Chair: Ted Hutton, Arkema Inc.
Vice-Chair: Reinhard Hanselka, IES Inc.

This Subcommittee establishes requirements that are applicable and unique to the use of polymer-based materials used in bioprocessing equipment, components, assemblies, and bioprocessing systems. Polymer-based materials include thermoplastics and thermosetting materials both virgin and composite forms.

At its recent meeting in Basel, Switzerland, the PM Subcommittee added a brief statement about extractants for inclusion in the 2007 edition of the BPE Standard. The Task Group on Elastomers Materials of Construction is actively working on defining measurable criteria for elastomers. Other task groups, including Filters, are working on input for the 2009 edition.

The PM Subcommittee will have a joint meeting with the Seals & Gaskets (SG) Subcommittee in San Diego at the October 9-12, 2006 meeting. During this time, a follow-up presentation for the AMGEN testing program given at the January 2006 San Juan meeting will be presented.

This Subcommittee welcomes input from interested parties. For more details regarding participation, please contact:

Ted Hutton
Ted.hutton@arkemagroup.com