July 29, 2005 Volume 1, Number 5
 
 

India and China: Outsourcing Beyond the Comfort Zone-By Chris Paddison, Chris White, and Carol Cruickshank
Outsourcing Reformulation and Life Cycle Management: The Expanding Role of CROs-By Michelle Hughes
Outsourcing Outlook-Riding the Wave
Washington Report-Manufacturers Face New Challenges Battling Global Threats
Agent-In-Place-But They're Not Touching the Floor. . .
Packaging Forum-Identifying Marks
Contracts, Mergers and Announcements
People
Calendar of Events
Contact Us
 
   


Calendar of Events
Industry Overview
Calendar of Events (continued)
 

September 2005 continued

15–16: Writing Reports for Failure Investigations and Process Deviations, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

15–16: Introduction to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Research Triangle Park, NC. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

15–16: Assay Validation for Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Quality Control , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

15–16: Pharmaceutical Water Systems - Contemporary Technology and Compliance , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

15–16: 14th Sampling, On-Site Analysis and Sample Preparation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: PACS, Inc., 409 Meade Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108, tel. 800.367.2587, fax 724.457.1214, hnpacs@aol.com, www.pacslabs.com

15–16: Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Toronto, ON, Canada. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

15–16: Managing Technical Professionals & Organizations , Cambridge, MA. Contact: Maureen Tracy, The MIT Sloan School of Management, Center for Management Research, 55 William Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, tel. 781.239.1111, fax 781.239.1546, http://mitsloan.mit.edu/

15–17: Formulation Development of Therapeutic Proteins and Drug Delivery Systems for Peptides and Protein Drugs , Chicago, IL. Contact: Donna Green, The American Chemical Society and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Department of Continuing Education, 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, tel. 800.227-5558 ext. 4505 or 202.872.4508, http://chemistry.org/shortcourses

17: Expert Witness Practices, St. Louis, MO. Contact: Barbara Sherman, PACS, Inc., 409 Meade Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108, tel. 724.457.6576 or 800.367.2587, fax 724.457.1214, Barbpacs@aol.com, http://pacslabs.com

19–20: Exposition 2005 ? Good Laboratory Controls and Practices, Toronto, Canada. Contact: PharmaBiopharma News, tel. 416.410.7402, fax. 416.491.5810, www.ipacanada.com

19–20: Complying with FDA/ICH Requirements for Stability Testing, Research Triangle Park, NC. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

19–20: Dryer Technology, Madison, WI. Contact: Elaine M. Bower, bower@engr.wisc.edu, or Sandy Krentz, krentz@epd.engr.wisc.edu, Engineering Registration, The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Dept. 107, Madison, WI 53706, tel. 800.462.0876 or 608.262.1299, fax 800.442.4214 or 608.265.3448, http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/

19–20: Conducting Batch Record Reviews and Investigations, Boston, MA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

19–21: Good Clinical Practices , Dublin, Ireland. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

19–21: ISPE Global Regulatory GMP Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact: Marcela Leon, tel. 813.960.2105, mleon@ispe.org, www.ispe.org

20–21: Introduction to Sterilization Procedures Technology, Equipment and Validation , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

20–21: The EU Clinical Trial Directive , Dublin, Ireland. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

21–22: Dryer Technology, Madison, WI. Contact: Elaine M. Bower, bower@engr.wisc.edu, or Sandy Krentz, krentz@epd.engr.wisc.edu, Engineering Registration, The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Dept. 107, Madison, WI 53706, tel. 800.462.0876 or 608.262.1299, fax 800.442.4214 or 608.265.3448, http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/

19–20: Pharmaceutical Performance Metrics and Benchmarking Summit, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: Kristen Hunter, BIOTAQ.COM Inc., 13 East Deer Park Dr., Suite D, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, khunter@exlpharma.com, http://exlpharma.com/events/ev_descrip.php?ev_id=10

19–20: Mass Spectral Interpretation: Intermediate, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Barbara Sherman, PACS, Inc., 409 Meade Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108, tel. 724.457.6576 or 800.367.2587, fax 724.457.1214, Barbpacs@aol.com, http://pacslabs.com

19–22: 2005 AFS Fall Topical Conferences, Ann Arbor, MI. Contact: Suzanne Sower, American Filtration & Separations Society, tel. 612.861.1277 www.afssociety.com

20–21: The Off-Label Crisis Workshop, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: FDAnews, 300 N. Washington St., Suite 200, Falls Church, VA 22046-3431, tel. 888.838.5578 or 703.538.7600, fax 703.538.7676, customerservice@fdanews.com, http://www.fdanews.com/wbi/conferences/offlabelcrisis.html?s=6929&p=057AML

20–21: Ion Channel Targets Conference and Exhibition, Waltham, MA. Contact: Natalie Bell, Select Conferences, n.bell@selectconferences.com, http://www.IonChannelTargets.com

20–21: Implementing Good Documentation Practices, Raleigh-Durham, NC. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

20–23: Drug Delivery Systems, San Francisco, CA. Contact: Institute of Validation Technology, PO Box 6004, Duluth, MN 55806-6004, tel. 888.524.9922 or 218.723.9130, fax: 218.723.9308, registration@ivthome.com, www.ivthome.com

20–23: FDA Inspections, London, England. Contact: Institute of Validation Technology, PO Box 6004, Duluth, MN 55806-6004, tel. 888.524.9922 or 218.723.9130, fax: 218.723.9308, registration@ivthome.com, www.ivthome.com

20–23: Change Control, London, England. Contact: Institute of Validation Technology, PO Box 6004, Duluth, MN 55806-6004, tel. 888.524.9922 or 218.723.9130, fax: 218.723.9308, registration@ivthome.com, www.ivthome.com

21–22: Electronic Records Compliance: A Risk-Based, Predicate Rule Approach, Chicago, IL. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

21–22: Mass Spectral Interpretation: Advanced, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Barbara Sherman, PACS, Inc., 409 Meade Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108, tel. 724.457.6576 or 800.367.2587, fax 724.457.1214, Barbpacs@aol.com, http://pacslabs.com

22–23: The Integrated Clinical Statistical Report, Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

22-23: Diversity Orientated Synthesis Conference, Waltham, MA. Contact: Natalie Bell, Select Conferences, n.bell@selectconferences.com, www.DOSconference.com

22–23: European Filing and Registration Procedures , Dublin, Ireland. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

22–23: Introduction to Validation of Pharmaceutical Processes , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

22–23: Writing and Reviewing the Clinical Study Report - The Integrated Clinical and Statistical Report , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

22–23: Implementing Key Requirements for Process Validation, New Brunswick, NJ. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

22–23: Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA), San Francisco, CA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

22–23: Complying with GMPs for Clinical Manufacturing, New Brunswick, NJ. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

25–27: 3rd Canadian Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact: The Drug Information Association, tel. 215.442.6100, www.diahome.org

26–27: Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Irvine, CA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

26–27: Cleanroom Microbiology , Dublin, Ireland. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

26–27: Gas Chromatography: Principles and Applications, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Barbara Sherman, PACS, Inc., 409 Meade Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108, tel. 724.457.6576 or 800.367.2587, fax 724.457.1214, Barbpacs@aol.com, http://pacslabs.com

26–27: QA/QC Statistics for Non-Statisticians, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

26–27: Implementing Good Documentation Practices, San Diego, CA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

26–27: Computational Chemistry: Concepts, Methods, and Practical Approaches, Greensboro, NC. Contact: American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., Washington DC 20036, tel. 800.227.5558 ext. 4508 or 202.872.4508, fax 202.872.6336, www.chemistry.org/shortcourses

26–27: Conducting Batch Record Reviews and Investigations, Research Triangle Park, NC. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

26–27: Investigator Initiated Trial Programs, Berkeley, CA. Contact: Bryon Main, BIOTAQ.COM Inc., 13 East Deer Park Dr., Suite D, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, bmain@exlpharma.com, http://exlpharma.com/events/ev_descrip.php?ev_id=11

26–27: Mastering Your Performance as a QA Professional, Seattle, WA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

26–28: Basic Skills for the Training Professional, Baltimore, MD. Contact: Gail Sherman, PDA Global Headquarters, Suite 1500, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814, tel. 410.455.5800, fax 301.986.0296, Sherman@pda.org, www.pda.org/basicskillstraining2005

26–28: Pack Expo 2005, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, 4350 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203, tel. 703.243.8555, 888.275.7664, fax 703.243.8556, expo@pmmi.org, http://pelv2005.packexpo.com

26–28: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 2005, Dusseldorf, Germany. Contact: Hannah Reading, tel. 44.207.368.9400, hannah10@wbr.co.uk, www.pharma-man.com

27–28: Validation of Computer Systems , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

27–29: Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo, Chicago, IL. Contact: Affect Strategies, Inc., 37 West 37th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018, tel. 212.398.9680, fax 212.504.8211, www.affectstrategies.com

27–30: USP Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA. Contact: Jennifer Salguero, US Pharmacopeia, 12601 Twinbrook Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20852, tel. 301.816.8134, fax 301.816.8148, jxs@usp.orgwww.usp.org/conferences

28–29: Pharmaceutical Water Systems , Dublin, Ireland. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

28–29: Conducting Internal Audits, Morristown, NJ. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

28–29: Implementing Key Requirements for Process Validation, San Diego, CA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

28–30: Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech Industries , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

29–30: Quality System Regulation for the Medical Device and Biotech Industries , Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, fax 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

28–30: The Analysis and Characterization of Protein Therapeutic Drug Products, Greensboro, NC. Contact: American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., Washington DC 20036, tel. 800.227.5558 ext. 4508 or 202.872.4508, fax 202.872.6336, www.chemistry.org/shortcourses

29–30: Auditing and Qualifying Suppliers and Vendors, Boston, MA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

29–30: Mastering Your Performance as a QA Professional, Princeton, NJ. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com

29–30: Dermatological Product Development, Malvern, PA. Contact: The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, 992 Old Eagle School Rd., Suite 913, Wayne, PA 19087, tel. 610.688.1708, info@cfpie.com, www.cfpie.com

29–30: Introduction to Good Manufacturing Practices, San Francisco, CA. Contact: PTi international, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241, tel. 866.647.0921 or 941.951.7885, fax 941.365.2507, register@pti-international.com, www.pti-international.com 

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