Current GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES FOR
HOSPITALS AND FOR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL
PRODUCTS


Tentative Program, May 19-21, 2010

Course Description
In the past decade regulations for the manufacture of therapeutic and diagnostic reagents for clinical use in vivo have become more strict. In recent years there is now also a focus on the use of pharmaceuticals, pharmacists and other medical staff in hospitals. Quality Assurance and Control throughout the development at all production stages as well as during clinical trials and administration to patients is necessary, in addition to the testing of end products.

In the Life Science industry as well as in the Biopharmaceutical industry this all needs to be in line with and according to the guidelines from the regulatory authorities such as the FDA. Common concepts today like cGMP, GAMP, 21CFRpart11 and other guidelines are ruling the life of the bioprocess scientists. This involves the production utility unit, equipment (fermentor/bioreactor), the process control system as well as for development in R&D, process development and production. Also optimal training of personnel working in pharmaceutical production areas or in hospitals is essential to achieve safe treatment of patients with high quality products.

The emergence of new products from biopharmaceutical industries, such as genetherapy, stem cell therapy, vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, have added a dimension to Requirements for the Registration and bio-safety testing. It is also essential to be fully aware of these issues when products are still at the research stage, to achieve cost-effective product development and high quality products and to avoid delay at later stages.

This 3 day cGMP training course for manufacturers and for staff working in hospitals will give you an introduction and overview of current EU as well as USA-FDA regulatory requirements and GMP for biotechnological products and production processes as well as for medical devices and/or will update your present knowledge in this rapidly developing field. Furthermore a workshop will be held dealing with case studies and GMP problems and solutions. In addition during this course you will visit and be guided through some new (GMP) facilities for the manufacture of (bio) pharmaceuticals such as monoclonal antibodies.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for personnel involved in the development, production, validation, control and registration of pharmaceutical products derived from biotechnological processes within the (bio)pharmaceutical and related health care industries as well as decision makers such as:

  • Production managers and supervisors
  • QA and QC personnel involved in self-inspections
  • Personnel involved in Regulatory Affairs
  • Clinical trial supply personnel and hospital staff members
  • Pharmacists
  • Personnel involved in the registration requirements and the set up of the registration dossier
  • Researchers in the development of bio(techno)logical products for clinical use
  • Executives responsible for these sections

Course Director
Rene J. van de Griend Ph.D. Qualified in cell biology and medical immunology. In 1976 he started his research career at the Central Laboratory of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in Amsterdam. He gained a Ph.D. in 1981 from the faculty of medicine, University of Amsterdam. Thereafter he was employed as Immunologist at the Dr.Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center in Rotterdam for the development and implementation of immunotherapy protocols. He is an experienced scientist in cell biology and immunology and has published over 75 scientific papers. In 1987 he joined Centocor Europe in Leiden, The Netherlands to manage and starting up R&D fermentation projects for production of Mab’s at pilot and industrial scale. At present, as managing director of BIOCULT bv (www.biocult.com), he is involved in up-scaling (contract production) of cell derived proteins, especially monoclonal antibodies in Leiden, The Netherlands. BIOCULT is NEN-EN-ISO-9001:2008 certified and in addition

Tel: 31-71-5215443
e-mail: Biocult@sandtcourses.nl www.SandTcourses.nl


Wednesday, May 19-21, 2010

9.00

Introduction into GMP regulations, personnel training, gowning and
Quality Control strategies for pharmaceutical production facilities.
Dr.Ir.J.L.M.van der Lubbe (10)

10.30

Sterilisation of equipment, sterility and (environmental) monitoring.
Dr.Ir.J.L.M.van der Lubbe and Ing.Ronald Slob (10)

12.00

Cellbank development and maintenance for production
Dr.R.J.van de Griend (1)

12.30

cGMP in Manufacturing (API’s) by cell culture
Drs.R.Eimers (11)

lunch

14.30

Cell-and immunotherapy: from bench to bedside within an academic
setting
Dr.J.Oostendorp (13)

15.30

Strategy in Protein purifi cation and process examples
Dr.Lothar Jacobs (12)

16.30

Excursion to LUMC-GMP facilities: guided tour and video
M.Zandvliet/J.Oostendorp (13)

dinner

 

Thursday, May 20

8.45

Personnel training requirements for GMP
Dr. G. Fransen (15)

9.30

General Documentation Practices in GMP
Dr.G.Fransen (15)

11.00

Auditing Sterile Manufacturing
Dr.G.Fransen (15)

12.00

GMP practices in a GCP environment
Dr.G.Fransen (15)

 

lunch

14.00

Regulatory affairs and registration dossiers EU versus USA
Ineke Jonker MSc. (10)

15.00

Audits and (self)Inspections
Mieke van der Meulen MSc. (10)

16.15

Current GMP for hospitals and (hospital)pharmacies
Simone Meulenbelt MSc(10)

17.30

Bioreactor design for animal cell cultures: cGMP aspects, Bio-process
control, SCADA and 21CRFpart11 (GAMP aspects)
E.Kakes (14)

 

dinner

 

Friday, May 21

8.45

Validation: principles, documentation and qualifi cations for
pharmaceutical production
Dr.Ir.J.L.M.van der Lubbe (10)

10.45

Computer validation and risk assessment
Colin J.Goddard (16)

12.00

Regulations, guidelines and current industry problems
Colin J.Goddard (16)

 

lunch

14.00

workshop

15.00

Validation of processes, cleaning and analytical methods
Dr.Ir.J.L.M.van der Lubbe (10)

16.00

Results and evaluation from workshops and group
discussion on various topics introduced by the
course participants
Dr.Ir.J.L.M.van der Lubbe (10)

17.00

End of course program and departure