“ISPE is the international society of choice for technical professionals in the regulated health care manufacturing industries. We are
the leading world-wide provider of forums and educational services
to promote the development and sharing of technical knowledge
and practical experience to benefit our members.”
Chairman’s Report by Bob Adamson
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As I come to the close of
my second and final year
as Chair of the UK affiliate
I can reflect on the
achievements
of
the
Affiliate
despite
an
extremely difficult economic background.
The pressures on our volunteers
Summer
2011
operation with other UK
Institutions. This can be
seen with the recent joint
events with the IChemE
and IMechE
The strength of our society
comes from its members
and volunteers. I would like
to take this opportunity to
thank the board members,
regional chairs and committee members as well as
all those who have assisted in the UK affiliate events
over the past two years.
I would also like to give
special thanks to Brian
Sixsmith for his long, loyal
and committed service to
the UK Affiliate.
Incoming UK Affiliate Chairman, Bruce Williams
opments in the industry such
as
Process
Analytical
Technologies, Stem Cells,
Quality
by
Design,
Manufacturing Excellence,
and
Risk
Based
Approaches.
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continues to increase and
it is a sign of their commitment that the activities of
the UK Affiliate continue
with a wide range seminars, meetings and educational events.
Our society remains financially strong and these
funds will be used to
launch a number of initiatives to provide greater
member benefit, including
continued support of the
Communities of Practice
and the development of a
series of ISPE Educational
Events
Our
work
with
the
European Affiliate council
and the Education Council
continues and we are continuing to develop co-
Bruce Williams comes to the
role having served the ISPE
Northeast Region for five
years, most recently as
chairman. During that time
he has worked hard to
ensure that ISPE members
have the benefit of quality
seminars
and
visits,
addressing the important
“hot topics” and new devel-
Bruce is a Chartered
Chemical Engineer, and
runs a Process Consultancy
specialising in biopharmaceutical technology. Prior
to that he led the manufacturing technology group for
Avecia, a rapidly growing
biologics contract manufacturer, which is where he
became involved with ISPE.
He is a visiting industrial lecturer
on
Newcastle
University’s
EngD
in
Biopharmaceutical Process
Development.
Bruce comments:
“ISPE is well placed to support its members as they
compete in a global market,
with tough economic pressures, and rapidly changing
technology and regulations.
“A good example is the large
number of UK Affiliate
approved trainers for ISPE
training courses. We aim to
capitalise on that in the coming year, by trialling local
delivery of ISPE training
courses in the UK, starting
with HVAC. Cost effective
training, without the overhead of international travel,
is a big benefit for members
and their employers.”
ISPE INFO UPDATE -ISPE UK AFFILIATE BOARD 2011/2012
Following the AGM the following Officers of the UK Board are now confirmed. For
more information please refer to the UK affiliate website www.ispe.org/uk
Chairman
Bruce Williams
Williams Process Ltd
Affiliate Education
Advisor
Dr Michael Cliff
Regional Chairman
North East
Bruce Williamson
Deputy Chairman
Newsletter Editor
Williams Process Ltd
Bob Adamson
Jon Youles
Ytron-Quadro (UK) Ltd
North West
Co-opted Members
Ballygan Consulting
Secretary
Lindon Roberts
Haden Freeman
Treasurer
Phil Hill
Northcroft
Membership Secretary
Dr Phillip Richardson
AstraZeneca
Lynn Bryan
Event Organiser
Central
Philip Booker
Steve Boswell
CoP Coordinator
S3 Process
Roger Trew
Southern
Alan Halstead
Erica Evans-Terleki
Michel Edwards
PM group
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
GAMP COP
GAMP UK held its most recent
meeting on 5th April 2011, kindly
hosted by PerkinElmer at their
Seer
Green
site
in
Buckinghamshire. There were 55
delegates registered to attend this
free of charge but highly regarded
event. Attendees gave strongly
positive feedback about the value
of the day and the quality of the
speakers.
The next GAMP UK meeting will be
on 18th October 2011, in
Daresbury, Cheshire, sponsored
by ABB. The agenda includes a
case study on outsourcing, a presentation on moving a complex
organisation to a single Quality
Management System, an insight
from an equipment supplier looking
at satisfying both regulated and
non-regulated industries, and a
case study around the new
Process Control Systems guide, as
well as the regular GAMP and regulatory updates.
If you would like to attend this free
of charge event, please send your
details to gampukcop@gmail.com.
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
The UK Affiliate will be planning a
number of training events with
ISPE certified trainers starting with
a 2-day course on HVAC for
Pharmaceutical Facilities in Q3
2011. The intention is to provide
cost effective training for UK
Affiliate members.
This course will provide a detailed
description of HVAC system fundamentals, including a discussion of
primary system components such
as fans, coils, humidifiers, and filters. Participants will receive an
overview of critical parameters for
products and processes that can
be affected by HVAC, and explore
the basic concepts of controlling
these parameters using properly
designed HVAC control systems
As part of the training, participants
will receive a copy of the ISPE
Good Practice Guide: Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning
More detail will be available on the
ISPE UK website ispe.org/UK as
the programme develops.
The Annual Awards Conference, Exhibition and Dinner Thursday 24th November 2011
Sponsors for the event are
Hotel rooms are available
at a special ISPE rate
www.cyrilsweett.com
www.davislangdon.com
The Annual Awards Conference,
Exhibition and Dinner will take place
at the Crowne Plaza, Princes Dock,
Liverpool on Thursday 24th
November 2011.
Crowne Plaza
£112.00
Malmaison
£130.00
Thistle Atlantic Towers
£95.00
Radisson Blu
£95.00
Hilton
£139.00
Novotel
£105.00
Jury’s Inn
£89.00
all prices are per night and include
Breakfast and VAT
For all aspects of booking please
contact
www.dmwestinghouse.co.uk
www.epsilonpsl.com
Philip Booker
A limited numer of places are still
available for the annual dinner.
Exhibition and Conference bookings
are currently being taken by The
Event Bookers.
www.matini.co.uk
www.powdersystems.com
The Event Bookers Limited
6 Gorse Close,
Locks Heath,
Southampton,
Hampshire SO31 6XZ
Telephone 01489 571213
email philip@bookerevents.co.uk
DIARY OF EVENTS 2011
The event calendar is continually
under development. More details are
available on the ISPE website
www.ispe.org/uk
North East Region
Chair - Bruce Williams
Tel: 07944 766 508
Email: bruce@williamsprocess.co.uk
22 June 2011: Corrosion – What
every engineer should know
Half day seminar in association with
IChemE.
Location: Newcastle University
Q3 2011: GAMP
Details to be confirmed
Additional topics for 2011 include
Containment and Freeze Drying,
Tour of Cleanroom facilities
Southern Region
Chair - Alan Halstead
Tel: 07879 432587
Email: Alan.Halstead@pmg.co.uk
Jul 2011: C&Q/GEP
Day Seminar
Details to be confirmed
Q3: Challenging the role of the
Pharmaceutical engineer
An open debate
Details to be confirmed
Sep 2011: Process Steam
Evening Seminar
Venue: Spirax Sarco, Cheltenham
Further events will include site visits
and Data management seminar
Central Region
Chair - Steve Boswell
Tel: 07891 485368
Email: sboswell@s3process.com
26 May 2011: Innovation
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Half day Seminar
Location: Warwick University
September 2011: Lean Processing
– Continuous processing
Details to be confirmed
Additional topic under development
include:
Energy Efficiency and Environmental
Legislation and Outsourcing
(Managing the Risk)
North West Region
Chair - Lynn Bryan
Tel: 07970 004620
Email: lynn@ballygan.com
The programme of events is under
review and will include a seminar on
Containment and a number of site
visits
25 May 2011: Eli Lilly Site Visit
Venue: Eli Lilly Manufacturing,
Speke
24 Nov 2011: Annual Awards
Conference and Dinner
Venue: Crowne Plaza, Liverpool
PPMA EVENTS & NEWS
TOTAL
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2010
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Tel: 020 8773 8111
www.ppma.co.uk
Don’t forget to visit the website - www.ispe.org/uk
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Editor - Jon Youles
Tel: 01494 792898 - Mobile: 07711 633105
Email: jony@ytron-quadro.co.uk