Achieve Better Science By Overcoming Fear With Knowledge

By Trisha Gladd, Editor, Life Science Connect

As the attendees of ISPE’s Biotechnology Symposium gathered in the Sheraton’s Imperial Ballroom in Durham, NC, much anticipation surrounded the event’s packed schedule. The presenters included a wide range of professionals in the biopharmaceutical industry covering various topics in four tracks (to be presented over the course of two days): Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Process Development, Facility Design and Integration, Compliance and Process Validation, and A-VAX Case Study Understanding and Practical Applications. Before the first day’s events kicked off, Oliver Smithies, Nobel Laureate and Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of North Carolina, gave the plenary presentation “Where Do Ideas Come From?”