Introduction to microbiology for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers

Introduction to microbiology for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers is organized by the Working Group for Pharmaceutical Process Engineering eV / Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. (APV) and will be held from May 15 - 17, 2023 at Essential by Dorint Frankfurt-Niederrad (Hotel Essential by Dorint Frankfurt-Niederrad), Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.

OBJECTIVE:
The basic course provides the course participants with a solid basic knowledge of the theoretically necessary basic knowledge for microbiological quality control supplemented by selected case studies from practice.
You will get a comprehensive insight into the following topics:
• Basics of microorganisms
• pharmacopoeial methods
• Purpose and specifics of microbiological testing
• Basics and requirements for cultural media
• Cleaning and hygiene monitoring
• Basics of germ identification

For all participants who are looking for information on specific applications of microbiological tests, we offer an advanced course after this seminar that deals with the following topics:
• germ identification
• Inspection design: From incoming goods inspection to the finished product
• Environment monitoring and monitoring
• Handling oos/deviations
• Process Validation (Media Fill)
• Container Closure Integrity Testing
• Rapid microbiological methods/alternative methods
• Microbiological stress tests
• sterile filter validation

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available