The Bio-Process Systems Alliance is a leading trade
association which facilitates the implementation of single-use bioprocessing
through networking opportunities, creating a safe harbour for dialogue between
industry and business leaders, providing forums for end-users and suppliers to
work together and producing best practice guides.
“The BPSA has become a recognized leader in the
industry for bringing users and suppliers of single-use technology together to
discuss and educate one another on best practices and guidelines for
implementation”, Kapp observes.
Single-Use Standardization
Along with other industry organizations such BPOG, PDA,
ASTM and ASME BPE they will be participating in a Town Hall Forum Discussion on
Single-Use Standardization at the BioProcess International Conference andExposition 2015 in Boston.
Standardization of single-use assemblies is an objective
for many biomanufacturing organizations as they seek to reduce inventories and
working capital. Historically, standardization exercises within the processing
industries have been somewhat protracted affairs as various players try and
agree on the preferred solution to standardize upon.
Todd Kapp (Parker domnick hunter & BPSA Board Member)
EPICSolutions™ for Single-Use Technologies
Successfully implementing single-use technologies into
biomanufacturing processes raises a number of issues that end-users are having
wrestle with including the safety of the materials used, whether they shed
particles or can maintain integrity and an increased reliance on the quality
systems of their suppliers including their change notification procedures.
To help end-users address these issues the BPSA will be
leading or contributing to sessions along the theme of EPICSolutions™ which
stands for Extractables, Particles, Integrity, Change and Sustainability and
was the main theme of the BPSA Summit held in Washington DC last week.
Kapp explains, “BPI has been and continues to
be a great way for BPSA to communicate with the market and spread the word
about the value it brings to industry”.
Without doubt BPI will be a richer learning experience for
bioprocess engineers on their journey to implement single-use technologies by
the inclusion of the BPSA in the program.
Dr Nick Hutchinson
Join me at #BPIconf
Dr
Nick Hutchinson has a Masters and Doctorate in Biochemical Engineering from
University College London, UK where he focused on laboratory tools for rapid
bioprocess development and characterization. He then worked at Lonza Biologics
in an R&D function investigating novel methods for large-scale antibody
purification before moving to an operational role scaling-up and transferring
manufacturing processes between Lonza sites in the UK, Spain and USA. Nick now
works in Market Development at Parker domnick hunter where his focus is in
bringing Parker's strengths in Motion & Control to Bioprocessing. This will
enable customers to improve the quality and deliverability of existing and
future biopharmaceuticals.|
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