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A truly excellent seminar and a MUST for anyone looking for a detailed overview of industry trends from the technical leaders in the area.

- Ken Carroll, Head of Dept. of Science, Institute of Technology Tallaght - Dublin

An excellent way to acquire a mixture of broad and detailed knowledge about bioprocess equipment design factors.

- Val Peyton, Group Quality Manager, PM Group, Ireland

Bioprocess Equipment Design seminar provides a fast and efficient way of learning a little bit of the whole chain from design to production.

- Josef Alenius, Quality Manager, Texor AB, Sweden

These seminars should be integral to the biotech industry and help harmonise important issues.

- Peter Kierans, Sales Director, Optima Pharma Group, UK

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ABEC, Inc. is a custom designer and manufacturer of turn-key manufacturing equipment for the pharmaceutical, biotech, animal health and food industries. Our products include fermentors, bioreactors, clean-in-place (CIP) systems, filtration skids, chromatagraphy skids, process equipment, and instrument and control packages.

Allegheny Bradford Corporation is an ASME code (U, UM, R, CE/PED, CRN) shop specializing in custom stainless steel and higher alloy process equipment specifically designed for pharmaceutical, biotech, and ultrapure applications. Stand-alone process equipment includes ASME BPE compliant shell and tube heat exchangers, custom designed vessels and tanks, filter housings, including our patent pending Opti-Clean filter housing exclusively featuring full drainability and complete CIP coverage. Value-added engineered systems include prepackaged heat exchangers, tanks and vessels, filter housings, sanitary pumps and modular process systems. Mechanical polishing, electropolishing, equipment refurbishment, modification or repair services are available in-house or at the jobsite.

Amgen is a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry. For 25 years, the company has tapped the power of scientific discovery and innovation to dramatically improve people’s lives.

Amgen pioneered the development of novel products based on advances in recombinant DNA and molecular biology and launched the biotechnology industry’s first blockbuster medicines. Today, as a Fortune 500 company serving millions of patients, Amgen continues to be an entrepreneurial, science-driven enterprise dedicated to helping people fight serious illness.

For over 16 years ASEPCO has led the way producing high quality, innovative new products. Our Valves are designed to be reliable, CIP/SIP, and carry our extreme guarantee for quality and performance. They assemble with a sanitary clamp, require no tools and never leak, reducing maintenance cost by 85%.

We hired a rocket scientist to help design our new Hydrodynamic Sampler so you don't have to be one to use it. Our PolyMixer, machined in America from solid bar stock, is designed for easy, accurate installation and can be customized to fit any mixing need.

ASEPCO Valves and Mixers don't add complications. Instead, they are proven to simplify maintenance and reduce downtime. And, they keep on saving money every year they are in use. Browse our web site - created by good humored engineers for your edification and amusement.

Bioengineering AG has been manufacturing bioreactors and fermentation plants for the cultivation of micro organisms, fungi, plant and animal cells for more than thirty years. Our product range includes all variations in volume (0.5 - 50’000 litres), in design and application (airlift, membrane, autoclavable laboratory fermenter, multiplex units etc.), from bench-top up to turnkey, large scale production plants.

As a world-renown technology leader, Bioengineering demonstrates a strong commitment to the life-science industry and the ambition to supply top quality and state-of-the-art process equipment along with highest, unmatched standards of turnover packages for cGMP facilities. Scope of supply can consist of single units, compact packages or complete production streets.
Bioengineering has grown into a modern service/manufacturing company with worldwide operations, employing highly motivated professionals.

Bioengineering: Experience only specialists can have.

BioPharm International is the #1 magazine devoted to the science, strategies and business trends shaping the global landscape for biotherapeutics. BioPharm's focus on applied technologies utilized in biopharmaceutical development and its focus on the business forces driving the industry's growth has attracted a BPA-qualified, global audience of 29,200.

BioProcess International provides the biotechnology industry with monthly, peer-reviewed information necessary to successfully drive products through the biopharmaceutical, biovaccine and biodiagnostic development and manufacture process. BPI's circulation consists of 30,000 mid-to-upper managers working in all phases of the biotherapeutic development and manufacturing process in the United States, Europe and Canada.

Broadley James Corporation is the industry leader for the measurement of pH & Dissolved Oxygen in Life Science applications. Our BioNet® Bioreactor Control System has successfully redefined the industries expectations for Measurement and Control. This controller brings industrial strength automation power to R&D and Process Development by enabling numerous bioreactors to be digitally networked for improved process control. The BioNet Utility Tower houses all hardware necessary to measure and control your bioprocess applications, and a complete line of glass bioreactors are available in both single-wall and jacketed styles.

Burkert Fluid Control Systems is a global system solution provider of the most reliable and innovative means utilizing: microfluidic valves, sensors, process valves, pneumatic actuation, controllers and solenoid valves. Burkert Fluid Control Systems provides the following markets custom fluid control systems: medical equipment, biotech, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, water treatment, semiconductor and general industrial processing.

Commissioning Agents, Inc. is the premier provider of integrated commissioning/validation services, including factory inspections, construction quality assurance oversight, start-up/commissioning, and IQ/OQ/PQ.

CRB Consulting Engineers is a leading engineering/architectural solutions provider serving the life science industry such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, specialty chemical and higher education. Services include mechanical, electrical, process, process simulation, instrumentation and automation engineering, architectural design and commissioning. CRB delivers in all areas of project execution, from strategic planning and initial project programming, through conceptual and detailed design and into construction and commissioning. Established in 1984, CRB has grown to a staff of over 350 with offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, Raleigh, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Jose, Kalamazoo, and Boston. For more information check out the website at www.crbusa.com

DCI, Inc., an employee owned company, has been a leader in the design, manufacturing and servicing of stainless steel/high alloy equipment since 1955.

As a single-source custom fabricator, we proudly serve the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, chemical, & cosmetic industries:

• Tanks/Vessels
• Mixers/Agitators
• Manways, Heads, other Components
• Replacement parts
• Field Service / Maintenance
• Site-Fab Field Tank Fabrication

In addition, we are proud to introduce DCI-Biolafitte, LLC. A joint venture between DCI, Inc. and Pierre Guerin, SAS, the company will provide a complete line of bioreactor and fermentor systems: table top lab equipment to large scale manufacturing systems.

DME Alliance Incorporated specializes in engineering and consulting services
to support new and existing facilities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Our core capabilities in biopharm technology, process-mechanical engineering and equipment design provide the essential elements needed to execute key technology-intensive projects in facilities for research, process development and manufacturing. We have extensive experience in BPE design, GMP compliance, contamination control, containment, automation, cleaning and sterilization of process systems. DME Alliance provides services to support process technology development & implementation, equipment design & remediation, commissioning & qualification, GMP facility design and plant maintenance. Our pharmaceutical and bioprocess know-how, when combined with our staff experience with GMP equipment, facility design, automation and regulatory compliance, provide a key value advantage to our customers in the biopharm community.

Eagles Stainless Container Eagle Stainless provides innovative containers to virtually every major pharmaceutical company in America. We have become the manufacturer of choice because of our relentless focus on quality and our well-earned reputation for customization.

Since our founding in 1990, Eagle has produced stainless steel bottles and containers; ASME pressure vessels; fittings; dollies; and custom stands, accessories, and racks. Our design library includes hundreds of custom products and patented innovations as well as a comprehensive selection of standard designs.

Our guiding principle flows from an understanding of the trust our customrs place in us and our products. We respect and understand your work and are commited to supporting you with products that meet every quality standard and certification the pharmaceutical industry requires. Eagle is also ASME and ISO certified.

Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. The Right Choice ...for large or small stainless steel fabrications, Feldmeier can produce cost effective solutions for your processing equipment and storage tank needs. We have five different manufacturing locations around the USA. About 250,000 square feet of new, modern office and production facilities is your assurance of a source that is guaranteed dependable... The right choice is Feldmeier ... an experienced group of professionals with dairy, pharmaceutical and food processing installations throughout the world.

Stainless Steel and Super-Alloy Parts Fluid Line Technology provides customers with Biopharmaceutical grade stainless steel parts and Super-Alloy products including, Heat Exchangers, Bleed and Sample Valves, Thermowells, Dip Tubes, Spray-Ball Assemblies, Instrument Tees, CPM's, Restricting Orifices, and Custom Fabrications. Services include, product development, manufacturing for OEM's, engineering services, skid assembly, and filtration. Fluid Line's 17,000 -ft2 is located in Chatsworth, California and is staffed with more than 30 experienced professionals.

Garlock Sealing Technologies, an EnPro Industries company designs, manufactures and sells fluid sealing products worldwide. A recognized industry leader, Garlock advances fluid sealing technology by delivering innovative solutions and services for process industries’ most demanding applications. The company has 13 global operations with 1,500 employees and distributes its products in more than 75 countries. For more information on Garlock products and services, visit www.garlock.com

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping clinicians around the world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease, so their patients can live their lives to the fullest.

Hamilton Company manufactures innovative pH, dissolved oxygen, Redox and conductivity probes for a wide variety of process and laboratory applications. Our new 12mm diameter optical dissolved oxygen probe is compatible with CIP, SIP and can be autoclaved. It is also the same dimensions as a standard polarographic dissolved oxygen probe. Hamilton is exhibiting a wide selection of pH, Redox and Conductivity sensors for the following industries: Pharmaceutical, Fermentation, Sugar, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Swimming Pools Ion weak/cooling water. Our New GLP laboratory electrodes are a leap forward in design and performance.

Every sensor is supplied with a serial number and individual test certificate allowing tracking and traceability of your lab sensor. Stop by the booth to see what is new.

J & J Scientific Products, Inc. Innovative Solutions for Today’s Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers.
J & J Scientific Products, Inc. provides custom solutions for fluid delivery problems utilizing our proprietary single-use products. Our Bio-Simplex™ tubing sets, Bio-Simplex single-material thermoplastic manifold assemblies, EZ Top® rigid-container closures and other custom manifolds are currently in use by the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies in their research, development and production departments. Our focus on single-use products eliminates many of the issues commonly faced in today’s biopharm processes including cross contamination, tubing assembly failures and other validation issues.

Founded in 1993, JM Hyde Consulting Inc is a leader in providing value-added expertise based engineering, compliance and validation services to biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado and has 5 regional offices across the U.S. JM Hyde has a fulltime staff of over 100 highly trained engineers and consultants with experience in software development, equipment specification, hands-on commissioning, process design and trouble-shooting. Services cover the complete lifecycle of small capital projects: from project management to engineering, design, construction oversight, commissioning, validation and regulatory compliance. JM Hyde is known for its strength in sterility, cleaning and cleaning validation.

L.J. Star Incorporated is an industry leader in the manufacturing and supply of Process Observation Equipment. Our products include Metaglas Fused Sight Windows, Lumiglas Lights, Advanced Couplings Hygienic Clamp and Sterile Visual Flow Indicators to name a few. We are active members of the ASME-BPE Subcommittees and are an ISO9001 Certified Company.

MICROBIOTEST is the leader in the development and application of assays for antiviral testing against human, avian, rodent, canine, feline and live stock viruses.

In every application, every step and every scale, count on Millipore. Our technologies are used by most of the world's major biopharmaceutical companies. But we deliver more than advanced filtration, purification and process monitoring products. With Millipore, you get services to optimize and validate your processes, resources to streamline and enhance your operation, proven know how - and solutions that integrate it all. For improved yields, economics and speed to market, discover the more in Millipore™.

Welcome to OPTIMA Group pharma comprised of the companies of inova pharma systems, Kugler and Klee. Offering the latest innovations in turnkey line solutions for bottles, syringes, vials including freeze drying and data acquisition capabilities, the OPTIMA Group pharma is the single-source supplier in pharmaceutical equipment. From upstream pre-processing, to downstream post-processing, and filling and closing in between, OPTIMA is the answer.

The OPTIMA Group offers customers tailored packaging solutions supported by over 1,000 employees worldwide and over 80 years of packaging machinery experience.

The dedication of the OPTIMA group to offer worldwide support is documented by our worldwide locations including the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Great Britain.

The Optima Machinery Corporation, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin is the North American subsidiary of the Optima Group providing new machine sales, spare parts, and service.

Optek, Inc. High-performance UV-VIS-NIR Absorption and Scattered-Light Photometric Analyzers provide exact and repeatable inline measurements for real-time bioprocessing control.

Designed for ultra-sanitary CIP/SIP applications, optek probes and sensors monitor upstream (Cell Culture, Fermentation) and downstream (Centrifuge Optimization, UV for Chromatography, Inline ph/Conductivity, Filter Control, and Verify Liquid Formulations).

NIST-traceable, inline validation filters provide fast and repeatable measurement verification without breaching sterility. Reduce cumbersome laboratory analysis and downtime while improving the control and performance of your process with optek process photometry.

Pall is the leading global provider of filtration, purification and separation technologies to the diverse and rapidly expanding Life Sciences market. Its products are used from the earliest stages of discovery and development of new drugs, through production and delivery of therapies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Manufacturer of ball valves and specialty valves for controlling and automating process lines. Exclusive PBM Adjust-O-Seal allows easy inline maintenance. Sanitary valves available in 2-way, flush tank, diverter port, and multi-port styles, with three different port sizes. PBM combines specific application requirements with creative engineering and quality manufacturing processes.

Purity Systems, Inc. is the recognized leader in providing independent third party quality assurance and analytical testing services to microelectronics, food& beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, aerospace, semiconductor, OEM.
Our complete range of value-added Inspection, Documentation, Testing, Engineering Services and Procedures ensure the integrity and compliance of High Purity process systems.

For over 20 years, our Inspection and Analytical Testing technicians, engineers and documentation specialists have guaranteed the success of High Purity. With offices and technicians located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Europe, we provide your project with expertise, and state-of-the-art equipment and techniques necessary to meet your specification requirements.

Qualification Process Solutions, LLC is a process equipment provider and process design firm to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Utilizing our direct practical industry knowledge, we provide process solutions to the most complex equipment, utility, and processing problems. Our expertise is in sanitary design, sterile injectables, solid dosage, lyophilization, and closed process systems. Our process designs meet FDA and EU regulations. Custom process controls are provided on all systems and we provide any level of compliance your project requires, including Part 11 compliance, data trending, SCADA, and NIST calibration. For less complex projects, we provide short lead time process skids for Water for Injection, Pure Water, Pure Steam, Biowaste Systems, SIP Systems, CIP / COP Systems, and Closed Reaction / Compounding applications. Process = QPS.

ROPLAN specializes in the design, development and manufacturing of Mechanical Shaft Seals and Aseptic Process Equipment.

Our magnetically driven mixer, STERIMIXER features a seal-less design that eliminates any risk of contamination while providing efficient mixing. Its patented design assures high CIP/SIP performance and allows for low level mixing.

Our radial diaphragm valve, STERIVALVE, features a zero dead leg design and it is available as tank outlet or process valves (1/2"-3"). Diaphragms are available in silicone, EPDM and PTFE. Actuators are stainless steel, manual or pneumatic.

Our hygienic clamp pad, STERIFLANGE, provides a flushed connection for instruments or other devices mounted on a vessel. All our components are supplied with all required documentation needed for validation purposes.
Roplan is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

Rubber Fab Technologies Group, a Material Science Company, is a leading innovator of high quality hygienic seals, sanitary gaskets, hose assemblies, valve, pump and filler machine components in a wide range of high purity elastomer materials. Rubber Fab Technologies Group provides state of the art technology for the Biopharmaceutical, Food, Dairy, Beverage, Industrial and Semi Conductor Industries.

Saunders offers the Life Science industry a complete range of sanitary and aseptic diaphragm valve solutions. Included are standard two-way forgings, fabricated assemblies and custom, machined from solid Bio-Block designs- all available with manual and automated options, including standard and networking feedback and modulating control. Saunders diaphragm valves conform to current ASME BPE standards.

Saunders Bio-Block valves provide unique solutions to system design while reducing wetted area and enhancing clean ability. Saunders Bio-Block selection tools assist in developing the optimum machined valve solution while reducing design and manufacturing lead times.

All types incorporate Saunders industry leading diaphragm technology. Saunders elastomer and PTFE grade diaphragms are developed compounded and manufactured entirely in-house. Saunders diaphragms are FDA conforming, USP Class VI tested, ADCF and fully lot traceable.

SciLog, Inc. offers Pre-calibrated, disposable, in-line Conductivity, Temperature & Pressure sensors. Use once or use over and over again, depending upon your application. High precision monitoring & documentation of Pressure, Temperature, Conductivity. Use with your existing systems or with SciLog’s Intelligent BioProcessing Systems which automate, optimize, document applications e.g., Diafiltration, Protein Concentration, Chromatography, Filtration, Reactor Feed By Weight/Volume, pH Control. SciLog’s systems offer standardized technology platforms that are customizable for use in R&D lab, Pilot Plant, Process Development, Small Scale Manufacturing. SciLog’s patented technology includes: Automation of Single-Use Manifolds for filtration and chromatography, as well as Automation & Optimization of filtration and protein purification, & disposable sensor technology.

Why do companies like Merck & Co., Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth and other Bio-pharm clients purchase Sharpe Mixers? Why do consulting engineers like Jacobs Engineering, Lockwood- Greene and Parsons-PFI specify Sharpe Mixers?

Our clientele specify and purchase Sharpe Mixers to assure the most cost effective solution to their fluid agitation application. Sharpe Mixers offers the widest scope of mechanical agitation equipment. The agitator always fits the application. Sharpe Mixers offers personalized customer service. Our entire staff is accessible and helpful, from answering questions about financing to providing engineering expertise to conducting field maintenance seminars.

Sharpe Mixers Sales Representatives are the best in the business. Our sales people offer only the best in process equipment and engineering solutions. They exemplify our commitment to customer service. Contact your local Sharpe Mixers Sales Representative and find out how we can help you.