Mastering Impurity Profiling: USP’s Evolving Standards and Strategies
Join our live webinar with USP as they explore new approaches for impurity profiling – unveiling new frameworks, analytical tools, and regulatory insights that are reshaping pharmaceutical quality standards.
Register now to watch live and ask your questions in real time!
Register now to watch live and ask your questions in real time!This webinar will give a quick introduction and background on impurities in drug substances and products. Major ICH Guidelines on impurities will be explained on a high level, as will be other guidelines derived from them, before diving into the respective USP quality standards around impurities.
Key learning points:
- How USP addresses impurities in general
- How specific challenges like DEG/EG contamination, Nitrosamines, and Extractables & Leachables are approached in the USP-NF
- How Pharmaceutical Analytical Impurities can complement the work with USP Reference Standards for impurities
OUR SPEAKER
Christian Zeine, Senior Manager Scientific Affairs, EMEA at US Pharmacopeia
LinkedIn Profile Christian joined USP in 2019 as Senior Manager in the Scientific Affairs Group for the EMEA region, with a focus on Small Molecules, USP’s General Chapters and Impurities. Christian collaborates with scientific experts and stakeholders and is responsible for protecting and growing USP’s scientific reputation in the region and globally. Before joining USP, Christian worked for seventeen years in the field of pharmaceutical reference standards with a focus on impurities, and before that in the IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic) industry. His scientific expertise includes impurity testing, reference
standards characterization and adjacent fields. Christian has published several articles and white papers on topics such as impurities, overview of (certified) reference materials and the use of reference standards in method development and validation. Christian earned his Ph.D. degree in Organosilicon Chemistry from the University of Muenster, Germany.
FAQs
Is the panel discussion free?
Yes – there is no charge to watch the panel discussion, either live or on-demand.
When will the panel discussion take place?
The webinar will be taking place on 15 October 2025, at 13:00 UK time/ 8:00 EST
Can I watch it later?
The panel discussion will become available to watch on-demand shortly after the live webinar takes place.
What are the benefits of attending live?
You’ll be able to ask the speakers your questions, which will be answered live in the Q&A towards the end of the session.
How long will the panel discussion be?
This panel discussion will last up to an hour.
What do I need to watch this panel discussion?
All you need is a computer with an internet connection. We recommend using headphones if possible if you’re in an office environment.
