E&L China has well gathered E&L experts from home and abroad to discuss E&L regulations and technical issues, which can effectively improve the knowledge of domestic biopharma company on E&L and improve the technical level of relevant research institutions. - Sartorius
The Fourth Extractables & Leachables China 2021 will return to Shanghai, China on 8-10 September 2021 and explore the latest technological advancements, regulatory updates, progress in analysis of new materials for pharmaceutical packaging, new developments in medical & drug device combination products and much more! This event will deliver high level insight into the market and global regulatory landscape, while allowing extensive time for debate and networking.
Dr. Dennis Jenke is a Baxter Distinguished Scientist in the Technology Resources Division of the Baxter Healthcare Corporation. In this role, he works with a team of analytical chemistry professionals whose primary responsibility includes the development, validation and application of diverse analytical strategies and methods for the discovery, identification and quantification of trace constituents in pharmaceutically relevant solutions and samples.
Carsten Worsøe is a research scientist in an analytical development department at Novo Nordisk. In over 18 years at Novo Nordisk, his main responsibility has been to develop analytical methods for L&E test procedures of new packaging/container closure systems under development. Within Novo Nordisk Carsten has been one of the main actors to bring relevant people in packaging materials, toxicology, formulation, regulatory and analytical together to perform risk assessments and strategies for L&E testing in development projects.
Mr. Hovery Yin got his master degree from East China University of Science and Technology with major in Analytical Chemistry, had 8 years of analytical R&D experiences in biopharma industry. He is currently the Extractables/Leachables Project Specialist in Sartorius Validation Services department. He is responsible for technical support of validation and project management for Single-Use System (SUS) .Prior to Sartorius, he worked for United States Pharmacopeia Convention as Analytical Scientist to develop analytical methods for Pharmacopoeia monograph and then had role as Technical Manager of Extractables & Leachables in NSF International.
Mr. Yang Xiaojun joined Shanghai WEIPU Chemical Technology Service Co., Ltd. in 2018 as the technical director of compatibility study, responsible for the operation of the compatibility study team. He has been in the field of compatibility research since the first guideline for compatibility of plastic packaging materials were issued in 2012. In the past ten years, he wasdedicated to the compatibility study of various in-process components, packaging materials and drug delivery devices in the whole life cycle of drugs, with more than 1000 compatibility project application experience. In addition, he has participated in the drafting of guiding principles for compatibility study of chemicals drugs and elastomers. He has unique experience and skills in the field of compatibility and can provide customized compatibility study solutions for customers.
Wenjing Zhao is the chemistry scientist of Medtronic Technology Center in Greater China. She is responsible for the Chemical Characterization work for the whole MTC medical devices. She graduated from Soochow University and had been engaged in the research and development of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and medical device for 10 years. She is good at chemical synthesis, chemical analysis and chemical characterization, and she is also familiar with Macromolecular chemistry.
Ron Brown is a toxicologist with 35 years of experience in regulatory toxicology and risk assessment. He recently retired from the US FDA after 25 years of service and currently directs a small company, Risk Science Consortium, LLC, that provides consultation and training in toxicological risk assessment and computational toxicology. At the FDA, Ron was the senior toxicologist responsible for developing and reviewing toxicological risk assessments of extractable and leachable (E&L) compounds from medical devices. Prior to his position at the US FDA, Ron served as a Senior Associate at the ILSI Risk Science Institute. He is founding member and former President of the Medical Device and Combination Products Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology and former President of the Dose-Response Specialty Section of the Society for Risk Analysis.
Currently a Staff Scientist with AstraZeneca in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) working on extractables and leachables (E&L). I have been in the field since 2001. I began my E&L career extracting and analyzing flavor compounds from soy protein. In 2005 I began to work with pMDI container closure systems. Currently manage the E&L activities at RTP and support other R&D groups within AstraZeneca. A member of the Materials Working Group within ELSIE and Knowledge Base sub-team I have been supporting the development of an extractables knowledge base. A member of the IPAC-RS Materials working group and involved with defining medical grade plastics and bio-compatibility. I have a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wyoming.
Carol manages the the team of E&L study and toxicological risk assessment in Shanghai Henlius Biotech. Obtained Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Chinese Academic of Science, she has over 10 years’ experience on method development, small molecular identification, pharmaceuticals & polymer Characterization.
Michael manages Smithers' Extractables and Leachables (E&L) and Chemical Analysis team in the UK. He has been working with E&L for over 15 years both for Biopharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals, and joined Smithers in 2009.
Michael has uses his expertise to solve the challenges of the assessment of E&Ls for Single Use System suppliers and users (bags, tubing, filters, connectors etc.) and final Container Closure Systems (pMDIs, stoppers, vials, pre-filled syringes, cartridges etc.). Michael’s team supports a diverse range of clients and industries requiring the support of analytical experts working within a cGMP and ISO17025:2017 environment.
Prior to joining Smithers, Michael worked in the validation department for one of the largest Single Use System suppliers and previous to that at a petrochemical organisation.
Michael has a BSc in Chemistry, and is a Member of the Royal society of Chemistry (MRSC).
Dongdi Sun is the director of chemistry lab which mainly provides customized chemistry testing services, including chemical characterization of medical devices materials, drug packaging materials compatibility study, target compounds method development & validation and testing. Dongdi Sun obtained Ph.D. in chemistry from Mississippi State University in the United States. He has 11 years’ research experience in analytical chemistry including 5 years of research experience in chemical characterization of medical devices and drug packaging material compatibility study. In 2019, he won the honorary titles of "doctor of entrepreneurship and innovation of Jiangsu Province" and "high level talents of science and technology innovation and entrepreneurship of Soochow".
Wei holds a master degree in Cell Biology from Peking Union Medical School and a Ph.D degree in Toxicology from University of Kentucky.
She joined Medtronic in 2017 and currently is a Principal Scientist at Medtronic Technology Center in Shanghai, China. This role focuses on the biocompatibility evaluation for medical devices and materials across multiple Medtronic’s business units for purposes of product registration and safety assurance.
Xiaoxia Ye is the manager of trace impurity investigation lab at Huadong Medicine. She is responsible for E/L and trace-impurity-related studies for pharmaceutical products. Xiaoxia Ye obtained Ph.D. degree from University of Alberta and has more than 15 years’ experience in chemical characterization using mass spectrometry.
Weipu is a large research-based testing agency in China dedicated to laboratory technology services.
Weipu is founded in 2008, and the headquarter is located in Shanghai. Weipu has established (subsidiary) branch companies and offices in Guangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Chengdu, Jiaxing, Shenzhen, Beijing, Nanjing, Ningbo, Wuhan, Jinan and Changsha, and has set up specialized laboratories of various fields including chemistry,mate rials, mechanical physic, reliability, food, environment, medicine, biochemistry, and cosmetic efficiacy evaluation.
Weipu have qualifications (CMA and CNAS) approved and authorized by the state, and is recognized as national exemplary public service platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, academician expert workstation and high-tech enterprise.
Bio-pharmaceutical area:
Compatibility research of medicine contact materials and drug with packaging, packaging and sealing integrity research;
Genetic toxicity, residual solvents and medicine impurities analysis and testing;
Chemical medicine characterization, structure confirmation, excipients inspection, microorganism testing;
Original drug reverse engineering research;
Biological macromolecular structure confirmation and analysis;
Medical devices: Research and development of material testing, chemical characterization, leachate research, toxicology risk assessment, in vitro degradation experiments, animal experiments.
