The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada.
Christian Cattaruzza
Corinne Lavie-Cambot
David Delvaille
BioReliance® End-to-End Solutions
Optimize your
Process validation
Package!
The life science business
of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany operates as
MilliporeSigma in the U.S.
and Canada
Agenda
Process validation key considerations and critical success
factors, Christian Cattaruzza
Process validation for biotechnological products, Corinne Lavie-
Cambot
Case study: efficient discrimination of critical process,
David Delvaille
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2
3
Process
validation
Key considerations and critical
success factors
process validation IS…
A series of activities taking place over the
lifecycle of the product and process
process Validation IS NOT…
A one-time event or an activity performed
just prior to commercial launch
Objective:
• Demonstrate that the manufacturing process is capable of consistently producing acceptable quality
products within the commercial manufacturing conditions
• Build confidence to regulatory authorities that a process is consistently under control and can remain in
control
Critical steps towards successful registration and commercial
manufacturing
Process Validation Definition and Purpose
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- The process must be frozen prior to starting
process validation activities
• Limited information and data available
from clinical stage
- Process knowledge should be developed and
documented along clinical development
- Single-use technologies simplify and speed
up process validation and technical transfer
• Standardization of process equipment
• Simplified process validation (Cleaning
validation)
• Simplified technical transfers
- Regulatory agencies expectations will
depend on the nature of the project and the
biologic drug
• Process validation strategy to be adapted
Critical steps towards successful registration and commercial
manufacturing
Process Validation Scope and Activities
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Documented risk-based approach - Estimate residual risk for the patient considering:
 Product knowledge (existing accumulated experience)
 Process knowledge and understanding (existing accumulated experience)
 Appropriateness of the Control Strategy
 What is the appropriate quantity and type of data to demonstrate that the process
delivers reproducibly a product that meets pre-determined quality attributes?
 What is the expected time to market? Is there any regulatory designation such as a
breakthrough therapy or fast track approval?
Process Validation Scope and Activities
Process Validation Strategy Speed to Market Risk
Take time to characterize process and gain knowledge Slow Low
Take shortcuts to save time at cost of building process knowledge and data Fast High
Risk-based approach based on experience of molecule, processes and equipment Fast Medium
How to determine validation needs?
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Phase I
Pre-clinical Phase II Phase III Commercial
Cell line development
(any mammalian cells)
Cell banking
USP/ DSP process development
Templated or customized
Analytical development
GMP clinical manufacturing
Single-use 50 to 2.000L scale
Product characterization testing
PPQ campaign, GMP commercial manufacturing
Single-use 200 to 2.000L scale
Process optimization/ scale up/ fitting
Process characterization
Process & analytical validation
We are your full-service biologics CDMO with late-stage
capabilities that get you ready for to commercial success
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Optimize your process validation package
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Global resources Locally delivered
Biodevelopment
and production
Product characterization,
Biosafety testing
Cell line development
Boston, US
Shanghai, China GMP
Bordeaux, France GMP
Wisconsin
St Louis
Glasgow, UK
Rockville
Singapore
Validation Services
Molsheim, France
Bangalore,
India
Yokohama, Japan
1987
Converted into a
fully Single-Use GMP
facility in Martillac,
France
1995
Production of the
first GMP batch
2015
Creation of the first
CDMO site in
Martillac, France
2011
Scaled up to
2,000 L
bioreactor
2017
• Opening of non-
GMP facilities in
Shanghai, China &
Burlington, USA
2018
Opening of GMP
facility in Shanghai,
Pudong, China
2020
China facility
delivers first full-
scope project
• Opening of GMP
commercial
facility in
Martillac,
France
• Expansion of
our
development
center in
Burlington, MA
2022
• Built within one
year
A History of 34+ Years of Global Contract Development and
Manufacturing Success
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Our BioReliance®
End-to-End facilities are GMP certified
1 5 8
33
57
76
91
98 99 103 107 109
116
122
129 129 131 133 136 139 141 142 145 148 150 154
163
176
191
204
219
234
251
267
272
1st production
in
batch without
FBS
1st batch in
250L
1st perfusion
process
1st clinical batch
produced
in proteins free
media
1st cell bank without
FBS
Last process
developed
with FBS
2 x 1250L capacity
increase
Single Use
100% successful scale up
Revamping with
full single Use
process
1st PPQ run campaign
for an FDA Fast Track
designation
GMP certified
Major milestones: 1987-2021
molecules
2011-2021
>100 molecules developed
to GMP manufacturing
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We abide to our global Group Quality Systems
Process
validation for
biotechnological
products
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What is Process Validation?
A regulatory requirement
FDA guideline [1]
Process Validation is “the collection and evaluation of data, from the
process design stage through commercial production, which establishes
scientific evidence that a process is capable of CONSISTENTLY delivering
quality product”.
EMA guideline [2, 3]
“Process validation is the documented evidence that the process, operated
within established parameters, can perform EFFECTIVELY and REPRODUCIBLY
to produce an active substance or intermediate, meeting its predetermined
specifications and quality attributes”.
[1] « Guidance for Industry : Process validation : general principles and practices », FDA, 2015
[2] « Guideline on process validation for the manufacture of biotechnology-derived active substances and data to be provided in the regulatory submission », EMA, 2016
[3] « ICH Q7A Godd manufacturing practice guide for active pharmaceutical ingredients », ICH, 2010
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What is Process Validation consisting in?
Three stages – A Lifecycle Drug Substance/Product approach
Regulatory Submission
Process Design Process Development
and Evaluation
Process Qualification
Facility & Equipment Qualification
Process Performance Qualification (PPQ)
& validation studies
Process Verification
Continued Process
Verification (CPV)
Ongoing Process
Verification (OPV)
U.S. Food & Drug
Administration (FDA)
European Medicines
Agency (EMA)
Stage
1
Stage
2
Stage
3
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What are the critical paths to go to BLA submission?
VMP cQA pCPP/CMA
Process
Characterization
pCPP/PAR
pPCS
PPQ
campaign
Viral clearance
PPQ reports
Final PCS
CPV protocol
Qualified Scale
Down Model
Locked commercial
process
Validated analytical
methods
BLA SUBMISSION
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
PROCESS VALIDATION STUDIES
Others Asmt
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What are the validation studies to perform?
MIXING/HOMOGENEITY STUDIES
Shipment
studies
Studies from
assessments
Resin /
Membranes
Studies
Freeze-
Thaw
Studies
Stability /
Holding
times
Studies
Mixing /
Homogeneity
Studies
Viral
Clearance
Studies
Shipment studies
DS
QC Sample
Freeze - Thaw studies
DS
QC Sample
Resin / Membranes studies
Recycling
Cleaning
Viral Clearance studies
New resins
Aged resins
Stability / Holding
time studies
Media/Buffer
Solutions
Process
Intermediates
Drug Substance
QC samples
Resins/membranes
Mixing /
Homogeneity
studies
Media/Buffer
Solutions
Process
Intermediates
Drug Substance
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When is it convenient to validate a process?
Discovery
Development
Preclinial
research
Phase
I
Phase
II
Phase
III
Phase
IV
Commercial
Clinical Phases
Stage
1
Stage
2
Stage
3
Regulatory Submission
Process Validation Exercice In Theory
Commercial
Strategy
Product
Designation
Evaluation
based on risk
assessment
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presentation and get real-
life examples from our
speakers, participate in the
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webinar.
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Optimize Your Process Validation Package

  • 1.
    The life sciencebusiness of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada. Christian Cattaruzza Corinne Lavie-Cambot David Delvaille BioReliance® End-to-End Solutions Optimize your Process validation Package!
  • 2.
    The life sciencebusiness of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada
  • 3.
    Agenda Process validation keyconsiderations and critical success factors, Christian Cattaruzza Process validation for biotechnological products, Corinne Lavie- Cambot Case study: efficient discrimination of critical process, David Delvaille 1 2 3
  • 4.
  • 5.
    process validation IS… Aseries of activities taking place over the lifecycle of the product and process process Validation IS NOT… A one-time event or an activity performed just prior to commercial launch Objective: • Demonstrate that the manufacturing process is capable of consistently producing acceptable quality products within the commercial manufacturing conditions • Build confidence to regulatory authorities that a process is consistently under control and can remain in control Critical steps towards successful registration and commercial manufacturing Process Validation Definition and Purpose Optimize your process validation package 5
  • 6.
    6 - The processmust be frozen prior to starting process validation activities • Limited information and data available from clinical stage - Process knowledge should be developed and documented along clinical development - Single-use technologies simplify and speed up process validation and technical transfer • Standardization of process equipment • Simplified process validation (Cleaning validation) • Simplified technical transfers - Regulatory agencies expectations will depend on the nature of the project and the biologic drug • Process validation strategy to be adapted Critical steps towards successful registration and commercial manufacturing Process Validation Scope and Activities Optimize your process validation package
  • 7.
    Documented risk-based approach- Estimate residual risk for the patient considering:  Product knowledge (existing accumulated experience)  Process knowledge and understanding (existing accumulated experience)  Appropriateness of the Control Strategy  What is the appropriate quantity and type of data to demonstrate that the process delivers reproducibly a product that meets pre-determined quality attributes?  What is the expected time to market? Is there any regulatory designation such as a breakthrough therapy or fast track approval? Process Validation Scope and Activities Process Validation Strategy Speed to Market Risk Take time to characterize process and gain knowledge Slow Low Take shortcuts to save time at cost of building process knowledge and data Fast High Risk-based approach based on experience of molecule, processes and equipment Fast Medium How to determine validation needs? Optimize your process validation package 7
  • 8.
    Phase I Pre-clinical PhaseII Phase III Commercial Cell line development (any mammalian cells) Cell banking USP/ DSP process development Templated or customized Analytical development GMP clinical manufacturing Single-use 50 to 2.000L scale Product characterization testing PPQ campaign, GMP commercial manufacturing Single-use 200 to 2.000L scale Process optimization/ scale up/ fitting Process characterization Process & analytical validation We are your full-service biologics CDMO with late-stage capabilities that get you ready for to commercial success 8
  • 9.
    Optimize your processvalidation package 9 Global resources Locally delivered Biodevelopment and production Product characterization, Biosafety testing Cell line development Boston, US Shanghai, China GMP Bordeaux, France GMP Wisconsin St Louis Glasgow, UK Rockville Singapore Validation Services Molsheim, France Bangalore, India Yokohama, Japan
  • 10.
    1987 Converted into a fullySingle-Use GMP facility in Martillac, France 1995 Production of the first GMP batch 2015 Creation of the first CDMO site in Martillac, France 2011 Scaled up to 2,000 L bioreactor 2017 • Opening of non- GMP facilities in Shanghai, China & Burlington, USA 2018 Opening of GMP facility in Shanghai, Pudong, China 2020 China facility delivers first full- scope project • Opening of GMP commercial facility in Martillac, France • Expansion of our development center in Burlington, MA 2022 • Built within one year A History of 34+ Years of Global Contract Development and Manufacturing Success Optimize your process validation package 10
  • 11.
    Our BioReliance® End-to-End facilitiesare GMP certified 1 5 8 33 57 76 91 98 99 103 107 109 116 122 129 129 131 133 136 139 141 142 145 148 150 154 163 176 191 204 219 234 251 267 272 1st production in batch without FBS 1st batch in 250L 1st perfusion process 1st clinical batch produced in proteins free media 1st cell bank without FBS Last process developed with FBS 2 x 1250L capacity increase Single Use 100% successful scale up Revamping with full single Use process 1st PPQ run campaign for an FDA Fast Track designation GMP certified Major milestones: 1987-2021 molecules 2011-2021 >100 molecules developed to GMP manufacturing Optimize your process validation package 11 We abide to our global Group Quality Systems
  • 12.
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    Optimize your processvalidation package 13 What is Process Validation? A regulatory requirement FDA guideline [1] Process Validation is “the collection and evaluation of data, from the process design stage through commercial production, which establishes scientific evidence that a process is capable of CONSISTENTLY delivering quality product”. EMA guideline [2, 3] “Process validation is the documented evidence that the process, operated within established parameters, can perform EFFECTIVELY and REPRODUCIBLY to produce an active substance or intermediate, meeting its predetermined specifications and quality attributes”. [1] « Guidance for Industry : Process validation : general principles and practices », FDA, 2015 [2] « Guideline on process validation for the manufacture of biotechnology-derived active substances and data to be provided in the regulatory submission », EMA, 2016 [3] « ICH Q7A Godd manufacturing practice guide for active pharmaceutical ingredients », ICH, 2010
  • 14.
    Optimize your processvalidation package 14 What is Process Validation consisting in? Three stages – A Lifecycle Drug Substance/Product approach Regulatory Submission Process Design Process Development and Evaluation Process Qualification Facility & Equipment Qualification Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) & validation studies Process Verification Continued Process Verification (CPV) Ongoing Process Verification (OPV) U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) European Medicines Agency (EMA) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
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    Optimize your processvalidation package 15 What are the critical paths to go to BLA submission? VMP cQA pCPP/CMA Process Characterization pCPP/PAR pPCS PPQ campaign Viral clearance PPQ reports Final PCS CPV protocol Qualified Scale Down Model Locked commercial process Validated analytical methods BLA SUBMISSION STAGE 1 STAGE 2 PROCESS VALIDATION STUDIES Others Asmt
  • 16.
    Optimize your processvalidation package 16 What are the validation studies to perform? MIXING/HOMOGENEITY STUDIES Shipment studies Studies from assessments Resin / Membranes Studies Freeze- Thaw Studies Stability / Holding times Studies Mixing / Homogeneity Studies Viral Clearance Studies Shipment studies DS QC Sample Freeze - Thaw studies DS QC Sample Resin / Membranes studies Recycling Cleaning Viral Clearance studies New resins Aged resins Stability / Holding time studies Media/Buffer Solutions Process Intermediates Drug Substance QC samples Resins/membranes Mixing / Homogeneity studies Media/Buffer Solutions Process Intermediates Drug Substance
  • 17.
    Optimize your processvalidation package 17 When is it convenient to validate a process? Discovery Development Preclinial research Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Commercial Clinical Phases Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Regulatory Submission Process Validation Exercice In Theory Commercial Strategy Product Designation Evaluation based on risk assessment
  • 18.
    To see therest of the presentation and get real- life examples from our speakers, participate in the full, interactive on-demand webinar. Watch Now
  • 19.
    The vibrant M,BioReliance and CHOZN are trademarks of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Detailed information on trademarks is available via publicly accessible resources. © 2021 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and/or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.