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New for 2012! Extractables and Leachables USA!
Following the success of last year's E&L conferences hosted in Europe by Smithers Rapra and Pira International, both leading organisers joined forces for 2012, announcing E&L USA 2012.
Coming to Baltimore, MD on 15-17 May 2012, the US forum will provide delegates with the opportunity to come together to discuss all of the current E&L issues facing the pharmaceutical industry.
This inaugural event will feature a comprehensive representation of best practice examples in pharmaceutical packaging, as well as the latest regulatory and working group updates, analytical chemist perspectives, and technical innovations from top pharmaceutical companies and materials suppliers.
Pre-conference workshop to provide an introduction to E&Ls
E&L experts from Smithers Rapra will be running a pre-conference workshop focused on providing an introduction to the major concepts and practises associated with extractable and leachable testing.
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Don't miss out on staying up to date with developments across the E&L spectrum!
The agenda is now complete and features a high profile line up of speakers from working groups IPAC-RS, PQRI, ELSIE and industry leaders Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, NovoNordisk, and many more!
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>> See the speakers you can hear from in Baltimore
Conference proceedings
The conference proceedings will be available for purchase through the Smithers Rapra website, 8 weeks after the conference. They contain the papers presented by speakers over the two-day event.
Unable to attend E&L in the US? Then attend E&L Europe 2012!
For 2012, Smithers RAPRA also teamed up with Smithers Pira to bring you the best possible European Extractables and Leachables conference at the end of this year. The combined expertise of the two leading European E&L conference organisers will deliver a truly world class event, and the only one of its kind.
Don't miss Extractables and Leachables 2012 - 12-13 December, Vienna, Austria
>> Read more on E&L Europe
>> For more information about last year's events
Download your event brochure containing the agenda, pricing and other useful information. Also included are details on the co-located Global Food Contact event....view document
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Key Speakers for USA 2012
Dr. Dennis Jenke is a Baxter Distinguished Scientist in the Technology Resources Division of the Baxter Healthcare Corporation. In this role, he works with a team of analytical chemistry professionals whose primary responsibility includes the development, validation and application of diverse analytical strategies and methods for the discovery, identification and quantification of trace constituents in pharmaceutically relevant solutions and samples.
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D LLC
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D LLC
Gyorgy Vas, Principal Scientist, Johnson & Johnson, Product and Process Scientific Solutions, Analytical Development, has a M Sc Analytical Chemistry and a Ph. D. in Mass Spectrometry. He has published 16 research papers, which have been cited more than 750 times.
Gyorgy has worked for Johnson & Johnson for 6 years and is an expert in trace level analytical method development and method validation. He was also the recipient of Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Analytical Scientist Award
Bill received his B.S. in Biology from Mount Saint Mary’s University, and his Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Maryland. After completing post-doctoral work at the University of Connecticut Toxicology Program, he joined Pfizer’s Drug Safety Research and Development department in Groton, Connecticut. Bill is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. In his 24 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Bill has been involved in a wide range of toxicology issues associated with impurities in drugs, including the development of strategies to risk assess extractables and leachables.
Dr. Norwood is a Distinguished Research Fellow in Analytical Development for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and has held senior industry positions at Magellan Laboratories and the Glaxo Research Institute. He chaired the PQRI working group on Leachables and Extractables in Orally Inhaled and Nasal Drug Products, and is currently a member of the PQRI working group for Parenteral and Ophthalmic Drug Products.
Catalent Pharma Solutions, L.L.C.
Catalent Pharma Solutions, L.L.C.
Tom Feinberg is the Director of Structural Chemistry services for Catalent at the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina facility. Tom has over 15 years Pharmaceutical Analysis experience and over 25 years experience in mass spectrometry and spectroscopy.