The Skytech Systems (India) Pvt Ltd, exclusive distributors of GE analytical instruments, USA, will organise a seminar on 'Cleaning validation using TOC analysers' at Hotel Taj Residency, Aurangabad on April 16, 2007 and at Hotel Golkonda, Hyderabad on April 18, 2007.

The well-known US scientist Rick Godec will deliver the keynote address at the seminar. The one-day seminar is expected to witness participation of key persons from the various sections of pharmaceutical industry such as quality control/assurance, production, engineering and projects. The seminar will discuss the latest norms from FDA for cleaning validation applications and the utility of TOC analyser in achieving validation objectives.

Rick Godec is currently serving on the ASTM E55 'Pharmaceutical Standards' committee to develop a new standard for the method validation of on-line TOC analyzers. Rick Godec holds over 36 US and international patents in these fields. He is also an active member of the American Chemical Society, AIChE, ASTM (serves on the E55 Process Analytical Technology (PAT) committee), and ISPE (serves on the "Community of Practice-PAT" committee).