Sterility Assurance

 

Although product needs may evolve in the future, the assurance of sterility will continue to be the foundation for infection prevention in the healthcare and consumer environments. The faster pace of product innovation and development means that methods for assuring microbiological quality must evolve quickly using new ways of working that incorporate greater agility.

 

Shaping Standards

The Sterility Assurance Community has used the forum of the Kilmer Conference to communicate innovations across medical devices / pharmaceuticals and between industry, academia, healthcare professionals and regulatory agencies. Concepts and technical research first presented at previous Kilmer Conferences has helped shape the standards for assurance of sterility, and previous conference content is referenced in the standards used today.

 

Continued Availability of Information

To ensure the continued availability of this body of information, the Kilmer Conference provides proceedings in digital formats.

Previous conferences focused on advancements in terminal sterilization and aseptic processing, new validation methods, new technologies, and world health issues. In 2019, the Kilmer Conference celebrated its 10th event in Dublin, Ireland.

 

Exchange Ideas

The Kilmer Conference is a great venue for exchanging ideas with the brightest minds in sterility assurance and building a network to share best practices. In the last few years, the conference started a conversation Connecting the Dots for Sterility Assurance from end-to-end in the product lifecycle and continued with the theme, Collaborate to Innovate. In years to come, the Kilmer Conference will continue the tradition of shaping this technical field and share our community learning.