Catalogue of events and training resources
Welcome to the new events and training resources catalogue!
With just one click, you have access to a gold mine of past events and training materials. The catalogue includes dozens of recorded sessions, covering a variety of activities and topics, all available free-of-charge.
The on demand webinars are webinars that were recorded during their live broadcast and now they are available after a simple self-registration. Once completed, you have instant access to the recording, anytime, anywhere.
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The CEP 2.0 – Webinar for CEP holders and CEP users
In 2020, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) launched the “CEP of the future” project to design a “new-look” CEP to better meet the current needs of stakeholders, offer enhanced user-friendliness and provide greater information transparency. This project is...
Joint EDQM-EPAA Event: The future of pyrogenicity testing: phasing out the rabbit pyrogen test
An international event on the future of pyrogenicity testing and an update on the scientific progress in the quest to deliver alternative and humane methods. Includes a training session on the MAT.
Microbiological Risk of Contamination Assessment tool for tissues and cells. All you need to know about the MiRCA tool.
The procurement, processing, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (TC) intended for human application must comply with the highest standards of quality and safety, aligned with the current regulatory framework and the latest evidence-based scientific requirements, in order to...
Council of Europe Resolution on the implementation of pharmaceutical care – A step forward in the promotion of appropriate use of medicines and patient-centred care
This webinar explains the content and added value of the above resolution which defines a framework for promoting and implementing the concept of pharmaceutical care in national healthcare systems and daily practice.
Refresher on How to submit a revision application and gain rapid acceptance of proposed changes: Reminders and Updates!
This webinar is aimed at holders of a Certificate of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP). Experienced EDQM CEP Assessors explain how to maintain the validity of a CEP once it has been granted, and attendees are advised on what to include in a revision application...
Transplantation (EODD 2022)
Each year, the EDQM (Council of Europe) celebrates the European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) with the aim of drawing public attention to organ donation and transplantation.
Conference: Collaboration, Innovation and Scientific Excellence: the European Pharmacopoeia 11th Edition
This hybrid conference brought together leading experts in the quality of medicines to exchange their views and share their experiences, with the objective of gathering feedback on how best to tackle future challenges.
Training: Quality Management for Tissue Establishments
Within the framework of the Grant Agreement between the European Commission and the EDQM/Council of Europe, this training course was organised to provide tissue establishments in Europe with the tools required for the successful implementation of a quality management system (QMS).
EDQM Training Module 1: General Methods, General Chapters & General Monographs
EDQM Training Module 2: Focus on chemically defined active substances and medicinal products
Focus on chemically defined active substances and medicinal products.
EDQM Training Module 3: Impurity Control in the Ph. Eur.
Learn more about the Ph. Eur. policy on impurity control.
EDQM Training Module 4: Ph. Eur. Reference Standards
Learn about chemical reference standards used in conjunction with Ph. Eur. monographs and general chapters.
EDQM Training Module 5: Fundamentals of the CEP Procedure
EDQM Training Module 6: Building successful CEP dossiers
EDQM Training Module 7: Control of impurities: CEP approach
EDQM Training Module 8: The EDQM Inspection Programme
This module provides information on how EDQM inspections for API manufacturers are organised, conducted and followed up.
Quality requirements for nanomedicines: what role should the European Pharmacopoeia play?
Event to identify any gaps and opportunities for standards concerning modern nanoparticle-based formulations, which can be filled by the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
Prospective harmonisation of quality standards: A model for pharmacopoeial convergence
This webinar explains how the Ph. Eur. and the USP work together to align their quality standards for selected active substances and medicinal products that are not yet available in either pharmacopoeia. It also highlights the benefits and advantages of this collaboration.
Supporting contingency and emergency planning for blood
The EDQM has developed practical tools to assist European countries in establishing or strengthening contingency and emergency plans for blood supply. Learn more about the Blood Supply Contingency and Emergency Plan (B-SCEP)...
Getting the big picture: what has changed in the Ph. Eur. General Notices
This webinar provides an overview of the revised version of the Ph. Eur. General Notices (as of Supplement 10.7).
How to communicate efficiently with the EDQM on CEP applications
This webinar covers the new electronic application forms (eAF), advice on their completion as well as how the new DCEP IT sharing tool should be used.
Webinar: Data Particulate contamination in parenteral preparations: what’s new in the Ph. Eur.? Are monoclonal antibodies a special case?
This webinar covers the major changes made to the general monograph, in particular where the testing and evaluation of particulate contamination is concerned. It also provides an insight into the draft general monograph on Monoclonal antibodies for human use (2031) that has been revised to bring...
Training: Quality Management for Tissue Establishments
Within the framework of the Grant Agreement between the European Commission and the EDQM/Council of Europe, this training course was organised to provide tissue establishments in Europe with the tools required for the successful implementation of a quality management system (QMS).
Training Course on Biovigilance for Tissues and Cells
Training course on biovigilance and on reporting of Serious Adverse Reactions and Events (SARE) in the field of tissues and cells organised within the framework of the Grant Agreement between the European Commission and the EDQM/Council of Europe.
Webinar: the Council of Europe Resolution on good reconstitution practices - A major contribution to the safety of patients receiving reconstituted medicines
This webinar provides some practical examples of how the provisions set out in the resolution can be transposed into national legislation and implemented in a hospital pharmacy setting.
Approaches for CEPs and the Ph. Eur. strategy with regard to nitrosamine control: current guidance and practical implementation
This webinar provides an update and detailed overview of the approaches for CEPs and the Ph. Eur. strategy with regard to controlling these impurities.
Webinar: Using recombinant factor C for bacterial endotoxin testing in the European Pharmacopoeia: how far have we come, how far have we to go?
This webinar is aimed at facilitating understanding of the Ph. Eur. approach to the use of recombinant factor C (rFC) as a reagent for bacterial endotoxin testing.
Workshop Webinars: Quality Control of Veterinary Vaccines
The EDQM, in collaboration with the EPAA and JRC, organised a virtual workshop (webinar sessions) on ‘Novel in vitro model as alternative to in vivo toxoid vaccines testing: Clostridium septicum vaccine as a proof of concept’.
Webinar: Data Protection in the Blood Sector - Impact & Challenges for Blood Establishments
This webinar covers data protection and how it applies to blood transfusion; the responsibilities, challenges and strategies used by blood establishments in managing the various types of data they process.
Webinar: N-Nitrosamine impurities: Latest update on the Ph. Eur. approach
Focus on the new general chapter on the analysis of N-nitrosamine impurities in active substances.
Webinar: the Council of Europe ‘Resolution on the implementation of pharmaceutical care' - A step forward in the promotion of pharmaceutical care in Europe
This webinar explains the background to the ‘Resolution CM/Res(2020)3 on the implementation of pharmaceutical care for the benefit of patients and health services’ and how it can be used by policy...
Conference: Keeping up with Reality and Quality: A Challenge for European Blood Establishments
The EDQM/Council of Europe, in collaboration with the EC, organised this virtual conference to provide stakeholders in the sector with a forum to discuss challenges and recent developments.
Webinar: the Implementation of the ICH Q3D Guideline on Elemental Impurities in the European Pharmacopoeia and the Certification Procedure
This webinar explains the implementation of ICH Q3D in the texts of the European Pharmacopoeia and the control of elemental impurities in medicinal products using the principles of risk management.
Webinar: Transplantation - Keep calm and use your QMS to carry on: Tissue banking in the new normality
This webinar reviews how quality management systems (QMS) can support tissue establishments in navigating the new normality following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar: Transplantation - Tissue donation from deceased donors during the COVID-19 pandemic
This webinar discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting national programmes for tissue donation from deceased donors and daily practices in tissue establishments, and to support forward-looking decisions.
Training: Management of Extraneous Agents in Immunological Veterinary Medicinal Products (IVMPs)
This training helps users of the Ph. Eur. to use the new approach for extraneous agent testing, implemented on 1 July 2020.
Symposium: Meet the World Pharmacopoeias
Unique event to update stakeholders on the achievements and current work programme of the International Meeting of World Pharmacopoeias (IMWP).
European Pharmacopoeia Training: Biologicals
This training session covers the work and procedures of the European Pharmacopoeia in detail, illustrates the concept of monographs and general chapters for biologicals, and provides some insight into the evolution of thinking and the latest trends in the field. This training session presents a...
Training: EU Batch Release for Immunological Veterinary Medicinal Products (IVMPs)
Learn about the application of OCABR and OBPR of IVMPs in the EU/EEA.
Webinars: Transplantation (EODD 2019)
Each year, the EDQM (Council of Europe) celebrates the European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) with the aim of drawing public attention to organ donation and transplantation.
European Pharmacopoeia Workshop
Learn all about the work of the EDQM and European Pharmacopoeia.
Conference: the EDQM & European Pharmacopoeia: State-of-the-Art Science for Tomorrow’s Medicines
This conference celebrated the publication of the 10th edition of the European Pharmacopoeia and the 25th Anniversaries of the European OMCL Network and the Certification of Suitability Procedure.
Joint EDQM-USP ‘13th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Reference Standards (IRSS)’
A joint EDQM-USP symposium on the use and establishment of reference standards across the globe.
Symposium: Plasma Supply Management
Jointly organised by the EDQM and the European Commission, the symposium discusses the collection of plasma for fractionation.
Workshop: What’s new in the field of excipients in China?
The workshop was designed jointly with the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China to enable participants to expand their knowledge and familiarise themselves with the current regulatory framework in the field of pharmaceutical excipient, a rapidly evolving field in China.
Webinar: Raw Materials for the Production of Cell-based and Gene Therapy Medicinal Products
The aim of this webinar is to explain the context of the elaboration of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) general chapter Raw materials of biological origin for the production of cell-based and gene therapy medicinal products and its scope.
Symposium: What’s up with microbiology? Recent developments and future changes at the Ph. Eur.
This Symposium covers developments and future changes to the European Pharmacopoeia in the field of microbiology.
Conference: The place of the Certification Procedure in the global regulatory environment
Learn how the EDQM Certification Procedure fits into the regulatory environment and its evolution.
Joint EDQM-EMA Event on Biosimilars
The programme enables participants to expand their knowledge and familiarise themselves with the current regulatory framework in the field of biosimilar products.
European Pharmacopoeia Training: Homoeopathic Products
Learn about the work of the European Pharmacopoeia in the field of homoeopathic medicinal products.
The Chinese and European Pharmacopoeias – The new editions
This one-day Stakeholder workshop, co-organised by the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission, the China Pharmaceutical Association of Plant Engineering (CPAPE) and the EDQM will explore the current trends and hot topics in the 10th Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
Conference: Ph. Eur.: Tackling future challenges of the Quality of Medicines together
International conference to mark the publication of 9th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia.
Webinar: Electronic Submissions for CEP applications
The webinar describes the eSubmissions Roadmap for CEP applications with its major changes to current practices and key deadlines.
Symposium: Challenges of Quality Requirements for Fish Vaccines
This symposium focuses on the quality and regulatory requirements for fish vaccines.
Symposium: IV Wildbad Kreuth Initiative – Optimal use of clotting factors and platelets
Learn about the Wildbad Kreuth Initiative and the conclusions and recommendations which were reached at this symposium for optimal clinical use of clotting factors and platelets.
Webinar: Glass containers for pharmaceutical use
This Webinar offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about the revision of the General Chapter on Glass containers for pharmaceutical use, published in July 2014.
Webinar: Reverse Osmosis in Ph. Eur. Monograph for Water for Injections
This webinar starts with a general introduction to the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) and the background to water monographs. It also gives an overview of actions taken by the Ph. Eur. to revise the Water for Injection (WFI) monograph, an update on the status of the revision of the WFI...
Webinar: Biologicals of the twenty-PhEur-st century
The aim of this webinar is to show how the Ph. Eur. embraces new developments, how it has adapted its texts to remain up to date with recent advances in science and medical practice and the challenges that remain ahead.
