May 17, 2023 – May 18, 2023
Arlington, Virginia
Since 2006 Smithers’ Extractables & Leachables USA conference has been supporting the advancements in the E&L industry while keeping the industry informed and up to date on new regulations and testing protocols. This event offers the industry a unique opportunity for E&L experts to gather and discuss the latest updates on regulations, best practices, compliance, case studies, biocompatibility, and more. Attendees network, build beneficial relationships, and hear diverse perspectives on issues facing the E&L industry in both the US and globally, delivering high level insight into the market and global landscape. Join The Mailing List to get the latest updates!
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Smithers MSE (Materials Science and Engineering) is a leading authority for extractables and leachables studies, with experts who have a proven track record of developing and delivering comprehensive E&L test plans. The partnership between Smithers E&L laboratories and events combines expert technical knowledge, insight into emerging needs, and market intelligence into a collaboration from which the whole industry benefits.
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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.
Philippe Verlinde, Ph.D. Ir. Senior Scientist - Study Director Dr. Verlinde received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2009. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Leuven (Bioscience Engineering), conducting research in the field of food technology and analytics.
From 2010 to 2013 he joined the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre as a scientific support officer and was involved in several research projects in the field of method standardization (CEN, ISO), proficiency testing and regulatory aspects of environmental pollutants and food safety. Due to his background he has gained a strong expertise in analytical chemistry, especially in the field of structural elucidation techniques (NMR, MS), method development and validation, trace analysis by chromatography (GC & LC) hyphenated to mass spectrometry (small molecules). In 2013 he joined Toxikon Europe as an analytical expert and study director at the Pharma Department, focusing on impurity identification projects.
Since 2016 he is acting as a senior scientist in the R&D team at Nelson Labs Europe and is involved in automation projects and the development of state-of-the art analytical services related to extractables and leachables studies for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Mac is a Managing Toxicologist for SafeBridge Regulatory Life Sciences Group and has over 16 years’ experience in pharmacology and toxicology as a researcher, study monitor, and consultant. He has been involved in the toxicological assessment extractable and leachable studies since 2010. Mac is certified by the American Board of Toxicology and holds a D.V.M. from the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Stults is Principal at C & M Technical Consulting, LLC, working with various local and global companies to advance the development of parenteral and inhalation products. Her primary area of focus is on device and packaging materials analysis and characterization for purposes of selection, qualification and control. She holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University and a Masters in Management from Aquinas College. Prior positions include: Senior Fellow at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Assistant Research Professor at San Francisco State University and Quality Associate at a Johnson & Johnson owned company. She was co-editor of the Leachables and Extractables Handbook (Wiley 2012) and has been a member of the Board of Directors for two consortia: Extractables and Leachables Safety Information Exchange (ELSIE) and International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium on Regulation and Science (IPAC-RS). She has been actively involved in the ELSIE Pilot Protocol Study and database development. She previously led IPAC-RS working groups to develop Materials Baseline Requirements for OINDP, a Leachables and Extractables Development Paradigm and a Chemical Risk Evaluation tool and has continued involvement as an IPAC-RS Science Advisor participating in global outreach and materials related initiatives. Dr. Stults is currently a USP Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee member contributing to development and revision of materials-related chapters.
Carsten Worsøe is a research scientist in an analytical development department at Novo Nordisk. In over 18 years at Novo Nordisk, his main responsibility has been to develop analytical methods for L&E test procedures of new packaging/container closure systems under development. Within Novo Nordisk Carsten has been one of the main actors to bring relevant people in packaging materials, toxicology, formulation, regulatory and analytical together to perform risk assessments and strategies for L&E testing in development projects.
Jamie is a Director in the law firm of Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, LLP providing scientific and strategic consulting services to individual clients and various Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology consortia. He is particularly adept at helping clients streamline the development of new technology and data-sharing processes. As a scientist whose work has touched on various fields of study, Jamie is passionate about helping his clients cultivate new scientific knowledge and drive public policy changes that enhance the drug-development process. Within ELSIE, Jamie is one of the members of the ELSIE Secretariat. He is primarily responsible for the Knowledge Base project and data sharing initiatives currently underway in the consortium. Jamie has a BSc in biochemistry with a minor in computer science from SUNY Geneseo and a PhD in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University.
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a firm commitment to quality to help clients and partners bend the cost and time curve of drug development and optimize value in delivering life-changing therapies to improve health.
The dedicated and highly specialized extractables and leachables (E&L) team in the PPD® Laboratories GMP lab has more than 15 years of experience providing full-program support for all aspects of E&L studies, including overall study design/consulting, container/closure selection as well as manufacturing process qualification and validation. Our E&L team and toxicology experts work with clients to make informed decisions on which extractable compounds will be monitored as leachables in long-term stability studies, development of extractable and leachable methods, leachable stability testing, batch extractables testing and USP compendia testing support.
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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.
Dr. Stults is Principal at C & M Technical Consulting, LLC, working with various local and global companies to advance the development of parenteral and inhalation products. Her primary area of focus is on device and packaging materials analysis and characterization for purposes of selection, qualification and control. She holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University and a Masters in Management from Aquinas College. Prior positions include: Senior Fellow at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Assistant Research Professor at San Francisco State University and Quality Associate at a Johnson & Johnson owned company. She was co-editor of the Leachables and Extractables Handbook (Wiley 2012) and has been a member of the Board of Directors for two consortia: Extractables and Leachables Safety Information Exchange (ELSIE) and International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium on Regulation and Science (IPAC-RS). She has been actively involved in the ELSIE Pilot Protocol Study and database development. She previously led IPAC-RS working groups to develop Materials Baseline Requirements for OINDP, a Leachables and Extractables Development Paradigm and a Chemical Risk Evaluation tool and has continued involvement as an IPAC-RS Science Advisor participating in global outreach and materials related initiatives. Dr. Stults is currently a USP Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee member contributing to development and revision of materials-related chapters.
Carsten Worsøe is a research scientist in an analytical development department at Novo Nordisk. In over 18 years at Novo Nordisk, his main responsibility has been to develop analytical methods for L&E test procedures of new packaging/container closure systems under development. Within Novo Nordisk Carsten has been one of the main actors to bring relevant people in packaging materials, toxicology, formulation, regulatory and analytical together to perform risk assessments and strategies for L&E testing in development projects.
Nick is a Principal Scientist at Hall Analytical Laboratories responsible for providing technical support to new and existing pharma, med device and ENDs customers in the field of extractables and leachables. Nick’s area of expertise includes E&L study design, defining E&L strategies, performing leachable risk assessments and authoring E&L regulatory sections.
Prior to joining Hall, Nick spent over 10 years at GSK in the field of extractables and leachables. During this time, he worked on a range of therapeutic areas including inhalation, topical and parenteral. Where he had responsibility for the E&L assessment of devices, closure systems and manufacturing processes to ensure patient safety, product quality and regulatory approval.
Ron Brown is a toxicologist with 35 years of experience in regulatory toxicology and risk assessment. He recently retired from the US FDA after 25 years of service and currently directs a small company, Risk Science Consortium, LLC, that provides consultation and training in toxicological risk assessment and computational toxicology. At the FDA, Ron was the senior toxicologist responsible for developing and reviewing toxicological risk assessments of extractable and leachable (E&L) compounds from medical devices. Prior to his position at the US FDA, Ron served as a Senior Associate at the ILSI Risk Science Institute. He is founding member and former President of the Medical Device and Combination Products Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology and former President of the Dose-Response Specialty Section of the Society for Risk Analysis.
Trish joined Pfizer in February 2020 as a Global Risk Assessment Services Toxicologist in Drug Safety R&D. Trish has a background in Genetic Toxicology and over the last 12 years has built expertise in mutagenic impurity, extractable and leachable, and contamination risk assessments. In recent years, Trish participated in ICH M7 working group to develop Appendix 3 and co-authored hydrogen peroxide monograph. In addition, she authored the vinyl acetate monograph in the subsequent publication Bercu et al., (2018). Trish is also the co-chair of the Extractables and Leachables Safety Information Exchange (ELSIE) PDE and Sensitisation Sub-teams and is an active member of the EFPIA working group to support ICHQ3E.
