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WEBINAR Contamination Control in Sterile Manufacturing: Bridging the Gap Between Annex 1 Expectations and Reality

  • 8th September 2026
  • 11:50 - 17:30 CEST Online | Cvent

Transforming Contamination Control from a Compliance Activity into Operational Excellence

This 4-session webinar provides a comprehensive, practitioner-led exploration of contamination control in sterile and aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing. The programme spans environmental monitoring design, contamination control strategy development, excursion investigation, aseptic behaviour, and regulatory inspection readiness under EU GMP Annex 1 (2023). Each session is designed to stand alone but together forms a complete learning journey — from foundational monitoring principles through to inspection-ready quality system documentation.

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Transforming Contamination Control from a Compliance Activity into Operational Excellence

Contamination control in sterile manufacturing has undergone a fundamental shift in regulatory expectation. EU GMP Annex 1 (2023 revision) requires manufacturers to demonstrate not just that monitoring programmes are in place, but that they are embedded in a living, risk-based Contamination Control Strategy that drives operational decisions and quality culture.

This webinar delivers a practitioner-led journey through the critical dimensions of contamination control — from programme design and data trending to excursion management, aseptic behaviour, and inspection readiness. Speakers bring direct experience from regulated sterile manufacturing environments, ensuring every session delivers tools and frameworks applicable in your organisation.

Who Should Attend:

This webinar has been developed for professionals working in or intersecting with GMP-regulated sterile and aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing environments who are responsible for contamination control, quality assurance, environmental monitoring, or regulatory compliance.

  • Quality Assurance Managers & Contamination Control Specialists

Understand EU GMP Annex 1 (2023) requirements and translate them into compliant quality systems and audit-ready CCS documentation.

  • Regulatory Affairs Professionals

Gain clarity on how regulators are currently interpreting contamination control requirements and what inspection evidence is expected.

  • Microbiologists & Environmental Monitoring Scientists

Design and justify a risk-based environmental monitoring programme with defensible alert and action limits aligned to Annex 1 (2023).

  • Aseptic Processing & Fill-Finish Operations Teams

Understand contamination risk management in isolator and RABS environments, including personnel behaviour and intervention protocols.

  • Validation & Qualification Specialists

Build qualification packages for contamination control systems that withstand regulatory scrutiny under Annex 1 (2023).

  • Senior Leaders & Heads of Quality / Manufacturing

Build strategic oversight across contamination control to support informed decisions on programme investment and inspection readiness.

This webinar is equally valuable for professionals at pharmaceutical manufacturers, biologic and ATMP developers, CDMOs, CROs, and engineering consultancies operating under EU GMP and FDA regulatory frameworks.

Register by 31 July 2026 to benefit from the discounted rate!

The Early Bird Offer expires in 30 days!

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KEY PRACTICAL LEARNING POINTS

  • How to design and validate an environmental monitoring programme that meets EU GMP Annex 1 requirements and withstands regulatory scrutiny
  • The principles of trending and alert/action limit setting for microbial and particulate data, including statistical approaches and risk-based justifications
  • How contamination control strategy documents are structured, maintained, and used as living tools rather than compliance artefacts
  • Practical approaches to root cause investigation following environmental excursions, including the role of microbiological identification
  • Aseptic behaviour and human factors: how personnel practices remain the leading source of contamination risk and what training interventions are effective
  • Isolator and RABS technology considerations: how barrier design choices affect monitoring strategy and contamination risk profile
  • How to translate monitoring data into site-level quality decisions, including escalation frameworks and CAPA management
  • Preparing for and responding to regulatory observations on contamination control, including FDA 483 and EMA deficiencies

Register by 31 July 2026 to benefit from the discounted rate!

The Early Bird Offer expires in 30 days!

Patrick Nieuwenhuizen, NL

Managing Director / Consultant

Paradigm Pharmaceutical Quality Consultancy Ltd.

Managing Director and Consultant with Paradigm Pharmaceutical Quality Consultancy (PPQC). Quality professional with a Microbiology & Sterile Manufacturing background with 30 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Holding a Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology form the University of Manchester. Worked for several global Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies in different Quality roles working with a variety of platforms including Biologics, ATMPs, Sterile Fill Finish and Solid Oral Dose.

Involved with several site and laboratory expansion projects from construction design through to method transfer and operational readiness, and has provided Quality, Sterility Assurance and Microbiology oversight where relevant during these projects.

Lead auditor conducting audits and have been involved with audits facing several competent authority inspections including but not limited to the HPRA, FDA, ANVISA, Chinese FDA and Canadian Health Authority inspections.

Risk facilitator for Quality Risk Management programs and significant experience with problem-solving and management of complex investigations. Co- author of the PDA Technical Report 90 for “Contamination Control Strategy” and Edufarma’s education program “Farmaceutisch Vakman (Pharmaceutical Professional).

Patrick Nieuwenhuizen, NL

Managing Director / Consultant

Paradigm Pharmaceutical Quality Consultancy Ltd.

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