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Event summary

When: June 14th – 15th 2010

Where: Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, Massachusetts

Price: US$800

Summary: The Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit brings together industry leaders to network and discuss the latest strategies to overcome the challenges facing the drug manufacturing industry.

Key Topics: Whole Process Design, Process Intensification Strategies, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, Quality by Design (QbD), Green Manufacturing Strategies, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Website: http://www.gpmsummit.com


Speaker Highlights

Robert Lippe
Director, Manufacturing, Genentech

Case study: Genentech's continued journey to operational excellence. A Bio-manufacturing Site's experience
Speakers (14)
Peter McDonnell

Senior Technical Director
Genzyme




This session will discuss Genzyme's continuous processing plant. The plant has a capacity >500 tons per year. It incorporates Nitech tubular baffled reactor technology instead of traditional high pressure batch reactors. This session will discuss the benefits of the continuous plant including lower costs, speed of construction, low footprint and ease of adding further capacity if required. The plant has been through successful pre-approval inspe...more
Jonathan Walker

Head, cLEAN® Program and Master Black Belt
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals,




Novo Nordisk has set ambitious business targets to be achieved through implementation of a Lean Six Sigma program. A major focus of this initiative has been on the importance of change management and communication to ensure the workforce is fully involved. The workforce has been engaged from top to bottom and across multiple sites and has been encouraged to identify best practices to leverage this across the organization. Tangible results, effect...more
Robert Lippe

Director, Manufacturing
Genentech




Robert Lippe is the Director of Manufacturing at Genentech’s Vacaville bulk bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. For 25 years, Robert has held positions of operational leadership in manufacturing, research and military environments. Prior to joining Genentech, Robert worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the U.S. Coast Guard
Holly Gamage

Vice President
Heritage Environmental Services




Holly Gamage is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Heritage Environmental Services, a nationwide environmental services company focused on providing innovative value-driven solutions to manufacturers largest environmental problems. Ms. Gamage’s career with Heritage has included key roles such as VP of Business Growth and Development, Account Development Manager and Senior Operations Manager. In these roles Ms. Gamage has pr...more
Robert Lippe






Randy Tatlock

Senior Applications Specialist
Aegis Analytical Corporation




Randy Tatlock is currently a Sr. Applications Specialist at Aegis Analytical Corporation. He has more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing, process control, manufacturing informatics and process intelligence in E.I. DuPont, Westinghouse SRC, G.E. Plastics and Eli Lilly and Company. Just prior to joining Aegis, Randy worked as an Information Consultant in global manufacturing operations for Eli Lilly and Company. During his 18+ year ten...more
RJ Twiford

Pharmaceutical Market Manager
Donaldson Torit




RJ is the Pharmaceutical Market Manager at Donaldson Torit. For 15 years, RJ has held positions as a sales engineer and market manager in the Pharmaceutical industry as well as the Sanitary Food and Dairy markets, covering North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Donaldson Torit, RJ worked for GEA NIRO Filtration Process Engineering.
Dr. Thomas Friedli

Managing Director, Chair of Production Management
Institute of Technology Management, University of St. Gallen




Since 2000 Professor Dr. Thomas Friedli is a member of the Faculty of the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). After graduating in Business Administration he wrote his PhD thesis about management of co-operations at the University of St. Gallen. In 2004 Thomas Friedli became Privatdozent and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Technology Management. He is also Managing Director of the Transfer Center for T...more
Sean O'Reilly

Air Filtration Segment Specialist, Cleanroom and Bio-Pharma Applications
Camfil Farr




Sean is the Global Director of Cleanroom and Bio-Pharma Segment for Camfil Farr. In 1983, Sean started his career with Ireland-based Allied Filters and Pumps in the manufacturing area. Allied Filters and Pumps was Camfil Farr’s first acquisition in 1985. Sean’s talent and expertise has paralleled Camfil Farr’s substantial growth holding multiple leadership positions across the organization. He advanced into a sales management ro...more
Dr. Bob Miller

Executive Director
The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence




Dr. Robert Miller is the Executive Director at the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, based in the USA. Widely acknowledged as the pinnacle in lean recognition, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence operates on the philosophy that world class business performance is achieved through the application of lean tools and techniques to create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement.
Ellen Reilly

Managing Director, Life Sciences Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers




Ellen Reilly is a Managing Director with PricewaterhouseCooper’s Life Sciences practice. She leads our US Life Sciences Supply Chain operations. Ms. Reilly’s experience includes: Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Order to Cash, IT enablement and Regulatory Compliance business functions and processes. Prior to joining PwC, Ms. Reilly was employed at BearingPoint. Prior to consulting, she was employed by Roche Pharmaceuticals, ...more
Kristin Murray

Senior Manager, GCMC Regulatory
Pfizer




Ms. Murray is a Senior Manager in the GCMC Regulatory Affairs department and oversees global regulatory submissions for both investigational and commercial products within Pfizer Biotech. Ms. Murray has provided the regulatory leadership for the execution of Quality Risk Management across Pfizer’s Biotech sites. Her risk management experience includes efforts in the areas of facility design, operations and controls, process containment, ...more
Sue Fleet

Chief Executive Officer
Britest Limited




Sue Fleet is CEO of Britest, a not-for-profit company focused on delivering innovations in process design via unique partnerships between industry and academia. Sue’s career spans key roles with the UK Police’s Forensic Science Unit and various Government Departments, including the Chemicals Unit of the now Business Innovation & Skills Department where she was responsible for managing innovation and skills activities and promot...more
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