The second day of INTERPHEX 2016 consisted of another great set of INTERPHEX Live panels—including CMOs and the manufacturing of controlled substances, drug shortages, biosimilars, single-use technologies, and more.

Moderated by Russ Somma, PhD, President of SommaTech LLC, an affiliated consulting company of IPS, INTERPHEX Live panels ran throughout the three days of INTERPHEX (4/26-4/28) and featured a variety of experts immersed in the industry. INTERPHEX Live was sponsored by Pharmaceutical Processing.

The six panels on the second day of INTERPHEX 2016 were as follows:

1. What you Need to Know: CMOs and the Manufacture of Controlled Substances

Speakers:

• David Mayers, President, WellSpring Pharma Services
• Mike Valazza, VP Global Business Development, Catalent Pharma Solutions
• Lisa Thimmesch, Director, Pfizer CentreOne

2.  SAQS: A Novel Manufacturing Approach to Addressing Drug Shortages and Assuring a Sustainable Supply of Vitally Needed Medicines

Speaker:

• Stephen Spielberg, MD, PhD, CEO/President SAQS Alliance, Secure Affordable Quality Supply – SAQSTM Alliance

3. Biosimilars: A Year Later

Speakers:

• Parrish M. Galliher, CTO, Upstream, GE Healthcare Life Sciences
• Mani Krishnan, VP Technical Services & Scientific Affairs, Pall Corporation
• Racho Jordanov, Co-founder, President and CEO, JHL Biotech, Inc.

4. Large-Scale Continuous Processing in the Age of Single-Use

Speakers:

• Lynne Frick, Director Sales, Continuous Bioprocessing, The Americas, Pall Life Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Division
• Marc Bisschops, PhD, Principal Scientist, Biopharm, Pall Life Sciences

5. Best Practices for a Successful Serialization Implementation

Speakers:

• Benoit Maheux, Product Manager, Serialization Team Leader, OPTEL VISION
• Frank Guthrie, Director of Operations/Serialization, Apace Packaging

6. Overcoming Facility Upgrade Challenges

Speakers:

• Barry Holtz, Principal Consultant, Holtz Biopharma Consulting
• Geoff Middleton, Architect, cGMA, Inc.
• John Gilroy, PE, SVP & Principal, IPS –Integrated Project Services
• David Marks, PE, President and Principal Consultant, DME

At the end of each day of the show, Russ and I met for a show wrap up video to discuss some of the highlights from the INTERPHEX Live discussions that day. 

Check it out!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates on the latest pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing news!