Individualized medicines, such as CAR-T cell therapies, are expensive, with no room for failure. It is often a situation where the manufacture of the medicine truly is a life or death situation. So how does a small biotech firm leverage cutting edge data systems to build in quality, reduce errors, and deliver on time? Moreover, […]

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in August 2019. Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Joseph M. Baumann, Sanofi Genzyme Randolph A. Cotter, Sr., Cotter Brothers Corporation John S. Gogolos, PE, Process Facilities Group, LLC Dr. Pietro P. Perrone, PE, GE Healthcare Twenty […]

We would like to introduce the Members who joined ISPE in August 2019, 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 […]

1.What do you currently do? My current role is Director of Technical Services at Alexion. 2.How long have you been in the industry? I have been in the Pharma/Biotech industry for 19 years. 3. How has your time as an ISPE member benefitted you? I became more involved in ISPE through co-founding and co-chairing the […]

Despite the hottest summer on record, the golfers at this year’s summer tournament brought some heat of their own at Kernwood Country Club. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the beautiful ocean views that this course is famous for, making the 90-degree day a little more bearable. The cheering and laughter from all attendees […]

Returning to work from a deployment is a time of anticipation, excitement, and change. For me, the return to work was more stressful than the separation from work prior to leaving for the deployment. Everyone goes through an adjustment period that can last for weeks or even months. Knowing what to expect can make the […]

The ISPE Boston Area Chapter will hold its 28th Annual Product Show on Wednesday, September 18 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. With over 3,300 expected to attend, this is the largest one-day gathering of biotech and pharma professionals in New England. The Product Show is also one of the few biotech shows that is […]

When you are in the military, you don’t know anything except the military. It is pretty much your whole world. I mean, come on, they give you the clothes to wear, the housing to live in, the gym to work out in, the grocery store to buy food at…see what I mean? And not only […]

I remember separating from the Navy very well. I was excited, nervous, scared. It was 2009, who remembers the economy back then? NOBODY was hiring. I putzed around at several odd jobs for a while, including some unemployment periods, before landing a steady position in a line of work I didn’t even know existed: commissioning […]

At the Annual Product Show on Wednesday, September 18, the ISPE Boston Area Chapter is excited to offer three tracks of three educational seminars each, selected from a total of 58 proposals submitted. What do these seminars all have in common? Innovation! As many of the submissions touched upon, change is the only constant in […]