Boston – The New England chapter of ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, recently oraganized an educational program and boat cruise.
Below are excepts on the event provided by chapter president, Kevin Chronley of Hart Design Group.
Toni Hoover, Sr. VP. Groton Site Director provided an overview of R&D at the Groton site, explaining the structure, strategy and vision for Groton to perform as the HQ-Hub of WW R&D.
Hoover herself is the leader tasked with creating the environment, including the Office / Lab & Kilo Labs that were toured, that facilitate Pfizer’s mission to discover and develop new medications to meet unmet medical needs.
Gary Annino, director facilities solutions, global procurement & operations covered two aspects. he noted that the results achieved are the work of a multitude of contractor/supplier resources, along with Pfizer, in strategic partnership to facilitate innovation at this level of significant change, with results that provide increased productivity and return on investment. Secondly Gary presented the case study of the massive undertaking by Pfizer to plan and install the Bld’g 260 “Office of the Future” at Groton.
Gerry Tabor, Sr.director of API/Chemical R&D explained both the decades old process of the “Round Bottom Flask” methodology to R&D, and the obvious contrasts that Pfizer is implementing with their pursuit of the “Lab of the Future”.
Over the past few years, Pfizer has dramatically raised the bar on productivity and aggressively compressed development timeframes with applications of technology, data analysis and development approach.
If the premise is true that enjoying work is a major contributor and measure of ones’ success, then the feedback from the Pfizer/Sabino event was load and clear. Pfizer was successful in generously hosting a program for NE-ISPE, and the attendees/exhibitors had a most enjoyable & successful day of work.
Editors note: ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world’s largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry. Founded in 1980, today ISPE serves 25,000 members in 90 countries.