Award-winning Speakers Are Meeting at the Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit 2013

BOSTON, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Event dates and location:
8th Annual Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit 2013
June 27^th-28^th 2013
The Westin Copley Place, Boston, US
http://www.gpmsummit.com

Now in its eighth year, the Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit presents premier networking opportunities for pharma manufacturing industry leaders to discuss and share their expertise.

Over 150 senior executives and decision-makers will spend two days in June to discuss best practices about quality management, manufacturing excellence, outsourcing and contract manufacturing.

Manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to grow and evolve beyond strategies of the past. New technologies, heightened regulatory guidelines, and the oncoming wave of generic products are shaping a new exciting chapter for the industry.

The Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit has been produced with the help of an expert advisory board to ensure the program gets to the heart of the above issues currently facing the US pharma manufacturing industry.

At the event, the case studies, keynote sessions, workshops as well as panel discussions will be led by award-winning speakers; Christian Houborg, VP Service and Technical Operations, Lundbeck (Shingo Prize Silver Medallion Recipient 2012) and Darren Dasburg, VP Capacity Utilization, MedImmune (Winner of the 2011 Facility of the Year Award) to name a few.

What is new for 2013?

- The Global Pharma Manufacturing Summit is one of the only industry forums featuring manufacturing case studies about small and large molecule manufacturing

- The event explores manufacturing methods that improve operational efficiency, maintain compliance and reduce cost

- A first-hand update from the projects which are leading the next generation of pharma manufacturing in the US - featuring MedImmune, Novartis, Genentech, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals and more

- Three dedicated streams addressing key topics in the manufacturing industry: manufacturing excellence, quality, outsourcing/contract manufacturing and managing CMO relationships

Additional details on the event including the full program, a list of speakers and registration information are available at http://www.gpmsummit.com

About World Trade Group:

World Trade Group (WTG) organize and run leading annual business events, bringing together senior executives from world class organisations for a unique blend of knowledge sharing, networking and deal making. For more information, please visit http://www.worldtradegroup.com

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SOURCE World Trade Group