23 APRIL 2007 - Just as the excitement of INTERPHEX is getting going in New York this week, ISPE, a global not-for-profit Society of pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals, announces the renewal of its contract with Reed Exhibitions, which organizes INTERPHEX, being held this week, April 24-26 at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Center.

“ISPE’s partnership with Reed has been truly beneficial in promoting our global association, which provides professional development, technical documents, and critical information to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry,” according to Robert P. Best, President and CEO of ISPE. “We are pleased to continue this relationship, which benefits industry professionals to meet, see the latest from suppliers, and greet fellow ISPE Members.”  

Kevin Richards, Group Vice President at Reed Exhibitions,says: “The ISPE and INTERPHEX agreement over the past 10 years has been very successful to the INTERPHEX brand in the USA and around the world. ISPE’s leadership in education and innovation provides our events with key support from the industry. We look forward to ISPE’s continued support with this new agreement and together developing and completing new initiatives to support the pharmaceutical industry.”

If you happen to be going to INTERPHEX this week, ISPE is located in booth #1128.

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Last fall ISPE came out with its new journal, The Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation (JPI) with ISPE Member and Duquesne University’s James Drennen III as editor.

JPI will publish two more issues this year in September and December …  and is making an international call for papers to those in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry to submit high-quality, original research for consideration and possible publication.

This international, peer-reviewed journal focuses on new and innovative techniques used by pharmaceutical professionals serving all aspects of the industry, including manufacturing, applied pharmaceutical science and technology in process and product understanding and control.

JPI invites Perspectives, Case Studies, Research Letters, Research Articles, and Reviews of the following topics areas:

• Solid dosage form design
• Pharmaceutical product development
• Design space
• Controlled substance dispensing
• Nanotechnology
• Coating uniformity
• Multivariate calibration
• Process analytical technology

The manuscript deadline for September issue is 15 May

The manuscript deadline for the December issue is 15 August

For submission instructions, contact: Gloria N. Hall, Managing Editor JPI, ISPE, 3109 W Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd, Suite 250 Tampa, FL 33607 or contact ghall@ispe.org

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Beginning 1 June, ISPE will have a new place on its Web site where you can network with colleagues from around the world.
ISPE Communities of Practice began more than a year ago… starting with five. Now there are 14, with more than 4,200 people signed up. These like-minded professionals share similar interests within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, including:

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Biotechnology

Critical Utilities

Commissioning and Qualification

Containment

Disposables

Good Automated Manufacturing Processing

Investigational Products

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Packaging

Process Analytical Technology

Process/Product Development

Project Management

Sterile Products Processing

ISPE Members will be able to search for other community members, engage in electronic discussions, schedule electronic chats to discuss a particular issue or challenge, collaborate on developing important resources and content, keep up to date with current industry trends and news, and much more.

Want to get involved? Visit www.ispe.org/cops.

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ISPE will again sponsor INTERPHEX2007 in New York 24-26 April 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Pharmaceutical Engineering magazine will be a media sponsor for INTERPHEX2007.

INTERPHEX2007 gathers the resources—equipment, technologies, ideas, strategies, suppliers, and partners—to help optimize your operation, from process development and R&D through manufacturing and packaging.

• The conference program will offer views and opinions of industry leaders, as well as strategic and technical applications.

• The exhibit floor showcases more than 1,000 leading global companies.

• Daily keynotes, networking opportunities, industry awards, plus much more.

This year the event will co-locate with PharmaMedDevice2007, the conference and exhibition focusing on the convergence of the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biologic industries. The Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation will endorse PharmaMedDevice2007.

ISPE Members

• Can attend the INTERPHEX exhibition for free — a $75 value, when you present a VIP ticket.

• Receive exclusive access to the ISPE Member Lounge, sponsored by AWS Bio-Pharma Technologies, Commissioning Agents, Inc., Premier Tec – Ultra Clean Magnetic Mixer, Burkert Fluid Control Systems, Compliant Logistics, and Veolia Water Technologies 
• Visit the Lounge, which will feature complimentary continental breakfast, beverages, Internet access, and small meeting rooms. Opens daily at 09.00 in the Crystal Palace 
• Express registration line for ISPE Members 
• Recognition as an ISPE Member – stop by ISPE’s booth #1128 or the Member Lounge to pick-up your Member ribbon and ISPE lanyard 

Also at INTERPHEX2007 this year  – ISPE and AAPS, two of the largest and most respected pharmaceutical societies, are coming together to present the Life Sciences Job Fair, a comprehensive hiring solution for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers.  For more information, visit www.lifesciencesjobfair.org or see previous post.

The Facility of the Year Awards 2007 Category Winners will be recognized and awarded during INTERPHEX2007.

Each category winner will be available to discuss their facility operation as well as offer virtual tours of their new facility during exhibit hours of the conference. The FOYA Overall Winner will be announced at the 2007 ISPE Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA this November. FOYA is sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine. 

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For those in the life sciences industry, April might be the month for you to find a new career. Two not-for-profit organizations in the Pharmaceutical Industry – ISPE and AAPS — are partnering at the upcoming INTERPHEX2007 with a Life Sciences Job Fair in New York, April 24-26 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) will present a full-service life sciences job fair in collaboration with Reed Life Sciences at INTERPHEX2007. Jobs are in the areas of research and development, manufacturing engineering, operations/maintenance, architecture/engineering/construction, and packaging.  

This is the second job fair sponsored by the AAPS-ISPE team – the first took place in Puerto Rico in February. Both ISPE and AAPS are dedicated to enhancing the careers of pharmaceutical manufacturing industry professionals and shaping initiatives to help educate the pharmaceutical professionals of the future.

The INTERPHEX event covers all aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing and will attract more than more than 15,000 total attendees.  

“These job fairs have created a unique opportunity for three organizations to work together to enhance career opportunities for both life sciences students and professionals,” said Bob Best, President/CEO of ISPE, a global society of pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals representing more than 23,000 members. The job fair will offer comprehensive hiring solutions for life sciences companies interested in tapping into a talented pool of engineering and scientific professionals, from entry level students to seasoned industry veterans.

“The AAPS-ISPE/INTERPHEX career partnership provides an industry-wide service that will have a meaningful and lasting impact on the life sciences community,” said John Lisack, Jr., CAE Executive Director of AAPS, a professional, scientific society of more than 13,000 members employed in academia, industry, government, and other research institutes worldwide.

Attendees of the job fair will find it an extremely efficient means of conducting job searches. Both job seekers and companies who would like more information should visit www.lifesciencesjobfair.org.

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