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Latest webinar recordings

Connecting BioPhorum PCF framework to PAS2090 and system change

Building and sustaining a world-class quality culture

This webinar, which took place on 5 February 2026 draws on insights from the recently published Best practice guide to implementing and maintaining a world-class quality culture and explores practical strategies for creating and embedding a quality culture that drives performance and compliance.

Webinars

Combination products in focus: Challenges and opportunities for injectable devices
09:00-11:00 EST | 14:00-16:00 GMT | 15:00-17:00 CET
19 March 2026

Join BioPhorum’s Drug Delivery team for a webinar on combination products. 

Hear from industry experts as they discuss the key challenges and share insights on trends shaping the development and delivery of these therapies.

This session offers a high-level perspective on innovation, regulation, and opportunities in the evolving world of drug delivery.

For more information and to register click here.

BioPhorum’s HVAC optimization tool - reducing the environmental impact of cleanrooms
10:00-11:00 EST | 15:00-16:00 GMT | 16:00-17:00 CET
15 April  2026

Learn why HVAC has been prioritized as a key sustainability lever in GMP manufacturing and understand its impact on emissions, rising energy costs, and increasing demand. Get a practical overview of the BioPhorum HVAC optimization assessment tool, including how it’s structured and how it helps identify low‑CAPEX, low‑risk optimization opportunities for existing facilities.

Discover how to prioritize actions using energy, carbon, cost, and risk lenses, see real‑world application examples with validation and QA considerations, and understand what comes next—implementation planning, data needs, future tool enhancements, and wider BioPhorum activity.

For more information and to register click here.

Conferences

IFPAC 2026 

1-4 March | Bethesda, MD

Automated bioreactor: Enabling intelligent, scalable control for single-use perfusion bioreactors.

Gerben Zijlstra, Sartorius and Maryann Cuellar, Endress & Hauser 

BioProcess International US West 2026
9-11 March | San Diego, CA, USA

BioPhorum speakers will present on:

• The future of manufacturing operations - Christian Berg (Emerson)
• Digital twins - Vicki Pearson (Schneider Electric ) and Josh Lobel (Autodesk)
• PAT for cell and gene therapies - Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan FUJIFILM Biotechnologies) and Jochen Scholz (Sartorius)
• From bench to business: Embedding quality and regulatory strategy in commercially viable advanced therapeutics - Amanda Conquin, (FUJIFILM Biosciences)

BioPhorum member offer:

• Complimentary one-day exhibit hall pass, Wednesday 11 March. Limited passes available.
• 30% discount for all access main conference pass (members and subscribers can access a 30% discount using code 'BIOPHORUM30') 

PDA Parenteral Packaging Conference 2026  

14-15 April | Munich, Germany

Huseyin Krakus, (Regeneron) will present a poster supporting the forthcoming Method validation and misconceptions publication.

2026 ISPE Europe Annual Conference 

22 April | Copenhagen, Denmark 

• Ensuring supply chain resiliency through interchangeability, Lee Stevens (ThermoFisher Scientific)

• Viral segregation - Do we need a wall? Paul Osborne, (BioPhorum)

• Closed systems leaks: What is the risk of contamination? Anne Magee 
  (Eli Lilly)

BioProcess International Europe 2026
27-30 April | Vienna, Austria

This year’s event will bring together 800+ global bioprocessing professionals, 100+ expert speakers, and 90+ exhibitors, covering the entire bioprocessing lifecycle.   

BioPhorum presentations include: 

• Reconfiguring biopharmaceutical manufacturing: Evaluating the multi-modal paradigm Paul Cashen, (Sartorius)

• Future of manufacturing operations Andrea Johnston (BioPhorum) and William Doyle, (Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway N.J. USA)

• Structured data for regulatory CMC: Enabling agile, harmonized submissions through digital transformation Chris Le Page, (UCB) 

BioPhorum members are eligible for a 30% discount 

Extractables and Leachables USA 2026 

18-19 May | Washington, DC 

Navigating USP665 and other E&L standards Muneeba Khalid, (Regeneron), Isabelle Sbille, (UCB) and Fran Sexton, (Eli Lilly) 

BioPhorum members are eligible for a 30% discount for this event with the code: BF26 

Events

Data Enablement for AI face-to-face event

24-26 March 2026 Copenhagen

A deep dive into current topics BioPhorum IT Digital and Data members face relating to data enablement of AI systems, hosted by Novo Nordisk.

BioPhorum Fill Finish leadership face-to-face event

28-30 April Grand Rapids, Michigan

The event will feature collaborative discussion on regulatory evolution, geopolitical uncertainty, and the adoption of new and emerging technologies. The agenda will also include a site tour hosted by Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, offering attendees first-hand exposure to operational practices and facilities and provide additional context to the discussions held throughout the event.

BioPhorum Drug Delivery leadership face-to-face event

23-24 April, New Jersey

Kindly hosted by Pfizer, the meeting will bringing together leaders to discuss and explore proposed topics such as platform approaches, development challenges for injectable large volume drug delivery devices, and drug device integration including alignment of QbD and design controls, breaking down silos across drug and device teams.

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