NCTM1104 – Pharmaceutical Facility Operations

*Online Course Further instruction will be sent after registration. Description This asynchronous online course provides an overview of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, including design/layout, utilities, and equipment. Participants will study clean room design, classification, and structure, and understand the many processes that are implemented to ensure a sterile environment, including practicing aseptic technique, gowning, environmental monitoring, […]

NCTM1105 – Safety in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

*Online Course Further instruction will be sent after registration. Description This asynchronous online course covers a wide range of safety, health and environmental (SHE) issues specifically related to the pharmaceutical industry, including environmental safety, process and product safety, biosafety levels, industrial hygiene, and physical and chemical properties. Participants will receive an overview of product development […]

NCTM1102 – Understanding the Science of the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Online Course* Description This asynchronous online course provides a pragmatic study in the scientific principles of microbiology, immunology, and basic biochemistry that create the foundation for developing and manufacturing biopharmaceutical products. Curriculum covers biological macromolecules, an intensive study of infectious and non-infectious diseases, the immune system's structure and function, pathogenesis, and categories, uses, and development […]

NCTM1103 – cGMP Procedures and Documentation

Online Course* Description This asynchronous online course explains the expectations of and reasoning behind proper documentation protocols mandated in current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) environments, like pharmaceutical production facilities. Topics include principles of data and information entry, technical writing, recording guidelines, document control, and process documentation, including laboratory notebooks, logbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and […]