Jan 1st, 2010. Melbourne. Gordon Farquharson, widely recognised as a world leader and expert in sterile products manufacture, clean room design and maintenance and utilities for the same, has joined PharmOut as a Senior Consultant.
Gordon is the Chair of British, CEN and ISO committees responsible for development and deployment of the ISO 14644 family of cleanroom standards.
He is also an advisor to the EMeA concerning the revision to Annex 1 of the EU GMP in February 2008 and a member of the WHO expert committee (WHO Pharmaceutical Water GMP; Sterile GMP Annex 1).
His experience includes years at the coal face of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacture, with strong experience in processes, facilities, and critical utilities. He has held senior roles in the fields of design, construction, quality & safety management, validation and regulatory compliance.
His area of interest is the conversion of GMP principles and philosophies into a reliable operational assets. His technical expertise is associated with the controlled environment and critical utilities for product manufacture and safety critical systems.
Gordon has also conducted a broad spectrum of international audits, inspections, and training assignments; encompassing technical aspects, GMP compliance, and operational due diligence.
Gordon joins the team of experts at PharmOut, including Bob Tribe, previously Chief GMP Auditor for the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Trevor Schoerie, PharmOut's Managing Director, commented "Gordon is internationally respected as an expert in sterile products manufacture. His breadth and depth of knowledge in this area will be invaluable to PharmOut's clients both in Australia and across the Asia Pacific."
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