Meeting Announcement - ASTM International Committee E55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products

Come join the members of ASTM Committee E55 as they meet and collaborate on standardization issues related to process control, design and performance, as well as quality acceptance/assurance tests for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Members of the committee include manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical equipment, federal agencies, design professionals, professional societies, trade associations, financial organizations and academia. Come be a part of it!

E55 standards help streamline the pharmaceutical manufacturing process and ensure the quality of potentially lifesaving products.

Meeting topics will include:

  • Workshop on Current Approaches to Process Validation
    • The Importance of Process Understanding as the First Step of Process Validation
    • Case Study - Implementation of FDA's new Process Validation Guidance
    • Utility of ASTM Technical Standard E2709 in Meeting FDA Expectations for ProcessValidation
  • PAT (Process Analytical Technology Development) System Management
  • PAT System Implementation and Practice
  • General Pharmaceutical Standards
  • Process Measurements Verification
  • Process Sampling
  • Particle Analysis Applications

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September 13-15, 2011

Philip Morris International, R&D

Innovation Cube

Neuchatel, Switzerland

Register for the ASTM Committee E55 meeting, and detailed travel information and schedules. You must register through the ASTM website by September 7 to attend. Membership in ASTM International is not required to attend the meetings. To attend this meeting virtually, please contact E55 Staff Manager Christine DeJong to register.

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