This 2-day intensive course, presented by invited industry experts from STERIS, will cover industry practices and regulatory expectations and trends in cleaning and cleaning validation. It is designed for biopharmaceutical manufacturers who are concerned about developing or maintaining a high-quality, efficient, and most importantly, compliant cleaning process. The training will address several current challenges to cleaning and validation in the biopharmaceutical industry, and include case studies, best practices, and hands-on exercises using state-of-the-art bioprocessing equipment located in the Charlottetown CASTL biomanufacturing training facility.  

Who should take this course?
This course is designed for employees from Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Quality Control, Validation, Operations, Microbiology, Facilities Maintenance, Engineering, Plant Management disciplines.

Topics

• An overview of the life cycle approach to cleaning validation, process design and qualification, protocols and grouping strategies, dedicated equipment and campaigns and how to set acceptance criteria. 
• Example of global regulatory documents and citations.

Delivery
Two days of hands-on training at the CASTL Charlottetown Biomanufacturing Training Facility.

Assessment
A competency-based assessment will be undertaken at the end of the course. This will certify proficiency in the theory learned throughout the two days.

While in Charlottetown
In your free time, take advantage of everything Charlottetown has to offer in October including beautiful fall colours its infamous Fall Flavours Food & Drink Festival.

This annual festival highlights the talents of the Island's most renowned chefs, culinary personalities, and local food producers. For more about the festival, click here.

Fall is a beautiful time of year in picturesque Prince Edward Island. Enjoy the sites as you walk or cycle through Confederation Trail or the Island Walk. Or even take a stroll through the variety of crafts and artisan shops. For more information on things to do while you are in Charlottetown, click here.

Flights
Charlottetown airport has direct flights daily from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa and is a convenient 10-minute drive and 6 kilometers from our training facility. Our charming small city airport means luggage pick-up and security line ups are a breeze. 

Hotel
CASTL has a fantastic room rate available with the Hampton Inn and Suites located an easy 1.5 km walk from the facility. Prefer to stay downtown? Charlottetown has many hotels to suit your needs, reach out to the CASTL Team for recommendations to fit your style and budget.