Critical Aspects of Sterile Filtration of Liquids

Sterilizing grade liquid filtration is a crucial step in a multitude of processing steps within a bioprocess, from cell culture media filtration, column protect filters to the most critical filtration in front of the filling line. It is of essence to determine which filter design; membrane chemistry and modality is optimal for the filtration application at hand. The webinar will discuss all aspect of technical determination of which filtration choice would be best. Membrane chemistries and the feature and benefits will be discussed, important factors of adsorption, separation mechanisms, retentivity, pleat designs etc will be thoroughly reviewed to create a tool which can be used to make a well-educated choice for any future filtration need. Every application has it ideal filter and these important parameters are pointed out and discussed in detail.

60 minute Online Course October 3rd 2023 at 15:30pm IST / 6:00am EDT / 11:00am BST / 12:00pm CEST

Maik W. Jornitz

Founder and Principal Consultant of BioProcess Resources

Maik W. Jornitz, Founder and Principal Consultant of BioProcess Resources, is a 35-year veteran of the industry. He is a highly experienced in single-use bioprocesses, aseptic processing, and a subject matter expert in sterilizing grade filtration and filter integrity testing. He has published multiple books, book chapters and over 100 scientific papers on various bioprocessing and facility design topics. He is the former Chair of the PDA Board of Directors and Science Advisory Board, and member of multiple PDA Task Forces, including the EU Annex I response team. He is working member of ASTM E55, an advisory board member of the Biotechnology Industry Council, ICAV, Bondwell and board member of DIANT Pharma and Sunflower Therapeutics. As a faculty member of various training activities, including PDA TRI, he trains members of the industry and regulatory authorities frequently.
In his previous roles, he was the CEO of G-CON for 10 years, he worked 26 years for Sartorius, with his last role being the SVP for Global Product and Marketing Management Bioprocess. He received his M.Eng. in Bioengineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany and accomplished the PED program at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Learning Objectives:

  • Different filter materials and their benefits
  • Filter designs and key parameters
  • Differences in separation mechanisms
  • Scaling and sizing of filtration systems
  • Troubleshooting

Who Will Benefit:

Manufacturing
• Operators/Technicians/End Users
• Laboratory/Process Supervisors/Managers

Regulatory
• Validation/QA
• Process Development

Course Schedule:

From 6:00am - 7:30am EDT

Live Training - 60 minutes

Questions and Answer Session - 30 minutes