IPEC-Americas Standing Committees, Subcommittees & Technical Working Groups

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Compendial Review/Harmonization:

Chair: Priscilla Zawislak
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Ashland Aqualon Food Ingredients
Ashland, Inc.

Vice Chair: Sherri Main
Analytical Services Team Leader
Roquette America

Working Groups

CMC Sodium
Carboxymethylcellulose/Carmellose
Crospovidone
Ethylcellulose
Gelatin
Glycerine/Sorbitol Solutions/Propylene Glycol
Heavy Metals
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Hydroxypropylcellulose
Methyl Cellulose
Polyethylene Glycol
Propylene Glycol
Residual Solvents
Silicone Dioxide
Starches
Titanium Dioxide

Good Manufacturing Practices

Chair: Dale Carter
Global Quality Director-Silica
J.M. Huber, Engineered Materials

Vice Chair: Ann Van Meter
Senior Quality System Specialist
DowWolff Cellulosics

Working Groups

Excipient Stability - Equipment Qualification
Good Distribution Practices
Supplier Auditing
Validation of Manufacturing Process, Analytical Methods and Cleaning

Membership

Chair: Dale Carter
Global Quality Director-Silica
J.M. Huber, Engineered Materials

Safety

Chair: Christopher DeMerlis
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Colorcon

Regulatory Affairs

Chair: Rick Green
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CP Kelco

Working Groups

New Excipient Evaluation Procedure
Dietary Ingredients

Excipient Qualification

Chair: David B. Klug, MS
Senior Manager, Supplier Audit
US Quality & Compliance
sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC

Vice Chair: John Giannone
Business Development Manager
Cognis Corporation

Working Groups

Excipient Information Package Template
Excipient Pedigree
Excipient Qualification
Significant Change
Quality Agreements

Quality by Design (QbD) Product Development

Chair: Brian Carlin, Ph.D.
Director, Open Innovation
FMC BioPolymer

Working Group

Excipient Composition

USP Liaison

Chair: Rick Green
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CP Kelco

FDA Relations

R. Christian Moreton, Ph.D.
Principal, FinnBrit Consulting

Product Quality Research Institute Liaison

David R. Schoneker
Director, Global Regulatory Affairs
Colorcon