ADVANCES IN STERILE PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGIES

ADVANCES IN STERILE PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGIES

Chair:  Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
Co-Chair:  Prof. Dr. Fars Alanazi (KSA)

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

8:00-8:30      Registration/sign up
8:30-9:30      Introduction to the World of Sterile Products
                      Eng. M. Sihra (USA)
9:30-10:30     Fundamentals of Formulating Sterile Dosage Forms:                                                                                           
Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
10:30-11:00   Coffee Break
11:00-1:00     Pharmaceutical Water & Steam Systems
                      Dr. Paulo Curto (ITALY)   
1:00-2:00     Lunch
2:00-3:00      Sterile Dispersed Dosage Forms
Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
3:00-3:30      Coffee Break
3:30-5:00       Sterilized Production: Process Improvement Using an Integrated    
                        Washing Sterilization Autoclave
                        Dr. Paolo Pallado (ITALY)

                   New Frontiers in Equipment Cleaning & Sterilization: Trends &
                   Technologies
Dr. Paolo Pallado (ITALY)

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

8:30-9:30        Processing Disposable Syringes in Nests
Mr. Otto Feil (GERMANY)      
9:30-10:15     Proteins, Peptides and Monoclonal Antibodies
Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
10:15-10:45    Coffee Break
10:45-11:45     Optimization Strategies for Recombinant Proteins Drug   
                         Engineering and Production: The Interferon Alpha Development   
                             Case
Prof. Dr. Dahmani Fathallah (BAHRAIN)
11:45-12:45      Lunch
12:45-1:30      Quality Systems for Sterile Products                                      
                        Dr. Michael J.  Miller (USA)
1:30-2:15        Environmental Monitoring
                       Dr. Michael J.  Miller (USA)
2:15-2:45       Coffee Break
2:45-3:45        Rapid Microbiological Methods: PAT and Microbiology for Sterile
                       Products Testing and Release
 Dr. Michael J. Miller (USA)
3:45-4:30        Filling and Lyophilization with Isolator Technology
Dr. Erich Sturzenegger (SWITZERLAND)

February 9, 2012

8:30-9:30               Isolator Technology & New Developments
Dr. Paul Ruffieux (SWITZERLAND)
9:30-10:30             Analytical Techniques 
                             Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
10:30-11:00          Coffee Break
11:00-12:00          Sterile Facility Design Fundamentals and Utilities for Sterile                                 Facilities      
       Eng.  M. Sihra (USA)
12:00-1:00           Lyophilization                                      
Dr. Mathew Cherian (USA)
1:00-2:00             Lunch
2:00-3:30            Cost comparisons between sterile/aseptic production in Clean
room/RABS and with isolation technology
     Dr. Paul Ruffieux (SWITZERLAND)
3:30-4:00            Coffee Break
4:00-5:00           Sterile Process Overview
                          Eng. Sihra (USA)