Lilly and Company. He developed several drug product dosage forms including oral solutions, Blow-Fill-Seal sterile inhalations and parenteral liquid and freeze-dried presentations: Responsible for devising and performing lab studies to determine the formulation and process leading to clinical supply and final commercialization phases, and supporting process/product boundary parameters. 10 years as a technical service representative for parenterals (small and large molecule dosage forms) with considerable engagement with operations, quality and engineering for continuous improvement and CAPA remediation. Mark is experienced in technical transfer exercises including scale-up activity, master batch record, validation and control strategy design and reports. During his career as a pharmaceutical scientist, he gained considerable knowledge with the formulation of freeze-dried formulations and freeze drying cycle development, including freeze drying microscopy. Experienced in manual visual inspection equipment, inspector qualification and methods for current regulatory expectations. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
Biosafety Cabinet Qualification
ABSTRACT
This paper addresses how to qualify a Biological Safety Cabinet(BSC) and includes a description for Installation and Operational Tests that should be included as part of the Qualification process.
Despite having robust design and environmental monitoring, cleanrooms are at risk for several sources of contamination. In this case, BSCs, if purchased with much consideration, are the first line of defense in providing personnel, environmental, and/or product protection against biohazards and harmful agents in a range of laboratory, research, clinical, and pharmaceutical settings. As much as selecting the right BSC is important, it is more important to ensure that the BSC is functioning correctly at a high safety level. This white paper provides a template/ description of various Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) tests that should be included at a minimum when qualifying BSCs to ensure it helps facilitate an optimum working environment.
Wamika Vohra
Commissioning & Qualification Engineer, CAIWamika Vohra is an experienced Commissioning and Qualification Engineer and an ISPE member who received her BS degree in Physical Therapy from India and MS degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from California State University, Fullerton. She always had a penchant for life sciences and pharmaceuticals and thus decided to gravitate towards these industries. She has spent the last few years utilizing her diverse background to work passionately in this field. She has worked on a wide range of projects from Gene Therapy, QC Laboratories, to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities. Wamika is currently working at Commissioning Agents Inc. and has experience working in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
IS YOUR SITE READY FOR
DATA INTEGRITY?
ABSTRACT
In 2018, the FDA released “Data Integrity and Compliance with Drug cGMP, Questions and Answers, Guidance for Industry.” Between 2015 and 2019, the number of 483 observations written globally increased by more than 10%. The increase indicates that either the industry is still catching up to compliance expectations or the FDA is inspecting with greater scrutiny. Not all of these observations are driven by the Data Integrity guidance, but the FDA has made it clear that this will be a focus area for inspections in the coming years. What are the basic principles of Data Integrity? How do you ensure that your facility is prepared for an inspection?
Jon Thompson
Principal Consultant, CAIJon is a transformational leader with over 20 years of experience in the Life Sciences. In his 20 years he has worked with several companies in the Aseptic Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology space to optimize their operational processes and implement digital solutions to meet regulatory requirements. He has led everything from global programs to standardize automated processes across a network of manufacturing facilities to implementation of a workflow process to automate Engineering Change Requests. He has helped small, clinical scale biotech companies define a digital roadmap to guide them into commercial scale manufacturing and helped some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies define digital solutions to take their operations into the Pharma 4.0 era. Jon's mission throughout his career has been to apply the principals of Lean and Six Sigma to deliver compliant digital solutions to solve his customers business problems. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
CPV Batch Record Digitization:
Challenges and Role of AI
ABSTRACT
In drug manufacturing, keeping track of data is crucial for the drug’s approval from the FDA. The “Continued Process Verification” (CPV) data needs to be maintained for ensuring that the product outputs are within predetermined quality limits. In spite of rising demand for the creation of digital data directly at the source itself, some companies follow the traditional methods of documenting the processes parameters on paper, on designed forms. This leads to data being inaccessible for others unless it is again digitized by someone. The traditional way of achieving this is to have someone enter the data into a computer system by shuffling around the pages in the document. The manual process consumes a lot of time and leaves very little time for the data entered to be validated. This article briefly describes the possible methods of automating the manual data entry process, and how the upcoming technologies can be used for this work.
Akash Gajbhiye
Lead Data Scientist, Aventior Inc.Akash Gajbhiye is the Lead Data Scientist at Aventior Inc. He is responsible for design, development and implementation of the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence based solutions. He currently leads all the Machine Learning and Deep Learning based solutions development, across various projects pertaining to Computer Vision and Automated Data Extraction technologies, and is involved in projects with some of the large Bio-Tech firms in the US and satellite operator companies in East-Asia. Akash’s areas of research are in the computer vision and synthetic data generation domains. He comes from an interdisciplinary educational background in applied mathematics, with specialization in Mathematical Modelling and Simulation Development. In the past, he has worked with many R&D and heavy engineering organizations. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Abhijit-Ray-e1578588395948.jpg' attachment='24025' attachment_size='full' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Abhijit Ray
CTO And Co-Founder, Aventior, Inc.Abhijit is the CTO and co-founder of Aventior. With over 20 years in technology and working with some of the leading Biotech and Pharma companies, Abhijit has been instrumental is designing new AI solutions for process automation including document processing. Aventior’s solutions for Continued Process Verification and Data Management helps Biotech firms help decrease their efforts in data management, meta-data management and compliance. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section]
The Big Reshuffle —
Impact Assessments and System Criticality
ABSTRACT
A big reshuffle has been made in one of the principal guidelines for Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) within the pharmaceutical industry today. The changes seek to improve the application of Quality Risk Management (QRM), a growing element of regulatory expectation. This research investigates the impact and implications of the changes to a key area of C&Q – namely impact assessments and system criticality. Have the current challenges been addressed by the update? Does the updated guidance provide clarity on the application of QRM to C&Q? This article explores how these changes bring a modern approach to C&Q.
Laura Butchart
Validation EngineerLaura Butchart is a validation engineer based in the UK and is currently studying the master’s degree programme, MSc in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology at TU Dublin. Laura also holds a bachelor’s degree in Medical and Environmental Microbiology and a City & Guilds Diploma in Steriliser Testing Technology. Laura has over twelve years’ experience in the validation covering IVD, MD and Pharmaceutical industries. She has had success with delivery of projects including start up and capital projects with experience in equipment qualification, facility qualification, computer system validation, process validation and cleaning validation. Laura has achieved varied process improvement activities with application of scientific and risk-based disciplines. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Egan-Michael-292x300.png' attachment='25049' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' font_color='' color='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_uid='av-j0keu' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg='']
Michael S. Egan
Lead Validation Engineer I, Alkermes Pharma IrelandMichael Egan is a Lead Validation Engineer based in Ireland and is currently undertaking the master’s degree programme, MEngSc/PG Dip in Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering at University College Cork. Michael has over eighteen years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His knowledge extends to all areas of equipment/systems operation and validation including; Equipment & System Qualification, Facility & Utility Qualification, CSV and Process/Cleaning Validation. He has success in the delivery of complex systems and processes through scientific and risk-based methods and approaches and has ambitions to become an industry leader as a technical SME/Design/Principal Engineer. Michael graduated with distinction from the master’s degree programme, MSc. in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology from Dublin Institute of Technology, for which he also won the GetReSkilled Award for “Best overall dissertation performance 2015-16”. Michael also holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from Institute of Technology Tallaght. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='av-align-top' space='' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' custom_margin='' margin='0px' mobile_breaking='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' padding='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' highlight='' highlight_size='' animation='' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' mobile_display='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' aria_label='' av_uid='av-8wsqe' sc_version='1.0'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Donnacha-Nagle-KENX-photo-002.jpg' attachment='30461' attachment_size='full' copyright='' caption='' styling='' align='center' font_size='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation' hover='' appearance='' link='' target='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' lazy_loading='disabled' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-kqfw0919' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' font_color='' color='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_uid='av-j0keu' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg='']
Donnacha J. Nagle
CQV Lead, Jacobs Engineering & Researcher TU DublinDonnacha J. Nagle is a pharmaceutical industry professional based in Ireland and is a recent graduate from the masters degree programme, MSc. in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology, at the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). Donnacha is an experienced Validation Engineer with over eleven years of experience in all areas of validation including; Process/Product Validation, Equipment/Automation Qualification, Facilities Qualification, Computer System Validation, Test Method Validation, and Cleaning Validation. Through strategic thinking, he has success in steering and managing complex validation projects within the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Donnacha has ambitions to become an industry leader within the pharmaceutical industry and is the current Chair of the BPCI Validation group, Ireland. Donnacha is also a recent winner of the 2018 Thesis award presented by KENX at their C&Q and Data Integrity conference, in Dublin, Ireland. Donnacha is also a published author with IVT/JVT, USA [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Philip_Jarvis200.jpg' attachment='29321' attachment_size='full' copyright='' caption='' styling='' align='center' font_size='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation' hover='' appearance='' link='' target='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' lazy_loading='disabled' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-x3ejy' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Philip Jarvis
Global C&Q Lead, AbbVie
Mr. Jarvis is an experienced team leader with over 20 years of experience in all areas of validation including; process/product validation, facilities validation, CSV and 21 CFR Part 11, test method validation, equipment/automated processes and cleaning validation. Through strategic thinking, he has success in steering and managing complex validation projects within the medical device / pharmaceutical / and biologic industries. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AlmaOreilly200.jpg' attachment='29265' attachment_size='full' copyright='' caption='' styling='' align='center' font_size='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation' hover='' appearance='' link='' target='' title_attr='' alt_attr='' lazy_loading='disabled' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-koawbo6r' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/alma-223x300.jpg' attachment='25066' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Alma O’Reilly
Validation Manager at LEO Pharma DublinAlma O’Reilly is the Validation Manager at LEO Pharma, Dublin and is a researcher at the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). Alma has over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. In that time, she has worked in API, Bulk Process, Fill Finish and Packing Operations. She has extensive experience with automation systems, EBR, serialisation, clean utilities, CSV and equipment, cleaning, and process validation. She is currently heading up LEO Pharma’s drive to standardise C&Q systems and procedures across the group including 5 manufacturing sites. Alma holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Validation Technologies and is a published author with IVT/JVT, USA. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Phillip-Ison-225x300.jpg' attachment='25057' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Phillip W. Isom
Small Molecule Engineering Strategy and Integration ConsultantPhillip (Phil) Isom is a pharmaceutical industry professional currently based in Ireland with significant global manufacturing experience (USA, Ireland, China, Japan). Phil is a Chemical Engineer by training with over seventeen years of experience in all areas of pharmaceutical manufacturing including; process engineering, quality assurance, engineering leadership, and operations leadership, across multiple technology platforms. He has success in delivering complex global business process changes, including design and deployment of a streamlined global program for equipment qualification. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth][/av_section] [av_section min_height='' min_height_px='500px' padding='default' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom_border='no-border-styling' bottom_border_diagonal_color='#333333' bottom_border_diagonal_direction='' bottom_border_style='' custom_margin='0px' custom_margin_sync='true' custom_arrow_bg='' id='' color='main_color' background='bg_color' custom_bg='#ececec' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' attach='scroll' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' video='' video_ratio='16:9' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern='' av_element_hidden_in_editor='0' av_uid='av-17kvae' custom_class=''] [av_one_fourth first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-10fcge'] [av_image src='https://kenx.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Siobhan-Griffin-187x300.jpg' attachment='25053' attachment_size='medium' align='center' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-x3ejy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][/av_image] [/av_one_fourth][av_three_fourth min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' row_boxshadow='' row_boxshadow_color='' row_boxshadow_width='10' link='' linktarget='' link_hover='' padding='0px' highlight='' highlight_size='' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' column_boxshadow='' column_boxshadow_color='' column_boxshadow_width='10' background='bg_color' background_color='' background_gradient_color1='' background_gradient_color2='' background_gradient_direction='vertical' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_breaking='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-t3ewu'] [av_textblock size='18' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-j0keu' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']
Siobhán Griffin
Project Engineer at Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd.Siobhán Griffin is a pharmaceutical industry professional based in Ireland and is currently finalising her studies on the Master’s Degree programme, MSc. in Biopharmaceutical Science, a programme which is jointly offered by IT Sligo (the Institute of Technology Sligo) and NIBRT (National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training). Siobhan has over ten years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the areas of engineering, validation, projects, quality and regulatory affairs. [/av_textblock] [/av_three_fourth] [/av_section]
135 E Kings Highway
3rd Floor
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Email: info@kenx.org
Phone: 858 649 3251