CARBOGEN AMCIS hosts ISPE workshop on highly active substances CARBOGEN AMCIS welcomed pharmaceutical industry experts to its headquarters in Bubendorf, Switzerland, in October for a two-day workshop focused on the safe handling of highly active substances.
Hosted by CARBOGEN AMCIS and organised by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global non-profit organisation for pharmaceutical industry professionals, the workshop brought together specialists, consultants, suppliers and occupational health experts to share knowledge and discuss best practice.
Entitled Highly Active Substances: From Chemical Synthesis to Pharmaceutical Production and Life Cycle, the programme explored SMEPAC-based measurement strategies, occupational exposure limits (OELs), containment concepts and manufacturing challenges.
The workshop opened with an introduction from Stephan Fritschi, CEO of CARBOGEN AMCIS. Company experts also contributed to technical discussions, including Gavin Schmid, Head of SHE, on occupational safety and containment; Julian Wolf, Project Chemist ADC, on ADC manufacturing; and Ekkehard Nann, Head of Shared Services, on lifecycle maintenance of systems/facilities.
Participants also toured CARBOGEN AMCIS's ADC clean room, HiPo laboratory and production facilities in Bubendorf, providing an opportunity to see how containment principles are applied in practice.
Reflecting on the event, Stephan Saal, Safety Specialist at Merck, commented: “A wonderful opportunity for an open exchange of ideas. It's not about a single ‘truth,’ but about different opinions.”
Manfred Stippel, EHS, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, added: “Great seminar! The speakers demonstrated a very high level of expertise. Good discussion; opportunity to network.”
CARBOGEN AMCIS provides development and manufacturing services for highly potent APIs, supported by specialised containment technologies and expertise from process development through to manufacturing.
