Aseptic Processing in the Manufacture of Biotech and Pharmaceutical Products

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Sterile products may be broadly classified into two main categories based on their production mode -- those that are terminally sterilized following the filling and sealing of the container and those that are aseptically sterilized, that is, filter sterilized as a bulk product, filled, and then sealed. Aseptic Processing play a critical role with large molecules that cannot be terminally sterilized. The verification of the process to produce sterile product is evaluated through the demonstration of various media fill process simulations that will vary in both numbers and size of the containers as well as the volumes filled over a defined period. 

Aseptic Processing involves risk assessment on an on-going basis because of the inherent risks due to consequences of management and process failure and challenges within the detection, isolation, control, and management of product contamination. Within aseptic processing, the severity of the consequences of a failure can be severe to the end user while detection through sterility testing remains rather limited because of the small number of final products tested.

The objective of this live, interactive training seminar is to explore the role of aseptic filling to assure that manufactured product will retain the sterility assurance level prescribed by GMPs. It will review the issues regarding preparing media and setting up the “filtration train”, environmental monitoring, interruptions that may occur during the operation of the Clean Room (planned and unplanned) and the cleaning of the room and its equipment. Equipment used to monitor the equipment and personnel will also be reviewed along with gowning issues that periodically arise. The seminar will also discuss media failures and how to “work through” them. Because of the sensitivity and importance of media fills, this live, interactive training seminar is a MUST for anyone in your organization that is involved in aseptic filling in general and media fills in particular. Please plan to attend this as part of an interactive group project.

Learning Objectives:

Seminar participants will learn the following:

• Gain an understanding of the fundamental principles and skills necessary to conduct Aseptic Processing of Sterile Drug Products with minimum risk
• Analyze issues impacting Aseptic Processing to include the environment, personnel, gowning and sanitization
• Acquire the skills necessary to control the process environment
• Minimize media fill failures to permit production throughput
• Determine how to develop media fill simulations to include the "worst case" scenarios
• Learn best practice techniques for determining media fill sizes
• Understand the "critical factors" required to maintain compliance
• Decrease inspectional observations
• Avoid Warning Letters and Consent Decrees

Who will Benefit:

• Aseptic Processing
• Manufacturing
• Quality Control
• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Microbiology
• Validation
• Project Management