Location: Virtual | 10 – 11 a.m. EST

Medicinal product manufacturers must evaluate the maintenance of product contact equipment through cleaning and sterilization as part of a contamination control strategy (CCS).

This two-part webinar focuses on Annex 1 requirements for critical product contact surfaces, including best practice recommendations for sterility assurance compliance. Manufacturers can optimize the cleaning process within automated equipment washers and the sterilization process within autoclaves for production efficiency while meeting the Annex 1 requirement to minimize the risk of contamination.

To cover cleaning and sterilization of product contact equipment, the two-part webinar walks through an example “life cycle” of product contact equipment, identifying potential contamination risks and mitigation solutions. This demonstrates best practices for achieving compliance with Annex 1. The steps included in Part I of this webinar are product contact equipment washing and pre-sterilization wrapping.

Meet the Presenters

Paul Lopolito, Senior Manager of Technical Services, has over 20 years of industry experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory research settings. He currently provides global technical support related to process cleaning, cleaning validation, and contamination control, which includes field support, site audits, training presentations and educational seminars. Paul is a frequent speaker at industry events and has published several articles and book chapters related to cleaning validation and contamination control.

Olivier Van Houtte, Senior Manager of Product Marketing, has 11 years of experience managing the STERIS Life Sciences portfolio of products for GMP and research washer and steam sterilization technology. Olivier holds a bachelor’s degree in business-marketing from Quebec University in Canada. He is an active member of ISPE and PDA and has published articles and spoken at industry events.