 MESSAGE
FROM THE BPE CHAIR
- Anthony P. Cirillo
CONSISTENCY
AND UNIFORMITY:
Without these, discipline, productivity, and progress
suffer, which ultimately leads to lack of communication,
confusion, and liability issues.
The Bioprocess Equipment (BPE) Standard offers the mechanism
that allows us, the Biopharm community, the ability to share
in the numerous design and installation methods and philosophies
that have been kept as privileged information for so long.
The Standard is very succinct and definitive in its statements
as is apparent by its measurable performance requirements.
With the Standard, manufacturers, end users, and engineers
have a single language and a common understanding, facilitating
consistency and uniformity.
Our
most recent meeting, held in Basel, Switzerland, included
a training seminar on "Metallic Materials of Construction
for Hygienic Services." The seminar addressed critical
details of materials selection and fabrication techniques
for hygienic systems. This session was conducted by ASME's
Bioprocess Technology Seminar Group. The combination of these
two teaching and sharing sectors within ASME resulted in a
pleasant and positive learning experience for all in attendance.
The
BPE Standards Committee and the Bioprocess Technology Seminar
Group are currently working together on an ASME International
Bioprocess Equipment Conference - including training seminars
- to be held in Europe in June 2007. Together, both sectors
will carry on the true spirit of the BPE Standard, which is
to share our knowledge and experience with all members of
the community around the world.
To
this end, we are continuously seeking individuals who are
willing to commit themselves to further advance and enhance
the Standard and the knowledge of the worldwide Biopharm community.
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