DEERFIELD, IL – June 4, 2014 – SteriPro Laboratories & Consultative Services, a subsidiary of Sterigenics International LLC, will hold a three-day seminar on Ethylene Oxide, Gamma and E-Beam sterilization on August 19-21, 2014 at the Marriott Suites of Downers Grove, Illinois.
“We are pleased to offer this seminar and feel it will be of great interest to anyone involved with the industrial sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotech products, particularly those who wish to further their understanding of the science and regulatory knowledge of such an important and challenging area,” said Bill Young, Vice President, Global SteriPro Services.
Seminar topics:
• Day 1 -- Introduction to Microbiology and the Science of Lethality; Operational Review & Tour of Sterilization Processing Facilities.
• Day 2 -- Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization (EO): introduction to the science, the engineering and the physics of an EO Sterilization Process. In addition to the information presented, most sessions will also include interactive ‘hands-on’ problem solving activities involving the Development and Validation of an EO Cycle, Selection and Development of an External Process Challenge Device, Performance of a Product Adoption Study, Analysis & Evaluation of Cycle Data, and the Development of a Robust and Successful Parametric Release Program.
• Day 3 -- Industrial Radiation Processing: Introduction to the Science and Methodology of Gamma & Electron Beam Radiation Sterilization; Materials Compatibility, Radiation Effects & Mitigation; Radiation Dose Validation with Hands-On Session; upcoming Regulatory Changes.
The fee is $1600 per person and includes lectures, meeting materials, meals, facility tour and three nights accommodations at the Marriott Suites of Downers Grove, Illinois. Early bird registration prior to June 20th results in a $100 discount.
For more information, call 951/340-0700 ext. 218, or go to www.sterigenics.com/events. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Sterigenics International LLC operates out of 40 facilities across the Americas, Europe and Asia and is a global leader in outsourced contract sterilization services, primarily to the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and high performance/specialty materials industries. As a result of its global service capabilities, and the proprietary Sterigenics GPS® platform that allows real time order tracking and just in time supply chain operation, it counts numerous Fortune 500 companies as clients, with relationships exceeding two decades.
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