4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

Strengthen your CSV and Relook at the CSA Approach.

Dates to be announced soon.

4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

Strengthen your CSV and Relook at the CSA Approach.

Dates to be announced soon.

4rd ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

Strengthen your CSV and Relook at the CSA Approach.

Dates to be announced soon.

4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

About the Event

Having organised two successful virtual editions, Eminence Business Media has thrived in addressing the most critical and crucial challenge areas of the Pharma Industry. Obeying the request of the pharma fraternity and living by the motto, “Learning is a constant process”, to address the building apprehension and calm the nerves of the pharma industry, we are back with an exciting in-person edition.

Eminence Business Media proudly announces the 4th Annual Computer Software Assurance 2024, Live and In-stereo.

Computer System Validation (CSV) was adopted as a new technology by the pharma industry when technological advancements deterred the quality of systems. It has significantly ensured software quality and demonstrated that computer systems work as intended during inspections and audits. On the other hand, Computer Software Assurance (CSA) is said to be a futuristic
mindset based on risk-based critical thinking. The logic promotes simple computerised onboarding with a unique operational context.

The 4th Annual Computer Software Assurance 2024 aims to strengthen and empower these systems. The idea is to create a program that explores the various elemental components to strengthen the CSV gameplan, address the challenge areas to boost the existing system and look at the futuristic mindset of CSA by analysing the knowledge gaps and bursting the myths.

From meeting experts to learning from the regulators them selves, the program is designed to cover different aspects, addressing new challenges, presenting solutions & learning tools that deliver theoretical hypotheses and encourage practical application-based activities.

WHY ATTEND?

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Interact with your peers and regulators concerning current guidelines.
  • Case study & live example-based sessions followed by group exercises.
  • Understand the CSA approach and strengthen your CSV.
  • Break the industry myths concerning CSA.
  • Dedicated Q&A rounds followed by each session.
  • Networking activities to engage with like-minded individuals and industry leaders.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Benefit from the 6-month support of continuous learning.
  • Carefully designed interactive and creative sessions to enhance holistic learning.
  • Networking activities to engage with like-minded individuals and industry leaders.
  • Upskill yourself to reap the desired results and overcome the challenges.

Who Should Attend

Designation
Department

ALSO ANY OTHER PHARMA TEAMS THAT HANDLE COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE.

Pricing

This Pricing is applicable for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies only.*

Past Speakers

Speaker Francisco Vicenty

Mr. Francisco Vicenty

Program Manager, Case For Quality

FDA

Khaled Moussally

Mr. Khaled Moussally

EVP Clients & Regulatory Relations

Compliance Group

Dr. Mayur Parmar

Dr. Mayur Parmar

Deputy Collector, Prant Officer & SDM

Government Of Gujarat

Vivek Bansal

Dr. Vivek Bansal

AVP – QA

Biological E

Mr. Ken Shitamoto

Mr. Ken Shitamoto

Executive Director, IT Quality and Compliance

Gilead Sciences

Mr. Rajesh T

Mr. Rajesh T

Head – Digital Transformation – Quality

Dr. Reddy’s

Mr. Sanjeev Dharwadkar

Mr. Sanjeev Dharwadkar

CEO

Pharma Tech Consulting LLP

Dr. Ratnakar Palakodeti

Dr. Ratnakar Palakodeti

Vice President- Healthcare & Life Sciences

Persistent Systems

Deepa Pangaonkar

Deepa Pangaonkar

Global Head Quality IT

Wockhardt

Mr. Ravi Kalla

Mr. Ravi Kalla

Head IT Process Automation & Instrumentation

Anthem Biosciences

Pranav Gadre

Mr. Pranav Gadre

VP – Head IT/CIO, Digital & Automation

Reliance Life Sciences

Mr. Vivek Yadav

Mr. Vivek Yadav

eCompliance Consultant

Novartis

Join Us?

Within the current role, you can apply some of the concepts and techniques that will be discussed over two days at the

4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

Past Event Partners

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Persistent

With over 22,750 employees located in 21 countries, Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global services and solutions company delivering Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization. We work with the industry leaders including 14 of the 30 most innovative companies as identified by BCG, 8 of the top 10 largest banks in the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare and software ecosystems. As a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Persistent is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, as well as take actions that advance societal goals.

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RxCloud

RxCloud is a professional services organization focused exclusively on Life Sciences and Biotech Industry. We are a specialized consulting and system integrator to assist clients in assessing and implementing IT systems across Quality, Regulatory and Drug Safety space. Our specialization includes reusable frameworks and assets that we have created around integration services, testing and validation services across various suites of products used in Life Science Industry. RxCloud mission is to deliver innovation, customer experience and speed that enables global Health Science industry to continuously innovate and significantly reduce drug development life cycle.

Our Implementation and CSV consultants are immersed experience in performing Implementation, Configuration, Testing, Migration, Upgrades and Validation activities as per the regulations and guidelines set forth by the FDA, EMA and other regulatory bodies.

RxCloud validation consultants are well experienced/knowledge in performing risk-based Function Risk Assessment to determine the risk associated to each functional, process and operational requirements and define the scope of testing and validation required for each requirement in conjunction with draft CSA guideline set forth by FDA. Additionally, Our consultants leverage vendor validation packages and RxCloud automation solutions (RxCloader, RxSmarTest and RxVbot) to reduce validation effort and timeline.

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    Techsol Life Sciences

    Techsol Life Sciences is an integrated clinical development, medical affairs and post-marketing surveillance business solutions provider to global biopharmaceutical, medical device, food, and nutraceuticals companies. With our commitment to bringing novel treatments and therapies faster to market, we deliver regulatory compliant clinical research services, GxP technology consulting and validation services in combination with our unified SaaS platforms. Using our deep-domain scientific expertise and technology innovation, we help sponsors to reduce time-to-market, save costs, and realize maximum value, across pharmaceutical and medical device business functions through insights-driven clinical research, compliance oversight, digitalization and GxP process automation.

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      Networking Partners

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      Life Science Consulting Pvt Ltd. (A CONVALgroup COMPANY)

      CONVALgroup is a pureplay validation company with over 23 years of record of service. We have offices in Canada, Turkey, Europe (London, Holland, Bratislava) and Pune, India. It’s worldwide staff of over 100+ people have the background and experience in Qualification and validation of Green Field facilities and in project Management ( MES, HVAC, LIMS, ERP, QMS, IT-QA, Track & Trace , BMS etc.)

      Life Science Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (LSCPL) is the Indian Entity of CONVALgroup with presence in India since 2012 and has core qualified resources supporting our clients. Additionally, LSCPL has 50+ senior FTEs and workstream leads who are readily available to support clients in India and abroad.

      We also have strategic partnerships with Indian and overseas technology and consulting companies like Optel group, Valgenesis, Master Control, Utrace Technologies etc.

      CONVALgroup’s specialized services include the use of state-of-the-art cloud based VLMS systems to deliver validated systems by blending its experience in project management and co-ordination with clients. CONVAL’s management techniques include scope creep control, developing agile schedules and using agile validation methodology to meet changing project schedules etc. Using such creative techniques has made CONVALgroup, the “partner of choice” for validation services ( CSV and CSA) for large Life Science companies worldwide such as Novartis, Sandoz, Sanofi, GSK etc.

      Our successful track record in delivering, more than 1500 compliance projects in all categories of technical and IT operations, explains our core skillsets and diversity of our expertise.

      We at LSCPL also provide end to end Project Management and Validation services for Track & Trace ( Serialization and Aggregation). With our esteemed partners in this domain, we provide these services for CIS countries along with other geographies.

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      Rephine: The Gold Standard in Life Sciences Product & Device Quality

      Rephine are deeply experienced GxP consultants, auditors and practitioners. We proactively help pharmaceutical and medical device companies around the world with all aspects of their manufacturing and supply chain quality assurance and associated business process optimisation.

      We have been providing these specialist quality assurance services internationally for more than 25 years, with offices in UK, Spain, India and China.

      Our team of highly experienced, top-level consultants carry out key projects for companies around the world in the areas of:

      • GxP readiness. Assessing and improving quality or compliance across all phases of the product development and manufacturing lifecycle.
      • Digital transformation. Assisting on how to redesign and optimise manufacturing quality processes including Computer Systems Validation and Data Integrity.
      • Medical Devices.
      • Quality management System (QMS). Advisory service helping our customers to achieve a systematic approach to Quality design and maintenance, and optimised business processes.

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      After your feedback at last year’s virtual conference, we were advised to come up with this physical conference on Computer Software Assurance. Few of the glimpses from the last year!!

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      4th ANNUAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ASSURANCE 2024

      Mr. Francisco Vicenty
      PROGRAM MANAGER, CASE FOR QUALITY, CDRH USFDA

      Speaker Francisco Vicenty

      Cisco Vicenty is currently the Program Manager for the Case for Quality (CfQ) within the Office of Compliance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA. This effort is part of the CDRH strategic priorities for 2016 and 2017and will improve access and patient outcomes by engaging industry, payers, providers, and patients to increase focus on the quality and performance of medical devices. Cisco began at the FDA as a compliance officer in the Cardiac Rhythm and Electrophysiology Branch in the Office of Compliance at CDRH. He then worked as a project manager for the FDA’s Case for Quality initiative. Before his current role, Cisco was the Branch Chief of the Respiratory, E/N/T, General Hospital, and Ophthalmic Devices Branch in the Division of Manufacturing and Quality, within the Office of Compliance.

      Mr. Khaled Moussally
      EVP Clients & Regulatory Relations, Compliance Group

      Khaled Moussally

      Khaled is a Quality & Compliance executive and a thought leader providing cutting-edge solutions to Life Sciences industry. After spending over 25+ years with corporate in IT, Manufacturing and Quality, Khaled transitioned into consulting to bring about a paradigm shift in Quality & Compliance by leveraging his experience with regulatory agencies. Khaled is a key participant of the MDIC “Case for Quality Initiatives” and a member of the “FDA – Industry CSA team” contributing to the FDA draft guidance “Computer Software Assurance (CSA) for Manufacturing, Operations, and Quality System Software”. Khaled is on the “ISPE GAMP America Steering Committee” and has co-presented with the FDA in numerous industry conferences on how to reduce CSV cycle times while enhancing quality by applying CSA concept.

      Dr. Mayur Parmar
      Deputy Collector, Prant Officer & SDM, Government Of Gujarat

      Dr. Mayur Parmar

      Dr. Mayur Parmar GAS is a Deputy Collector and SDM, currently serving in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat. He is an alumni of IIM Indore and a PhD in Pharmaceutics, with a specialization in New Drug Delivery System (NDDS). Dr. Parmar has accumulated over 12 years of extensive experience in Pharma regulatory and administrative services.

      As a Civil servant, Dr. Parmar has successfully led numerous complex projects related to land management, election management, disaster management, public distribution system (PDS), land revenue, and other high-impact initiatives. He is particularly renowned for launching the #FillTheBottle project and other associated campaigns aimed at promoting greater awareness of the vital importance of limiting the use of single-use plastic. This pioneering initiative was honored with the prestigious SKOCH Award.

      Prior to his appointment as Deputy Collector and SDM, Dr. Parmar served as a drug regulator and garnered a reputation for his rigorous and unwavering approach to investigating more than 117 NSQ drugs. He has successfully initiated prosecutions for spurious and misbranded drugs and was recognized with the “Pharma Leadership Award” for his contributions to the sector.

      In addition to his professional accomplishments, Dr. Parmar is an accomplished author with 9 published research papers in internationally recognized journals. He has also contributed his expertise as a Member of the WHO team responsible for upgrading the National Regulatory System. Dr. Parmar has chaired multiple international conferences and has been invited to speak at various high-level national and international forums organized by leading institutions such as the Economic Times, Eminence business Media, Flemming, Terrapin, Compliance Trainings, and Virtue Insight.

      Dr. Parmar has also accumulated valuable industrial experience in formulation development and Intellectual Property management. He is an active participant in various social welfare activities aimed at improving the lives of underprivileged individuals, serving as a leading member of the “REASON FOR SMILE” organization.

      A dedicated proponent of lifelong learning, Dr. Parmar constantly strives to enhance his personal and professional development, continually expanding his skill set and expertise in a wide range of fields.

      Dr. Vivek Bansal
      AVP - QA, Biological E

      Vivek Bansal

      Dr Vivek Bansal, holds Ph.D. in microbiology from IIT Delhi. He has seven National and International publications on vaccines such as adjuvants, vaccine delivery system and standardization to his credit. He has over 100 citations in pear reviewed international journals. He has 23 years’ experience in the area of quality control testing of human vaccines, regulatory compliance and CAPA management. Prior to joining private sector, he has worked with Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Government of India which is National Control Laboratory for immuno-biologicals meant for human use in India, for over 22 years. Dr. Bansal has been a part of over 30 regulatory inspections for various vaccine and antisera-manufacturing units in India. Currently he holds the position of Associate Vice-President (Quality Assurance) at Biological E Limited, Hyderabad, which is one of the leading manufacturer of antisera and human vaccines globally, and serving humanity since 70 years. Biological E. Limited has eight (8) WHO pre-qualified vaccines in its portfolio.

      Mr. Ken Shitamoto
      Sr. Director, IT Quality Engineering, Gilead Sciences

      Mr. Ken Shitamoto

      Ken Shitamoto leads the IT Quality Engineering function at Gilead Sciences, which performs software quality assurance (testing), validation, and infrastructure qualification. He is a member of the FDA-Industry CSA team, and a co-author of the appendix bridging GAMP and CSA in the GAMP good practice guide on Data Integrity by Design. Ken is a multi-disciplined professional with extensive experience in quality engineering, quality management, project management, audits, and software development. He has been in the biopharmaceutical space since 1993 and has worked on the manufacturer (GXP), vendor (GCP), and consulting sides of the business.

      He holds a BA Molecular Cell Biology and MS Computer Science and from UC Berkeley and San Jose State University respectively. He is an avid supporter of the American Lung Association and WeHope.org (homeless services).

      Mr. Rajesh T
      Head – Digital Transformation – Quality, Dr. Reddy’s

      Mr. Rajesh T

      Rajesh T has over 20 years experience working in pharmaceutical industry. He has handled roles in his career namely, Quality Management Systems, Regulatory Compliance, Validation & Qualifications and Computerized System Validation with different organizations. In the current role he is responsible for Digital Transformation in Manufacturing and Quality Operations at Dr. Reddy’s and he is part of Digital & Process Excellence team.

      He is a core team member in the Good Practice Guide on “Data Integrity – Manufacturing Records” guide. He has authored chapters in the subjects of aseptic processing and Manufacturing Execution Systems. He is part of ISPE and acted as Co-Chair for GAMP India CoP. In ISPE he is working with SIG on Data Integrity, SIG on Pharma 4.0, SIG on Manufacturing Execution System and GAMP Awareness.

      Mr. Sanjeev Dharwadkar
      CEO, Pharma Tech Consulting LLP

      Mr. Sanjeev Dharwadkar

      Experienced senior leader with over 30 years of expertise in production process operations, resource optimization, and operational efficiencies in the pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, serves as a visiting faculty for MBA programs at esteemed management institutes in India. Holds an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai University, India, and a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from Nagpur University, India.

      Currently the CEO of Pharma Tech Consulting LLP, a leading consultancy specializing in business development, lean manufacturing, manufacturing facility design engineering, and good manufacturing practices. Previous roles include Senior Director at Sanofi India, overseeing global external manufacturing operations in the Asia Pacific and Japan region. Instrumental in project management, strategy planning, vendor development, quality management, and sourcing, with expertise in outsourcing for pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, and nutraceutical products. Also worked at GSK and Abbott in pharmaceutical research and development, contributing to the identification and implementation of new business opportunities and outsourcing in the OTC and consumer healthcare segment, as well as pharmaceutical and animal health in India, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea

      Dr. Ratnakar Palakodeti
      Vice President - Healthcare & Life Sciences, Persistent Systems

      Dr. Ratnakar Palakodeti

      A seasoned professional with about 3 decades of experience in strategic leadership in the Life Sciences industry. He held leadership roles in large corporations. He was a member of the Vertical leadership as a Global Practice Head for Life Sciences in Tech Mahindra. Prior to this, he was the Director – Strategy for Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.

      As an advisor to Government Organizations and Universities, he nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship in scaling technologies for Life Sciences startups.

      Dr. Ratnakar is the Expert Committee member for Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India. He is also on the Board of Governors for JNT University.

      He holds 5 Patents and authored over 15 research publications in the Application of Digital technologies in the Life Sciences industry.

      Deepa Pangaonkar
      Global Head Quality IT, Wockhardt

      Deepa Pangaonkar

      Result-driven CSV professional with 25+ years of rich experience in implementation of computerized systems – Laboratory systems (QC), Process Control systems (Manufacturing), pharmacovigilance systems, Regulatory , R&D, ERP systems and laboratory analysis. Expertise in automation and digitalization initiatives, building Quality systems with focus on compliance and data Integrity. Establishing and driving CSV culture in an organization.

      Computer System Validation as per- GAMP 5, 21 CFR part 11, Annex-11, and other regulatory requirements. Well versed with the new concept of Computer Software Assurance.

      Conceptualize Digitization processes to increase productivity and reduce cost. Establishing the policies, standards and processes for computerized systems SDLC Gap Assessment, remediations of Computerized systems, Data Integrity audits. Inspection readiness for regulatory audits. Remediation of the audit observations. Establish policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance of computerized systems.

      Mr. Ravi Kalla
      Head IT Process Automation & Instrumentation, Anthem Biosciences

      Mr. Ravi Kalla

      Mr. Kalla is an entrepreneurial technology professional with 18 years of experience in leading IT, Process Automation, Process Engineering, and Operations Management in IT and OT in Pharma Industry. He is known for his Collaboration with Technology Giants in implementing the world’s first-in-kind Smart Factory in Bangalore, India. He is among the first professionals to implement Virtualization in Servers, Applications and Desktops in Pharma and Life Science way back in 2009.

      He is a facilitator and builder of ERP for Pharma Industry and Product Development teams, with a specialty in LIMS, QMS, DMS. Proven networking skills, building fruitful partnerships with hundreds of clients, and delivering advanced technologies.

      Mr. Pranav Gadre
      VP - Head IT/CIO, Digital & Automation, Reliance Life Sciences

      Pranav Gadre

      Total experience 21+ years in the Life Sciences Industry in Business and IT Consulting, IT Automation, Computer System Validation and Program Management. He is currently heading IT Operations/Projects for a life science organization. He has extensive experience in managing Quality IT & IT Programs for large geographically diverse clients with core area of expertise in Regulatory Compliance – GXP, 21 CFR Part 11, CSV, DI and frameworks like ITIL, COBIT, CMMi, Process Design and Automation, Audit Management – SOX, GXP, IT Compliance Monitoring, Interpreting and implementing IT Controls.

      He is experienced in driving the Global Data Privacy program for GDPR compliance and setting up Managed Service Center of Excellence (COE) for Project and Operational compliance management services. He has managed multiple development and support projects in .NET and SharePoint technology.

      Mr. Vivek Yadav
      eCompliance Consultant, Novartis

      Mr. Vivek Yadav

      Experienced Senior with a demonstrated history of working in the Life Sciences IT Compliance. Experienced in CSV and Regulatory/Quality compliance, Audit management, GxP compliance, Compliance monitoring, Self inspections, Infrastructure Qualification including but not limited to Business Process Application(ERP-SAP) validation, software validation, system validation, PLC, SCADA qualification. key focus areas include, Computer System Validation Life Cycle, Cloud migration & Validation (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), SDLC Harmonization and Software Quality Assurance.

      Consulting work experience in IT Infrastructure Qualification(Server, Network, OS, Backup & monitoring tools qualification, validation of stand alone systems) ,Including migration of infrastructure from one platform to another in LifeSciences Domain along with Global infrastructure Transition and Transformation.

      Experienced in Quality compliance , Software/Application Validation & Infrastructure Qualification under Governance Risk & Compliance domain and as compliance and csv consultant for various multiple LS applications ,systems and applicable regulations w.r.t csv efforts for various LS clients: Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Leo Pharma,Reckitt Benckiser, Gilead, Lupin Biotechnology.

      Experience and knowledge of GxP applications testing, Regulatory Compliance , Delivery Management, Compliance Management, Document management, Quality Management Procedures, processes along with Problem Reporting and Corrective Action.

      Experience in Part 11, Regulatory & GxP compliance, predicate rules, validation methodologies and entire phases of CSV , SDLC. Experience in Offshore – Onsite model with client stakeholder management for leading pharmaceutical customers like Johnson and Johnson.

      Skilled in software validation, IT CSV, validation, Requirements analysis, Impact assessment, Risk assessments, Compliance Analysis & planning, Test cases & protocol reviews, traceability matrix & summary report reviews, SDLC life cycle, change management, Defect management, Test Cases review, migration testing, validation testing (Functional , Regression testing, Progression & manual testing) ,UAT testing, regulatory compliance, annex 11, RFP preparation, Business Analysis, Effort estimation, Gap Analysis, Consulting, Software Quality Assurance, and Risk Management.