(Advanstar: Iselin, New Jersey) -- The Institute of Validation Technology, a division of Advanstar Communications, will host the “Computer Systems Validation in FDA-Regulated Industries” conference in Baltimore, Maryland, April 29–May 2. The conference will provide updated interactive training exercises on such topics as data integrity, warning letters, streamlining computer validation, and risk assessment, along with case studies from Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, and AstraZeneca PLC.

Featured case studies include secure remote connectivity infrastructure, computer system validation in Europe, vendor management, and validation of a global stability data management system. Also presented is a preconference workshop on “The Essentials of a Computer System Validation System,” facilitated by Erik Muegge, assistant director, Technology Compliance, Alcon Corp.

For more information, visit www.computervalidationevent.com

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