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Areen Kalantari

Global Segment Manager – Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences

Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc., USA

2024 Presentation

The pharmaceutical industry requires high-quality water for manufacturing and testing, as impurities can significantly impact drug safety and efficacy.

This presentation will provide an overview of the water requirements outlined in the pharmacopeia, including limits for chemical and microbial impurities.

Within the presentation, the differences between chemical and microbial impurities and how they are controlled will be. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy water system through effective monitoring and control measures. Specifically, we will explore the advantages of rapid microbial detection technologies, which can provide real-time data on water quality and facilitate timely intervention to prevent contamination events.

By implementing these approaches, pharmaceutical companies can ensure that their products meet regulatory standards.

About the speaker:

Areen Kalantari holds a B.S. in Biological/Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business.

He has experience in both biotechnology applications and pharmaceutical waters.

Areen has previously worked as a pH, dissolved oxygen, and CO2 product manager, working with global pharmaceutical and biotech customers to implement effective SOPs and to train personnel for their cell culture and fermentation processes.

Areen is a voting member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Bioprocess Equipment (ASME-BPE) standards committee. He contributes to the Process Instrumentation subgroup to help implement standards for the bioprocessing and pharmaceutical industries, focusing on conductivity, pH, TOC, and other process technologies.

In his current role, he supports the global market for pharmaceutical water systems and USP regulatory aspects of WFI and PW systems regarding required tests to be conducted.