INTERPHEX, the premier pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device development and manufacturing event, will once again be unfolding from March 21 to 23, 2017 at the Javits Center in New York, USA bringing over 10,500 global industry professionals and more than 625 suppliers together to “Learn It, Experience It, Procure It” through a unique combination of no cost technical conferences, exhibits, demonstrations, partnering opportunities, and networking events to leverage quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness in today’s ever-changing global market.
Organized by the Reed Exhibitions and sponsored by PDA (Parenteral Drug Association), INTERPHEX (International Pharmaceutical Expo) is the single source for complete biopharmaceutical manufacturing solutions to safely and cost effectively process all dosage forms for life-enhancing drugs. It offers unique combination of exhibition, education, workshops, partnering opportunities, and networking events.
Expected to attract global participants from at least 48 states and 52 countries, the event will be bringing together pharmaceutical leaders from around the world to share insights, network with representatives from all sectors of the industry.
Pharmaceutical professionals in attendance will include representatives from general management, facilities operations, project management, research development and formulation, the engineering community, business development, plant management, quality control, product manufacturing, facilities design, process development, regulatory affairs, and continuous quality verification.
Among the exhibitors on hand this year will be Bosch Packaging Technology, Quadro Engineering Corp., Fitzpatrick Company, ITT Corp., Marchesini Group USA, MG America Inc., SKAN USA Inc., Pfizer CentreOne, NJM Packaging, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, Whitehouse Analytical Labs, ACG North America-Solid Dosage Machinery & Consumables, Fette Compacting America, PendoTech, and Pall Life Sciences.
In addition, according to the show’s organizers, more than 95 new exhibitors have signed up for 2017.
Live Q&A and technical sessions
INTERPHEX Live, a series of interactive Q&A panels produced by Pharmaceutical Processing in conjunction with INTERPHEX, will feature a number of sessions with pharmaceutical experts who discuss the most significant and challenging developments facing the pharmaceutical community today. Each of the panels are hosted by a moderator.
Key topics on the 2017 INTERPHEX Live schedule include: Single-use technology, The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), Biosimilars, Supply chain concerns, Capsules, Continuous manufacturing, Flexible manufacturing, The changing regulatory landscape, Quality systems, cGMP Clean Space, Serialization, Pre-filled syringes, Continuous bioprocessing and Medical devices
Held near the registration area at the Crystal Palace inside the Javits Center, INTERPHEX Live will be broadcast throughout the show floor each day and shared on the respective social media pages and websites of Pharmaceutical Processing and INTERPHEX following the conclusion of the show.
Technical education sessions
In addition to INTERPHEX Live, a robust technical education series featuring more than 50 sessions will be held during the three-day event at Javits. The overall theme will focus on moving the industry forward by leveraging efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Specific program tracks will examine key topics in continuous manufacturing, quality metrics and systems, facilities/facilities management, processing and production, disruptive technologies, and contract services.
Featured sessions will include: Faster, cheaper and safer manufacturing, Continuous inline versus cycling batch, Managing tech transfer, Integrated continuous manufacturing , Tablet press and capsule filling regulations, Single-use adopters and suppliers, cGMP facility modernization, Minimizing facility costs and risks, Continuous processing’s impact on operations, Enhancing packaging line efficiency, Oral solid dosage forms, Acoustic Monitoring of processes and Sustainable cleaning processes.
INTERPHEX Exhibitor Awards
The annual INTERPHEX Exhibitor Awards program, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Processing, each year recognizes the companies showcasing the most innovative technologies, strategies and services designed to advance development and manufacturing in pharma and biopharma with the ultimate goal of transforming critical and affordable life-enhancing ideas into cost effective, quality products.
Each year, several weeks prior to INTERPHEX, a team of industry experts reviews and analyzes a series of entries, choosing winners in select categories such as Best in Show, Best New Product/Service, Editor’s Choice, Best Technology Innovation, Efficiency Champion and Biotech Innovation.
Other highlights
New for this year, SKAN USA Inc. plans to sponsor an exclusive “In-Booth Learning and Launch Event.”
Beginning at 5 pm on March 21, the company will present at its booth an opportunity to gain knowledge and updates from its Sterility Testing Conference and Aseptic Barrier Technical Summit held in October 2016.
Techniques and lessons learned from manufacturing companies will be shared along with a demonstration video of the new SKAN NANOX Catalyst Technology.
During the show, SKAN also will be highlighting its modular small-scale aseptic processing isolator, Pharmaceutical Safety Isolator, (PSI-L) with SARA Material Airlocks for conventional aseptic applications.
Returning this year will be the “IPS Technologies Tours,” featuring walking tours across the show floor highlighting much of the latest equipment, innovation, and technologies designed for the pharmaceutical industry.
The IPS tours will include aseptic full and small scale technology, biomanufacturing, modular construction, OSD continuous manufacturing and packaging & inspection technology.
The INTERPHEX exhibit hall will be open all three show days starting at 10 a.m., with the technical conference sessions getting underway at 10:30. Events run until 5 p.m. on March 21 and 22, closing at 3 p.m. on March 23.
INTERPHEX 2016
Last year INTERPHEX had witnessed an 18 per cent increase in pharmaceutical engineers and a 4.5 per cent increase in total attendance . Attendees and exhibitors from 48 states and 52 countries joined together at the event to experience the latest in technology, and leading edge education. An exhibit hall featuring more than 600 leading suppliers was supported by a new cutting-edge technical conference, the inaugural two-day Keynote Series with Pharmaceutical Technology, Poster Hall and Awards with BioProcess International and INTERPHEX Live with Pharmaceutical Processing.
“INTERPHEX 2016 was a resounding success for both exhibitors and attendees alike who hailed from 52 countries around the world and 48 states across the U.S.,” said Ed Several, Senior Vice President, INTERPHEX.
“This year’s INTERPHEX once again succeeded in bringing together inspired professionals with key industry leaders to share knowledge and best practices, as well as see the latest cutting-edge technologies needed to cost-effectively develop and manufacture quality products”, he added.
INTERPHEX 2016 debuted a new two-day Keynote Series that featured industry experts delivering insights on key themes including drug shortage, continuous manufacturing, overcoming bottlenecks, technology advances in solid dosage, sterile manufacturing challenges and the contract services market.
During the Keynote Series, Dr. Stephen Spielberg led an engaging presentation titled, “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Drug Shortages” that explored alternative, innovative and cost-effective methods to provide needed therapies to patients.
"One of the biggest threats to public health in the U.S. is drug shortages and, in order to solve this growing problem, we have to approach manufacturing in a very different way," said Dr. Stephen Spielberg, CEO and President of the Secure Affordable Quality Supply (SAQS) Alliance, a non-profit focused on drug shortages and future of the pharmaceutical manufacturing.
INTERPHEX is the only meeting place where knowledge, innovation and technologies intersect with the full spectrum of cutting-edge development and manufacturing services and equipment to create innovative solutions to reduce cost, improve manufacturing and supply chain performance for pharmaceutical, biologics, contract, generic and service provider professionals.