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Communities of Practice

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Communities of Practice Connect with like-minded professionals through an interactive online community offering global networking opportunities and access to a community-specific body of knowledge.

Communities of Practice (COPs):

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

The API COP proactively advocates the importance of API in the drug product delivery process with the objectives of providing a forum for members to discuss issues of common interest.
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Biotechnology (Biotech)

The Biotech COP aims to create a global focal point of support for Pharmaceutical Professionals operating in the Biotech Sector.
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Commissioning and Qualification (C&Q)

The C&Q COP aims to align the processes of commissioning and qualification with a science and risk based approach, provide input and guidance into other documents, and to facilitate understanding and organizational change necessary to implement this approach.
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Containment

The Containment COP provides a forum for all those involved in the Safety of Patients and People from exposure, contamination and cross contamination of hazardous compounds.
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Critical Utilities (CU)

The Critical Utilities COP provides a discussion forum and network for Critical Utilities professionals by encourage the sharing of ideas relevant to topics such as system design, commissioning & qualification, process validation, re qualification, regulations, operations, and maintenance.
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Disposables

The Disposables COP mission aims to create a global focal point of support for biopharmaceutical professionals working with single-use disposable technologies.
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Engineering Standards Benchmarking

The goal of the Engineering Standards Benchmarking COP is to improve the processes for creation/approval/maintenance and use of corporate engineering standards and specifications in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP)

The GAMP® COP exists to promote the understanding of the regulation and use of automated systems within healthcare industries.
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Good Control Laboratory Practices (GCLP)

The mission of the Good Control Laboratory Practices Community of Practice (GCLP COP) is to provide a forum for members to discuss issues of common interest in the area of GCLP with the primary objective being to find solutions to common industry problems.
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Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

The ISPE HVAC Community of Practice is the premier global organization that serves as a one-stop shopping outlet and provides relevant, timely information and solutions to real-world problems related to HVAC for pharmaceutical facilities.
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Investigational Products (IP)

The Investigational Products COP is a result of the consolidation of the CM (US-based) and IMP (EU-based) organizations into one global organization.
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Operations Management

The scope of the Operations Management COP is to create a multidisciplinary and transversal ISPE online community to promote excellence.
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Oral Solid Dosage (OSD)

The ISPE OSD COP mission is to act as an exchange for all aspects associated with Pharmaceutical Oral Solid Dosage, recognizing the significant changes the Industry is currently experiencing.
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Packaging

The Packaging COP will focus on the creation of a community for pharmaceutical industry professionals working in the area of packaging from the facility to the packaging equipment, and includes labeling, warehousing, components, and equipment.
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Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

The PAT COP creates a global focal point of support and a discussion forum for Pharmaceutical Professionals interested in Process Analytical Technology.
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Process/Product Development (PPD)

The PPD COP is a dynamic forum for professionals in product/process development to discuss and address issues of common interest.
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Project Management (PM)

The Project Management COP is a dynamic forum for professionals working within the Pharma Industry who have an active interest in promoting "continuous improvement" project management.
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Sterile Products Processing (SPP)

The SPP COP aims to establish and manage a forum that supports all facets of sterile products processing; enables common interest discussions; provides access to relevant information and supports member networking.
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Sustainable Facilities

Sustainable Facilities COP aims to respond, on behalf of the Pharmaceutical sector, to the global issue of environmental sustainability for facilities & infrastructures.
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