Do Extractable Protocols Truly Help- An End User Perspective

Presented by Ekta Mahajan, Technical Regulatory Program Director at Genentech Extractables and their perceived impact on product and patients continue to be a challenge. The challenge is augmented by the lack of standardized extractable data from suppliers. BioPhorum Operations Group (BPOG) developed a standardized protocol for generating extractable data that would meet user requirements. This paper will discuss case studies where data from a supplier using the BPOG protocol significantly reduced the time for implementation. Followed by Standardized protocols for generating extractables data on Filtration and Single Use Systems – An analytical perspective Presented by Dr. Saskia Haehn, Laboratory Manager for E & L at Central Analytics of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany The Biopharmaceutical industry has always been aware of the risk of using disposable technology such as filters and Single use systems in their processes despite their several unique advantages. The ability to control and mitigate the risk from extractables and leachables to a product and the patient safety highly depends on the availability of the complete extractables profile for these products. In the recent years, tremendous efforts have been made towards standardization of the Extractables test methodology both from the perspective of using the right extraction methods and the enhancement of analytical techniques. This discussion will focus on the challenges and advantages using the various model solvent streams in the standardized test methods and their relative comparison. In addition, the focus would also be on the unknowns arising from the analysis using such model solvent streams.