If your company or research organization is part of the growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector, at some point in the development process, you will likely be faced with the need for environmentally controlled storage. Whether your R&D department needs cold storage for samples under development, your stability department requires long-term test-sample storage, or your lab needs ongoing storage for seed product or clinical trial materials, you will face the quandary of finding a reliable and convenient climate-controlled facility accessible to your teams, or you may take on the challenge of building your own biorepository.

Milwaukee, WI, November 2, 2009 — The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Keith S. Kelly has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence. As such, Keith S. Kelly has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of quality management principles and practices. Individuals who earn this certification are allowed to use “ASQ-CMQ/OE” on their business cards and professional correspondence.

“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains Peter Andres, ASQ president. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”

A CMQ/OE is a professional who leads and champions process improvements initiatives in organizations that range from small businesses to multinational corporations in a variety of service and industrial sectors. A CMQ/OE facilitates and leads teams, establishes and monitor customer-supplier relations, supports strategic planning and deployment, and helps develop measurement systems to assess the organization.

A CMQ/OE is also able to motivate and evaluate staff, manage projects, analyze financial information, identify and evaluate risk, and use knowledge management tools and techniques.

Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 163,000 individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-Certified in their field or profession, including many of who have attained more than one designation. To learn more about ASQ’s Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence program, visit http://www.asq.org/certification/manager-of-quality/.

ASQ, www.asq.org, has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. With more than 85,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement and knowledge exchange to improve business results and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners and everyday consumers. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding sponsor of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

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Masy Systems will be sponsoring the New England Chapter of the PDA's facility tour of Lonza Biologics in Portsmouth, NH.  The topics of the dinner meeting will be "PDA TR45: Filtration of Liquids Using Cellulose-Based Depth Filters" and "Depth Filtration for Large Scale Cell Culture Processes".

The purpose of Technical Report No. 45 is to provide guidelines for the selection, validation, and use of cellulose-based depth filters in biopharmaceutical applications. A summary will be presented of the information included in this guidance document as well as highlight physical and performance characteristics of cellulose-based depth filter media in sheet, lenticular module and capsule formats. Scott Anderson served on the TR-45 task force and co-authored the report. He is a graduate of University of Oregon with 15 years experience in the sales and marketing of filtration products and systems. He currently serves as Pall’s global product manager for Seitz depth filter products.

Lonza Presentation: Depth Filtration For Large Scale Cell Culture Processes. Pranav Desai has over 10 years experience in the biotech industry in the development, scale up and manufacturing of proteins, antibodies and viral vaccines. Pranav is a graduate of University of Baroda, Baroda, India. He has previously worked for Chiron, Serum Institute of India, ID Biomedical, and GlaxoSmithKline. In his current role, he is responsible for process transfer and scale up of cell culture processes at the Lonza Biopharmaceuticals facility in Portsmouth, NH.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Lonza Facility Tour times 3:15pm, 3:45pm, 4:15pm must register for your tour time
(Tour is for Members Only on First Come, First Served Basis- Spaces are limited)

Registration and Social Hour at Sheraton Portsmouth: 5:30pm
Buffet Dinner: 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Presentations: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Lonza Facility Tour Location: 101 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Dinner Meeting Location: Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, 250 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Cost per person: PDA Members $40, Non-Members $55

On Line Registration is required - opens 10/19/09 on the PDA website

Contact the following for other concerns:

Maryellen Brown
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(508) 259-5107

Jerry Boudreault
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(781) 589-8985