Last Thursday’s webinar panelists delved deep into the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on the biopharma industry’s response. Steve Fadden, Georgia Keresty and Marc Pelletier (of J&J, Takeda and CRB Consulting Engineers, respectively) began by describing when they first became aware of the pandemic and what they and their organizational teams did to respond. They […]

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in April 2020.  Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Maryellen Brown, Pall Life Sciences Michael S. Cheney, Biogen Idec Daniel D. Crosby, Bristol Myers Squibb Raymond Foley, DPS Engineering James P. Grunwald, DPS Group Paul F. Herbert, […]

We would like to introduce the Members who joined ISPE in March 2020, 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 […]

Dear Colleagues, Today I am providing an important update from the Boston Area Chapter of ISPE Board of Directors regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. As you are aware, the Governor of Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency and many companies across New England are taking measures such as “social distancing” to keep their employees safe […]

On March 6th the ISPE Boston Area Chapter Social Committee hosted the 20th Annual Ski/Snowboard Outing. Record attendance of 145 attendees would have made things cozy on the bus, so a second bus was chartered to accommodate the huge response. A special thank you to all of our Sponsors for making this possible (two buses […]

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in March 2020.  Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Saboo Aghababayan, MS, MBA, Genzyme Stig Bockman-Pedersen, CCQV Services Ronald C. Case, Superior Controls, Inc. Dr. Charles L. Cooney, PhD, MIT Chemical Engineering Michael B. Cronin, ImmuCell Corporation […]

We would like to introduce the Members who joined ISPE in February 2020, 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 […]

We hear a lot about 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing), artificial intelligence, machine learning and supercomputers in reference to the tech industry but I don’t tend to associate those concepts with our biotech and life sciences industry. My assumptions were proven wrong after attending the ISPE Boston Area Chapter’s event on process modeling […]

The high costs of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical treatments have captured the attention of the press, politicians, and the overall public. In particular, this recent first wave of commercial cell therapy treatments has hit and even exceeded the half-million-dollars-per-treatment mark. Pricing of novel therapies is not a new concern, but with the staggering price tags of cell […]