Andrew Walsh, Center for Pharmaceutical Cleaning Innovation (CPCI™) - Qepler Summits And Conferences

Andrew Walsh


Andrew Walsh is President of the Center for Pharmaceutical Cleaning Innovation (CPCI™) a not-for-profit research and educational organization and laboratory whose purpose is to support companies in the implementation of new ASTM Pharmaceutical Cleaning Standards. CPCI™ supports companies through research into new technologies (2 patents), educational offerings and internship opportunities for students.

Andrew teaches Cleaning Validation at the Temple University School of Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Program. Andrew recently published a textbook “Cleaning Validation: Science, Risk and Statistics-based Approaches“.

Andrew is very active in developing industry consensus standards with ASTM International and has led teams writing or updating 5 Pharmaceutical cleaning standards.

Related Sessions:

3rd Annual Highly Potent
APIs Summit 2023

Assess and reduce manufacturing and handling challenges for highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients.
  • 22 Feb 2023
  • Virtual,
  • Pharma
Day 2: Thursday, 23 February 2023
CASE STUDY: Quantitative Measurement of Risk in Cleaning using ASTM Standards
  • Why do we Need to Measure Risk in Cleaning?
  • What are the ASTM Cleaning Standards?
  • What are the Components of Risk in Cleaning?
  • What are the Toxicity, Process Capability and Detectability Scales?
  • What is the Shirokizawa Matrix?
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4th Annual Highly Potent
APIs Summit 2024

Assess and reduce manufacturing and handling challenges for highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients.
  • 21 Feb 2024
  • Virtual,
  • Pharma
WORKSHOP's Day: Friday, 23 February 2024
CASE STUDY: Quantitative Measurement of Risk in Cleaning
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