FDA Promoting Generic Competition

Posted by Janet Tice
On January 11, 2018

[The following post has been excerpted from comments by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb as published by the FDA on its website on January 03, 2018.] The FDA has announced additional steps to encourage generic competition as part of our continued implementation of the Drug Competition Action Plan. This plan has three main components: reducing gaming […]

Congratulations to Our Scholarship Winners!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On January 11, 2018

The Chapter is proud to award $7,100 in scholarships to the following winners of the November 2017 round of the Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship Program: Drew Bodmer, Northeastern University James Carroll, University of Massachusetts Lowell Margaret Grace, Temple University Zeel Patel, Middlesex Community College Jay Turner, Quinsigamond Community College The Chapter accepts scholarship applications from […]

Chapter Member Anniversaries: December 2017

Posted by ISPE Boston
On January 8, 2018

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in December 2017. Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Michelle D. Bailey, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Judith R. Bodette, Sanofi Pasteur Biologics Jack G. Campion, P.E., The Hart Companies George A. Dainis, P.E., Industrial Facilities Design, Inc. Amy […]

Welcome New Members!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On January 8, 2018

We would like to introduce the members who joined ISPE in December 2017, welcome them to the Chapter and encourage them (and all of our members) to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available through ISPE. Fellow ISPE members are a terrific resource for help with everyday professional challenges. And […]

President’s Message: Looking Forward to the Coming Year in ISPE…

Posted by Jack Campion
On January 4, 2018

We have much to celebrate and look forward to in 2018. First, our industry continues to boom, especially in the Boston area. We’re now strongly established as the top biopharma region of the country, having eclipsed the Bay Area some time ago. We all know the reasons – top educational, research and medical institutions, a thriving […]

Join the ISPE Women in Pharma Initiative in 2018!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On January 3, 2018

Do you have a penchant for event planning? Are you interested in meeting your fellow women in the ISPE chapter? Then please join our team in bringing Women in Pharma to the ISPE Boston Area Chapter! We are looking for volunteers to plan this inaugural event to help fellow women ISPE members meet each other and to […]

Back to the Future of Biotech Automation

Posted by rpierro
On January 3, 2018

What’s currently happening in automation and where are we going? Will batching be gone forever in favor of single-use components in a continuous process? Will we be wearing Google glasses and following instructions from some brainy robot with our heads in the electronic cloud? The biotech industry has benefited enormously over the past 30 years […]

FDA and Spark Therapeutics Make History with Gene Therapy Approval

Posted by Janet Tice
On December 21, 2017

The FDA has approved Luxturna, an innovative one-time gene therapy treatment from Spark Therapeutics used to improve vision in patients with vision loss due to inherited retinal diseases (IRD). As the first adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector product approved for clinical use in the United States, Luxturna represents a historic landmark, not only in the field […]

End of the Year, Grab a Beer!

Posted by Kevin Keating
On December 15, 2017

For the Young Professionals’ final social event of 2017, we met up at the Lord Hobo Brewing Company taproom and brewery in Woburn. The YP’s sampled some of the brews on tap (including Lord Hobo’s flagship IPA, Boomsauce) and took a tour of the brewing and canning facility. Those who read our previous blog post […]

Single-Use vs. Stainless: Experts Weigh In…

Posted by ISPE Boston
On December 15, 2017

By Bill Garvey and Howard Sneider: Single-use technology has exploded onto the scene in the last two decades to offer a practical alternative to costly stainless steel process systems. But will single-use systems render a mature and reliable technology eventually obsolete? This outcome is unlikely as a large group of ISPE members and other industry […]

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