Report 16th GAMP D-A-CH Conference

At the 16th GAMP D-A-CH conference, QFINITY was represented by CEO Oliver Herrmann, COO Marcus Schwabedissen, and Sr. Executive Consultant Frank Henrichmann – with a panel on innovation, digital transformation, and GxP, plus a talk on recovery after a cyber disaster.

QFINITY’s CEO Oliver Herrmann, COO Marcus Schwabedissen, and Sr. Executive Consultant Frank Henrichmann were at the 16th GAMP D-A-CH Conference.

Innovation and compliance are not a contradiction – both are achievable without compromising patient safety or product quality.

Innovation, Digital Transformation and GxP

Our CEO Oliver Herrmann and Bernhard Appel led a panel discussion on “Innovation, Digital Transformation and GxP – now more than ever!”. They noted that companies today face the challenge of driving innovation and digitalization while also having to adhere to strict regulations and compliance requirements. The discussion centered on whether innovation and compliance can be combined. They emphasized that it is entirely possible to achieve both without jeopardizing patient safety or product quality. Quality Management & Compliance plays a crucial role here, as it ensures that processes run at the highest level without compromising safety.

Aspects of recovering from a disaster

On Dec. 7th, 2023, at the 3. GAMP Konferenz GxP in der Cloud in Mannheim, Frank Henrichmann presented practical aspects of recovering from a disaster. This is a hot topic: current data clearly show it is only a matter of time until a company is hit by a cyberattack. He used a ransomware attack on a cloud service provider as a hypothetical case study to highlight the potential challenges in the recovery process. He showed that good planning before the attack happens is key to a successful and timely recovery. But even the best plans need to be adapted to the actual scenario once disaster strikes. He focused on the challenges and questions that quality functions need to address and support to ensure the validated state of the applications and the integrity of the recovered data in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sustainability and GxP

Marcus Schwabedissen (QFINITY) and Steffen Ruttscheidt (d-fine GmbH) moderated the panel discussion on “Sustainability and GxP”. It offered insight into the growing importance of sustainability in the life science industry (GxP) and its impact on the sector. They showed that the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) plays a crucial role here. The CSRD will require companies to produce more detailed sustainability reports, promoting greater transparency and accountability around environmental impact and social responsibility. Companies in GxP-regulated industries will feel this too, as they will also have to implement sustainable practices.

QFINITY is proud to have participated in this year’s GAMP Conference. You can find further information about the conference at ISPE. For more information on events with QFINITY, please visit our website.