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Validation of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Conducted by Gamal Amer, Ph.D.
Principal - Premier Compliance Services, Inc.

June 17, 2010

Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems represent one of the most critical utilities in the biopharmaceutical industry. These systems are the key to cleaning and conditioning the air used in the manufacturing facilities for drug products. They also play a key role in preventing microbial as well as cross contamination of the drugs during manufacture. This seminar will discuss the characteristics of the HVAC system and how to ensure the system is properly validated. The discussion will focus on applying the principles outlined in the proposed FDA guidance on Process Validation issued in November 2008.

We will address the activities which should take place during the design and development of the HVAC system for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing operation as the first step in validating the system. Then we will address the appropriate activities which should take place during the implementation and qualification stage. The discussion will consider verification activities as well as Performance Qualification (PQ) and how to develop the appropriate protocols, design the correct tests, and define the proper acceptance criteria to ensure the system is qualified.

We will then consider the protocol execution phase and how to ensure that the system is fit for the intended use. Finally, we will review the appropriate activities to continually verify and ensure the system remains in a validated state through conducting environmental monitoring and applying change control.

In this unique web seminar format, lasting just one hour, you will be able to follow along with a PowerPoint presentation, ask questions, and interact with Dr. Amer. An outline of this seminar and Dr. Amer’s qualifications can be found below.

The handout presentation file will be sent to you via email the day before the seminar.

By participating in this presentation you will learn:

• What the applicable regulatory requirements are
• What are the appropriate design steps and the resulting documentation
• How to qualify the HVAC system and what the protocols would look like
• How to define the acceptance criteria
• What constitutes continued verification and how to maintain the validated state
• Monitoring, statistical trending, and review of critical environmental data to verify proper control of the required conditions
• Using the data from monitoring to assess the effect of seasonal variations
• Using data gathered during the continued process verification to improve and/or optimize the systems
   

Dr. Amer will field your questions live on the phone. You will hear all questions and answers from all participants of this seminar.

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Get the MP3 file and handout GMP100521E - MP3 audio file and Handout materials Validation of HVAC Systems	$397.00

Instructor

Gamal Amer, Ph.D.
Gamal Amer, Ph. D. is Principal at Premier Compliance Services, Inc.; Management Consultants for compliance and manufacturing operations performance in the life sciences industry. He holds a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering and has over two decades experience in the Pharmaceutical and related industries. He has held positions of increased responsibility with leading pharmaceutical, consumer product and engineering consulting firms over the years. His experience includes comprehensive process design in bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology manufacturing, pharmaceutical solid dosage manufacturing and containment of potent and radioactive therapeutics. He is also experienced with facility development for therapeutic products operations.

Dr. Amer is a recognized expert in GMP compliance and validation. He has consulted for many of the leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturers. He has lectured extensively in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, taught many courses, and authored many papers which were published in peer reviewed publication. He is a member of ISPE, PDA, ACS and AIChE.

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