Webinars

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Downstream Processing

Sterile Filtration in the Annex 1 Era: Interpreting PDA TR 26 (Revised 2025)

In the Annex 1 era, sterile filtration is no longer about validating a filter—it’s about demonstrating a robust, risk-based system that ensures sterility at every step.

Partha Banerjee

Merck

Technical Application Expert, Downstream India

Aria Kang

Merck

Regional Strategy Execution Manager - Downstream Process

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Sterile Filtration Strategies

Optimizing Bioburden Control for Enhanced Biomanufacturing Efficiency

Elizabeth Sally Thomas

Merck

Senior Strategic Product Manager, Aseptic Filtration- Downstream Processing & Validation Services

Faith Gilmore

Merck

Senior MSAT Engineer

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Gene therapy manufacturing

Detergent-Mediated Viral Inactivation for Multiple Modalities

Janice Tan, Ph.D.

Merck

Head of Upstream, Process Materials and Process Consultancy Asia Pacific excluding China

Kakolie Banerjee, PhD

Merck

R&D Manager (Virology), Scientific and Validation Services

Rain Lee

Merck

Regional Strategy Execution Manager, Upstream APeC

Monoclonal antibody manufacturing, Gene therapy manufacturing

Trace Element Prediction - Data-Driven Understanding and Control of Impurities in Cell Culture Media

Discover how a data-driven TE prediction identifies high-risk materials and enables smarter formulation design for consistent cell culture media.

Kevin Kent

Merck

Senior Data Scientist

Corinna Merkel

Merck

Senior Scientist in Cell Culture Media Production

Cell culture and analysis, Monoclonal antibody manufacturing

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Custom Media Optimization with Metabolic Flux Precision

Jeremy Riesberg

Merck

Principal Scientist, Media Development Services

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Final Fill Strategies

Leachables & Peptide Stability: Science-Driven Risk Mitigation in Single-Use Drug Product Processing

Sarah Parsons

Merck

Senior Modality Leader

Ram Sheth

Merck

Senior Strategic Product Manager, Fill & Finish

Gene Therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing, Gene Therapy Formulation and Final Fill

AAV Challenges and Solutions

Learn how to maximize AAV production, increase output, lower COGS, shorten time to clinic, and expand gene therapy initiatives.

Janice Tan, Ph.D.

Merck

Head of Upstream, Process Materials and Process Consultancy Asia Pacific excluding China

Subhasis Banerjee, Ph.D.

Merck

Principal Process Consultant

Food and beverage testing and manufacturing, Microbiological analysis

Test Smarter, Stay Compliant: Validated Pathogen Detection Methods Built for Your Lab's Workflow

In this webinar, our food safety experts will guide you through the science and strategy behind selecting the optimal detection technology for your workflow.

Sally Powell Price, PGDip, MSc

Merck

Regulatory & Public Health Expert, F&B Safety Testing

Lyssa Sakaley MS, MBA

Merck

Senior Global Product Manager

Adam Didier, Ph.D.

Merck

Technical Lead, Food & Beverage

Khyati Shah, Ph.D.

Merck

Global Product Manager

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Antibody drug conjugate manufacturing

Enhancing Virus Filtration Flux by Addressing Adsorptive Fouling

Discover why complex mAbs exhibit severe virus filtration flux reduction and how new membrane technology delivers over threefold flux increases.

Benjamin Cacace

Merck

Principal Engineer, Downstream Applications R&D

Microbiological testing, Microbiological analysis

From Manual to Automated QC: Key Considerations, Challenges and Solutions

In this webinar, our experts will outline what to consider when evaluating and implementing automated solutions.

Anne Weeks

Merck

Automation & Robotics Specialist

Johannes Oberdörfer

Rapid Micro Biosystems

Senior Manager Field Applications

Tim Cser

Merck

Senior Technology Specialist, Commercial Applications

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Antibody drug conjugate manufacturing

Material Considerations and Greener Alternatives: Navigating Regulatory Changes in Bioprocessing

In this insider session, we address material considerations such as for PFAs and highlight how the principles of sustainability can accelerate development of greener alternatives.

Alexander Mitropoulos

Merck

Director, Strategic Programs

Analytical chemistry, Small molecule HPLC

Innovations in Sustainability: Your Path to Greener HPLC and LCMS

This webinar will explore multiple ways to achieve enhanced sustainability in HPLC and LCMS workflows, demonstrating that environmental responsibility and analytical excellence can coexist seamlessly.

Arne Egberts

Merck

Technology Manager

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Solid Formulation Strategies

Pharmaceutical Co-crystals: Evolving Global Regulatory Perspectives.

Dr. Anita Nair

Merck

Head of Regulatory Management- Pharma, Food Materials & Medical Devices

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Cell Line Development

Next Generation CHOZN^® Medium and Feeds

Our next generation medium and feeds platform is now available for testing and evaluation.

Jonathan Kaiser

Merck

Senior R&D Scientist, Process Materials and Cell Culture

Wilson Fok

Merck

Senior R&D Scientist, Process Materials and Cell Culture

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Gene Therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing

Targeted LNPs: From Ligand Conjugation & Preclinical Screening to Process Optimization and Scale-Up

Johanna Simon, PhD

Merck

Head of Formulation Discovery & Analytical Characterization

Samaresh Sau

Merck

Principal Scientist

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Cell therapy manufacturing

Release, redefined: QC testing across in vivo and ex vivo CAR-T

This webinar will highlight how quality control (QC) testing strategies for drug product evolve across both in vivo and ex vivo paradigms —focusing on identity, potency, sterility, and safety assays while introducing a new operating framework for fast, consistent ex vivo CAR-T release testing.

Leyla Diaz, Ph.D.

Merck

Technical Consultant, Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy

Kyle Reder

Merck

Segment Strategy Manager for Cell & Gene Therapy

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Solid Formulation Strategies

Reduce dsRNA and optimize your IVT with our enhanced enzymes and high‑quality raw materials

Struggling with dsRNA or inconsistent IVT performance? Discover how enhanced enzymes and high‑quality raw materials can elevate purity, strengthen consistency, and raise the overall quality of your mRNA manufacturing.

Nelli Erwin

Merck

Strategic Product Manager

Oliver Prince

Merck

Senior Expert pDNA/mRNA/ GLP-1

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Downstream Processing

Transforming Protein A Capture: A Fully Automated Approach Using Multi Column Capture System for Scalable Efficiency

Primary chromatographic capture is a downstream bottleneck both in terms of time and cost.

Dr. Noelle J.A Ali

Merck

Strategic Product Manager

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

ISO 11137 in Action: A Guide to Dose Mapping & VDmax25 for Mobius^® Single-Use Assemblies

Master sterilization validation for Mobius^® single-use assemblies!

Monica Cardona

Merck

Global Senior Program Manager- Single Use & Integrated Platform Solutions

Omkar Joglekar

Merck

Principal Quality Engineer - Mobius^® Single Use & Integrated Platform Solutions

Filtration, Purification

The Art of Filtration 4.0- Practical Strategies for Manual and Automated Workflows

Dr. Anke Kleiser

Merck

Technology Manager

Uwe Wagner

Merck

Technology Manager

Pawel Kroliczak

Merck

Technology Manager