Environmental monitoring: optimizing microbial control in cell and gene therapy workflows

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Microbial control within biopharmaceutical production, such as cell and gene therapy manufacturing, is a critical quality control to ensure drug products are free from viable microorganisms, which can otherwise harm patients and compromise product quality. Implementation of an effective environmental monitoring program is required as part of good manufacturing practice (GMP) guidelines, whereby at minimum, the program should require identification of microorganisms to species level. Although various techniques exist, genotypic identification is considered to be the gold standard for microbial identification, because a DNA sequence has the potential to offer an unambiguous result.

During this webinar we will present our Applied Biosystems MicroSEQ™ Rapid microbial identification system, designed to support the recommended qualification guidelines by regulatory agencies worldwide. Used in top pharmaceutical companies worldwide, the microbial identification system is an end-to-end rapid genotypic sequencing solution based on ribosomal gene sequencing for bacterial and fungal species-level identification. The system generates accurate results in less than 5 hours.

Join this webinar to learn more about:

• Rationale and regulatory expectations for microbial control strategy in bioproduction/ cell and gene therapy workflows
• MicroSEQ™ ID system workflow for bacterial and fungal identification
• Comparison of methods for microbial identification

Nico Chow

Field Application Specialist, Pharma Analytics, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Nico Chow is the Field Application Specialist of the Pharma Analytics business unit, part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Bioproduction Group, supporting customers in BeNelux/ Nordics, SEE, Turkey, Middle East and Africa. He has been in the role for 3 years specialising and supporting with the implementation and validation of rapid analytical QC methods, based on real-time PCR and sequencing technologies, focused on ensuring product quality and product safety of various biotherapeutic modalities and associated manufacturing workflows. During this time, he has taken on the role as MicroSEQ ID subject matter expert.

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Nico Chow

Field Application Specialist, Pharma Analytics, Thermo Fisher Scientific

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