ISPE Boston Chapter Events by Brian Hagopian by Brian Hagopian

The Boston Area Chapter of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) recently held its 20th Annual Product Show at Gillette Stadium on October 5, 2011, where about 2,000 industry professionals gathered for this one day event.
This year, the ISPE Boston Product Show offered nine broad based educational sessions while about 300 exhibitors offered cutting edge products and services to industry professionals.
Attendees received a special treat this year, as Jonathan Kraft, president and CEO of the New England Patriots, joined the festivities as our keynote speaker. He regaled us with personal insights and stories on a wide variety of topics ranging from the true genius of Bill Belichick to his father’s critically important contributions to the recently negotiated collective bargaining agreement between football owners and players. He even spoke of the possibility of a life sciences park near Gillette Stadium in the future. Andre Walker (chair of ISPE’s International Board of Directors) was presented with the Hank Moes Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to ISPE.
The Boston Chapter of ISPE will be busy this fall with educational programs held on Tuesday, November 15th and Thursday, December 15th. The November program will focus on Pharmacogenomics which outlines comingling drug development in the context of a person’s individual genetic makeup to yield a more effective, personalized approach to patient care. The December program focuses on the ASTM’s E-2500 standard, which describes Pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st Century—A Risk-Based Approach. Go to www.ispeboston.org and click on chapter events to see the full calendar of activities.
Brian Hagopian, CPD, president of the ISPE Boston area chapter, is a chemist with Clear Water Consulting, Inc.