Updated: 28.04.2023
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Invitation to
CLEANROOM SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION
R3 Nordic
23rd – 24th May 2023
Kick-off event 22nd May 2023
at Marienlyst Strandhotel,
Helsingør, Denmark.
Preliminary times:
May 22
– Annual meeting 6:00 p.m (18.00)
– Kick-off even 6:30-09.00 p.m (18.30-21.00)
May 23
– Opening 8.45 am.
– Symposium 09.00 a.m – 5:00 p.m (9.00 – 17.00)
– Dinner in the evening
May 24
– Symposium 8:30 a.m – 04:00 p.m (8.30 – 16.00)
– Closing 04:15 p.m (16.15)
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Speakers & Topics
Authorities Expectations, EU GMP Annex 1 & 15 and the use of Standards
The Danish Medicines Agency’s expectations for inspections and implementation of Annex 1
– Thomas Vestergaard Pedersen (DK) Danish Medicines Agency
Annex 1:2022 – Impact of revised Annex 1 on Design, Testing and Monitoring Cleanrooms and Clean Air Devices
– Gordon Farquharson, Critical Systems Ltd (UK)
CQV – The importance of Commissioning and Performance Verification as part of Q&V in Annex 15
– Conor Murray (IRL) 3dimension
The helpful standards
– Marianne Vidkjær (DK) Danish Standards
Risk Assessment, Gap-analysis & Contamination Control Strategy
Management of Risks to Product Safety, Quality and Sustainability
– Roland Cocker (IRL) Cocker Consulting Ltd
Risk assessment in practice
– Kari Solem Aune (N) COWI
GAP-analysis according to Annex 1
– Ina Glamheden-Helle (S) Bavarian Nordic
Implementation of Contamination Control Strategy
– Kirsten Jorsal (DK) Ellab
Overview of PHSS published guidance on Contamination Control Strategy preparation and experience from application
– James Drinkwater (UK) FranzZiehl
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental microbial sampling
– Sabine Bessières Recasens (F) Merck
Microbiological impaction instruments – The importance of d50
– Berit Reinmüller (S) Chalmers
The challenge of microbiological contamination control and the role of the ISO 14644 family of ”dashes”
– Conor Murray (IRL) 3dimension
Hospitals & Healthcare sector
Transmission of respiratory infections – clinical and theoretical knowledge post covid-19
–Elsebeth Tvenstrup Jensen (DK) Statens Serum Institut
– Pandemic control strategies in built environment
– Piia Sormunen (FI) Granlund
Development of Ultraclean Air Operating Rooms
– Bengt Ljunqvist (S) & Berit Reinmüller (S) Chalmers
Healthcare sector – Lessons learned from new and existing sterilization units. -What’s needed in order to be in control
– Jan Mottlau (DK) Niras / Michael Jensen (DK) Niras
Ensured cleanliness in healthcare premises. – Design process to achieve optimal local function regarding cleanliness
– Lennart Hultberg (S) ProcessHygien
Legionnaires’ disease in Denmark: Legionellae – opportunistic pathogens present in most moist environments
– Søren Uldum (DK) Statens Serum Institut
Cleaning & Disinfection
Aseptic behavior – cleaning & disinfection
– Nadine Hoffmann (DK) Nadine Pharma Consulting
The importance of detecting and effectively removing disinfectant residues in the GMP environment
– Juliana Nassette (NL) Ecolab
Biocides and cleaning in cleanrooms
– Tor Hjelmer (S) Miclev
New Shade of Ultraviolet Light Disinfects Air and Surfaces Around Us With no Harm to Humans
– Peter Tønning (DK) UV Medico
Experiments in reducing surface microbial levels within Hospital Environments using Hydrogen peroxide vapor and blue led light
–Kim Hagström (FI) Halton
What is clean? –And when is clean, clean enough?
– Jette Holt (DK) Statens Serum Institut
Barrier technology
Barrier technologies developments to meet Annex 1 requirements
– James Drinkwater (UK) Franz Ziehl
Contamination control of isolator
– Yuanzhong Wang (DK) Novo Nordisk
Energy saving, HVAC, Waters systems & Cleanrooms
Energy efficient HVAC design for pharma
– Ulla Thomsen (DK) Novo Nordisk
Zero Carbon 2050 & Energy Reduction for Cleanrooms. Opportunities, standards/guidance and hazards
–Gordon Farquharson (UK) Critical Systems Ltd (UK)
-Development of ultraclean air operating rooms
-Bengt Ljungqvist (S)/Berit Reinmüller (S) Chalmers
Energy saving in water production
– Henrik Goldschmidt (DK) NNE
Cleanroom testing
– Svend Thygesen (DK) Bavarian Nordic
Sustainable development and energy efficiency in cleanrooms
– Jukka Vasara (FI)
Vertical transportation through controlled environments: A clean lift prototype for multipurpose use
– Francesco Romano (I) Politecnico di Milano
Radiopharmaceuticals to be or not to be
–Anne-Mette Nielsen Wittekind (DK) Rigshospitalet
Water systems for pharmaceutical production
– Henrik Goldschmidt (DK) NNE
Food
Food safety of cobots
– Gun Wirtanen (FI) Seinäjoki University
Hygiene in food industry
– Kenth Kjærsgaard (DK) Niras
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The symposium provides a fantastic opportunity to acquire high level knowledge in many disciplines. Furthermore, it offers an unique business opportunities by helping to grow your network with other participants’ businesses, both as audience and as speakers or exhibitors.
The program and registration to the Symposium can be found on R3 Nordic homepage https://r3nordic.org/produkt-kategori/courses/
The R3Nordic society is a non-profit association with activities in research, training, production, and product development in controlled environments.

What : The 52nd R3Nordic Symposium
When: 23rd & 24th of May 2023. Kick-off event on the evening the 22nd
Where: Marienlyst Strandhotel, Nordre Strandvej 2A, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark
Who: The symposium will be of interest for you in the area of pharma, life science, biotech, food and hospitals.
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We would very much like to promote networking therefore we have included the banquet in the conference fee for participants and we also include some free tickets for each exhibitor too.
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Symposium including accommodation in single room May 23rd to 24th |
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Symposium including accommodation in double room May 23rd to 24th |
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Symposium without accommodation |
1 030 EUR |
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Symposium without accommodation |
960 EUR |
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Extra participants from exhibitors to symposium without accommodation |
670 EUR |
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Extra participants from exhibitors to symposium without accommodation |
600 EUR |
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Rooms needs to be booked with the hotel |
Participants who are not already members of R3 will be for one year in connection with participation. Hence the price difference.
Registration is available through the R3 homepage https://r3nordic.org/produkt-kategori/courses/
Exhibition
Exhibition booths are available in the following sizes and numbers. The exhibition area is located right outside the main lecture hall.
Size |
Number of booths |
Footprint m2 |
Included participants |
Price |
XS (roll-up) |
4 |
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0 |
200 EUR |
S |
7 |
3 – 4 |
1 |
1300 EUR |
M |
5 |
4,5 – 5,5 |
1 |
1700 EUR |
L |
5 |
6 – 7 |
2 |
2500 EUR |
XL |
3 |
8 – 9 |
2 |
3000 EUR |
For booking of exhibition space please contact Alan Friis alfr@forcetechnology.com