PDA Brazil – Microbiology Week & Annex 1
April 13, 2026 - April 17, 2026
Make sure to attend Parsa Famili‘s talk at the PDA Brazil: Microbiology Week & Annex 1 event in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Connect with Stephen Smith for more information on how to reduce risk in your manufacturing process.
The main topics covered:
- How to perform Environmental Monitoring – Cleanroom, Personal Sampling, Surfaces, Water, Sterility Tests, HEPAs. Viable and non-viable air sampling
- CCS Contamination Control
- Utilities and Facilities (Water, Gases, HVAC, Maintenance and Design)
- Material considerations (storage, handling and transfer to cleanroom)
- Staffing Considerations and Training for Microbiologists (Clothing, Hygiene, Flow, Training, Qualification, and Processes)
- Smoke Testing
- Manufacturing process considerations (cleaning, sanitization, filtration, and processes)
- Barrier Systems (Isolators, Gloves and Rabs)
- Rapid Methods and Quality Control
- Aseptic Processing Simulation – Media Fill
- Microbial identification and research
- Analysis of Audit and Inspection Results
- Recovery from downtime and contingency planning
- HPLC Endotoxin Detection/Qualification
- Cleaning, Disinfection, Decontamination, Sanitization and Disinfectants.
- Classification of Environmental Isolates
- Measurement and monitoring of differential pressure in clean areas
- Culture Media and Environmental Monitoring: Interactions, Performance, and Compliance with PIC/S Annex 1
- Paving the Way for AI: Risk-Based Cleanliness Validation and Environmental Monitoring through Digitalization – From Reactive to Predictive Control
