Sterilisation and Decontamination: Present & Future Technologies

Sterilisation and Decontamination: Present & Future Technologies

Our expert speakers will delve into the challenges across all modalities and operations and explore the latest technological solutions!

By PDA Ireland Chapter

Date and time

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

Castleknock Hotel

Porterstown Road D15 WNR7 D15 Ireland

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.

Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Registration, Networking, & Breakfast

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Opening Remarks and Safety Moment Welcome from PDA Ireland President

Aidan Harrington

Principal Consultant, DPS Engineering 

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

KEYNOTE: Sterilisation and Decontamination – The Present and the Future

Jim Agalloco

Jim is the President of Agalloco Associates. Jim has 40+ years of industry experience and has worked in organic synthesis, pharmaceutical formulation, pharmaceutical production, project and process e...

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Biological Indicators – Use & Challenges

Aidan Harrington

Aidan Harrington is a Principal Consultant with DPS Group based in Cork who has been working in the Biopharmaceutical Industry since 1992. He is a graduate of University College Cork with a BSc in Mi...

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

Enzyme Indicators – Future for VHP commissioning & qualification; Case Study

Kate Marshall

Kate is the Technical Director of Protak Scientific Ltd., suppliers of Enzyme Indicators, an advanced rapid validation tool increasingly used by pharmaceutical companies

11:10 AM - 11:35 AM

PUPSIT – Challenges

To be confirmed

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Interactive Breakout Session

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion and Q&A

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Autoclave sustainability – Are they a bottleneck?

To be confirmed

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Risk Based approach for Revalidation of Autoclaves / Bracketing

Milan Kalanic

Milan is the Associate Director for Technical Services in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Athlone facility.

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM

Manual Disinfection in Cleanrooms

Jim Polarine

Jim Polarine is a senior technical service manager at STERIS Corporation. He has been with STERIS Corporation for twenty two years. He is the PDA's 2019 Michael S. Korczynski Award recipient. His cur...

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Interactive Breakout Session

3:35 PM - 4:20 PM

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Featuring Jim Agalloco

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks by Chapter President

Aidan Harrington

About this event

  • 9 hours

We will discuss: - Biologic Indicators - Enzyme Indicators - PUPSIT Challenges - Manual Cleaning - VHP for decontamination of isolators & the future of VHP Validation - Autoclaves including Risk-Based Approach to re-validation - Terminal Sterilisation.

Throughout the day, we will be discussing the challenges in these areas and what the future will look like. Our expert speakers will delve into the latest hot topics. With elements of science, new processes, and the sharing of case studies, we will bring you a day of interesting discussions on sterilisation and decontamination.

Our breakout sessions will use case studies to help illustrate specific challenges and possible solutions. Your questions will be valuable input on the day, and we will use our breakout sessions and panel discussions to help with the answers. This is an excellent forum for networking with similar companies, and we also have a great range of vendors on the day.

Networking Event

Conference ticket holders are invited to attend a Networking Event on the previous evening, compliments of Steritech. If you would like to attend, please register at the link

Held in the hotel bar at 7.30, the opportunity to network will be enabled by a complimentary drink & canapes!

Dietary Requirements

If you would like to advise us of your dietary restrictions via this link, we will atempt to accomodate.

Please note that this accomodation cannot be guaranteed.

Frequently asked questions

Is there parking at the venue?

Yes. There is free parking at the hotel

Can I book accomodation?

Please liaise directly with the hotel.

Are Early Bird Discounts available?

Early Bird discounts are available till 31 May 2024. After this, each ticket price will increase by €50

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PDA Ireland Chapter

About PDA

The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is the leading global provider of science, technology and regulatory information and education for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical community. Founded in 1946 as a nonprofit organization, PDA is committed to developing scientifically sound, practical technical information and resources to advance science and regulation through the expertise of its nearly 10,000 members worldwide.

Early bird discount
€300 – €450