We’re pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at PDA Parenteral Packaging Conference 2026 in Munich, Germany 14 – 15 April, 2026.
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PDA Extractables and Leachables Training Course Spring Edition 2026
16 – 17 April, 2026
Piet Christiaens, PhD and Dennis Jenke, PhD will also be hosting our E&L in depth training course.
Who Should Attend:
- Pharmaceutical Packaging and Device Engineers
- Production Engineers, using SU systems
- Regulatory Affairs Officers
- Pharmaceutical R&D Managers
- Analytical Chemists, working on E/L
- Quality Assurance Officers
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training course, you will be able to:
- Explain in detail the current regulatory requirements for container/closure qualification form an E/L perspective.
- Explain the upcoming changes in regulations, standards and recommendations from PQRI, USP and BPOG and how these changes could impact a future evaluation of a pharmaceutical C/C-system.
- Understand the materials of construction, including composition, of container closure systems, and how they could impact the safety and quality of a parenteral drug product.
- Put together an evaluation program (review of provided documentation, analytical testing) of different types of parenteral drug product container/closure systems.
- Perform a safety/risk assessment of analytical results, obtained after completion of an E/L study
For more information & to register for this training course: click here
Trainers:
- Piet Christiaens, PhD, Scientific Director, Nelson Labs
Biography
Piet Christiaens received his Ph.D. from the Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1991. From 1992 to 1997, he was Lab Manager in two Analytical Contract Laboratories. From 1997 to 2000, he worked as an independent consultant with Shell Chemical Company in Houston, TX (US), where he conducted research on a new hydrogenation catalyst system for Hydrogenated Triblock Co-polymers (Kraton Polymers).
From 2001 onwards, Dr. Christiaens holds the position of Scientific Director at Nelson Labs (formerly Toxikon Europe) where he developed analytical methods and protocols for both extractables and leachables studies for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries. In addition, he is also leading the R&D department at Nelson Labs, with a focus on understanding the interactions and chemistry of extractables and leachables and developing state-of-the-art analytical methodologies. In the last decade, Dr. Christiaens has been a speaker on the subject of “extractables and leachables” at over 150 Conferences, and since 2014, he has been engaged in the two-day Extractables and Leachables training courses that are hosted by PDA across the Globe. In his current role at Nelson Labs Europe, Dr. Christiaens supports the Strategy and Global Business Development for Extractables and Leachables Service Offerings for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications.
- Dennis Jenke, PhD, Principal Consultant, Nelson Labs
Biography
Dennis Jenke is the Chief Executive Scientist for Triad Scientific Solutions, a provider of science-based solutions to plastic/product compatibility challenges associated with packaging, manufacturing equipment and delivery devices in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and related industries. He was a Distinguished Scientist at Baxter Healthcare Corporation where for more than three decades he lead a team whose primary responsibility includes the assessment of material/product compatibility, specifically with respect to establishing the suitability for use of packaging systems, manufacturing systems and administration devices for pharmaceutical products (for example, extractables/leachables and product ingredient binding).
He has published extensively in the areas of analytical chemistry, environmental science and material/solution compatibility and serves as an expert reviewer for numerous pharmaceutical and analytical journals. He is the author of the book Compatibility of Pharmaceutical Solutions and Contact Materials; Safety Considerations Associated with Extractables and Leachables and a contributing author to the Leachables and Extractables Handbook. Dennis is a member of numerous industry groups whose charter is to establish best demonstrated practices in the area of material/solution compatibility.
Piet Christiaens, PhD
Scientific Director, E&L Expert
Piet Christiaens received his Ph.D. from the Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1991. From 1992 to 1997, he was Lab Manager in two CROs. From 1997 to 2000, he worked as an independent consultant with Shell Chemical Company in Houston, Texas (US), working on hydrogenated triblock co-polymers. Since 2001, Piet...
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