Showing posts with label Technology Transfer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology Transfer. Show all posts

Monday, July 20, 2009

Universal Technology Transfer

KymaSTORE

Kymanox has created a set of Universal Technology Transfer Templates available from our KymaSTORE.™ Take a look at our offerings:

  • Analytical Assay Summary Template - This template package features a universal Analytical Assay Summary template that can be used to provide the most up-to-date information on all assays used for in-process testing, lot release, characterization, raw material testing, and other assays related to a specific process requiring technology transfer.


  • Bill of Materials Template - This template package features a universal Bill of Materials template that can be used to provide the most complete information on all components, raw materials, consumables, reagents, and biologic materials.


  • Biologic Material Transfer Log Template - This template package features a universal Biologic Material Transfer Log template that can be used to document the transfer of cells and intermediates in various stages of processing, including purified product and reference standard. The log provides basic information on the origin, nature, and key biological and safety properties of the materials in question.


  • Change Management Template - This template package features a universal Change Management template that can be used to provide information on both contemplated and actual modifications to the process and/or its components in a controlled and documented manner.


  • Equipment List Template - This template package features a universal Equipment List template that can be used to provide the most complete information on all critical and auxiliary systems for the transferred manufacturing process and associated testing.


  • Sampling Plan Template - This template package features a universal Sampling Plan template that can be used to provide information on quantity, size, and nature of samples of materials to be collected at various stages or unit operations for process control, release, or informational purposes. This template is especially useful for technology transfers.


  • Solution Formulation Template - This template package features a universal Solution Formulation template that can be used to outline the minimum requirements for the successful transfer of information necessary for the preparation of buffers, media, and other solutions.


  • Writing Assay Transfer Plans Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Assay Transfer Plans, which provide information on assays requiring transfer, activities related to assay qualification at the receiver site, as well as expected results and specifications. The procedure also includes appropriate example tables to provide further guidance on creating the document.


  • Writing Assay Transfer Reports Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Assay Transfer Reports, which provide documented proof that transferred assays perform at the receiver's facility and in the receiver's hands acceptably and comparably with the sender. The reports summarize the results of executed qualification protocols for each transferred assay.


  • Writing Detailed Process Descriptions Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Detailed Process Descriptions, which provide the most up-to-date information on equipment, materials, methods, process steps, and unit operations, as well as specifications for raw materials and components, intermediates, bulk drug substances, and drug product. The procedure also includes appropriate example tables to provide further guidance on creating the document.


  • Writing Experiment Reports Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Experiment Reports, which document the details of an individual experiment or trial performed as part of a process transfer. Experiment Reports provide the rationale for performing the experiment, as well as a brief description of materials, equipment, procedure, results, and conclusions.


  • Writing Process Transfer Plans Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Process Transfer Plans, which outline, in detail, the strategies, activities, and timeline for transferring a process between different facilities, as well as provide expected results and specifications for the transfer. The procedure also includes appropriate example tables to provide further guidance on creating the document.


  • Writing Process Transfer Reports Procedure - This SOP package features a procedure that provides comprehensive instructions on creating Process Transfer Reports, which provide documented proof that a transferred process performs at the receiver's facility and in the receiver's hands acceptably and comparably with the sender. The report summarizes the results of bench-top verification experiments, process scale-up, and optimization, as well as the Engineering Run at scale.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Marketing our Kymanox Training

Kymanox will be presenting four two-day courses in the next couple of months, and I've undertaken an marketing campaign to help promote it. If you received our email, or saw our online ads, we hope you will be able to attend!

We are very excited about the opportunity to share our wealth of knowledge of both Technology Transfer and Project Management in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. The courses will be presented at BTEC (Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center), at North Carolina State University.

"Project Management in Drug Development: Phase III to Commercialization and Beyond" will be presented on June 8-9, 2009, and July 13-14, 2009 at Room 123 of BTEC. It will focus on how to discover the right cross-functional team to ensure project success. Other items will include how to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders and how to prevent communication breakdowns. This course will be presented by Stephen M. Perry.

"Universal Technology Transfer Methodologies for Biopharmaceuticals" will be presented on June 15-16, 2009 and July 27-28, 2009 and will focus on how to setup a team of professionals to ensure a successful technology transfer. It will show you how to assess the feasibility, business, and regulatory impact, and how to identify necessary actions and create detailed assay and process transfer plans for your project. This course will be presented by both Stephen M. Perry and Vladimir Kostyukovsky.

While developing a marketing plan for these classes, I decided that the best course of action was to market to our large network of friends and colleagues. While a direct mail or print advertisement would have been a fantastic addition, both of these types of marketing require more lead time, are higher cost, and are not very easily tracked with respect to the leads and final outcomes they provide. In this day and age, social marketing is becoming more and more applicable. We chose a marketing plan which involved sending emails to our close friends and collegues, and also an online advertising campaign which targeted keywords and location, as well as specific websites that would have the type of membership that would be interested in our classes. I will post the results of our campaign in a few weeks when it is complete.

If you have any comments or suggestions, I'm open to feedback. Just contact me at the email listed above.