Interphex Keynote Sessions   Emerging technologies offer drug manufacturers the benefits of process efficiencies and improved quality. Implementing and maintaining these systems and keeping pace with advances in automation, data integrity, IoT, and blockchain presents challenges.   In the Keynote Series at Interphex 2018, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International, industry experts will address the issues of emerging technologies for the bio/pharma manufacturing and share strategies the industry can use to advance manufacturing and benefit from new information technology practices.   Advanced Manufacturing Track   Aseptic, Sterile, and Biologics Drug Manufacturing   Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:30– 2:10pm Analytical Best Practices in Lyophilization Presenter: Alina Alexeenko, professor, Purdue University; chair, LyoHub 2:15–3:00pm Continuous Manufacturing for Biopharm, Visions of an End-to-End Approach Moderators: Rita Peters, editorial director, and Feliza Mirasol, science editor, Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International Panel participants: Merrilee Whitney, head of next generation bioprocessing, MilliporeSigma Surendra Balekai, senior global product manager—SUT, Thermo Fisher Scientific Parish Galliher, chief technology officer upstream, GE Healthcare Life Sciences Peter Levison, senior marketing director, downstream processing, Pall Biotech   Oral Solid Dosage Manufacturing   Tuesday, April 17, 2018 10:30–10:55am  Employing the Internet of Things and PAT for Solid Dosage Forms Manufacturing Presenter: Ian Jones, CEO Innopharma Labs 11:00–11:25am PCMM (Portable, Continuous, Miniature and Modular) OSD Manufacturing Facility Platform Presenter: Dennis Powers, Director of Sales Engineering, G-CON Manufacturing, Inc. 11:30–12:30pm Continuous Manufacturing Roundtable: Best Practices for Implementation Moderator: Jennifer Markarian, Manufacturing Editor, Pharmaceutical Technology Panel participants:  Dave DiProspero, associate/director pharmaceutical process technology, CRB; Doug Hausner, associate director, Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) at Rutgers University; Sharon Nowak, global business development manager, food and pharmaceuticals, Coperion K-Tron; and José Luis Santos, head of operations, drug product continuous manufacturing, Hovione   Information Technology Trends and Best Practices Track   Best Practices for Data Integrity   Wednesday, April 18 2018 11:00–11:30am Regulatory Requirements for Data Integrity, Applying ALCOA+ Presenter: Els Poff, executive director, Data Integrity Center of Excellence, Merck, representing the PDA Data Integrity Task Force 11:30–12:30pm Best Practices in Data Integrity and Process Security with Automated Systems Moderator: Jennifer Markarian, manufacturing editor, Pharmaceutical Technology Panelists: Bob Lenich, global life sciences director, Emerson; Torsten Winkler, lead of the Life Sciences Center of Excellence in EMEA for Honeywell Process Solutions; Bob Mehta, principal consultant, MasterControl through GMP ISO Expert Services; Mark Cristiano, manager, North America business development team, connected services and solutions, Rockwell Automation; and Nicolas Teissié, industry software product manager, Siemens.   New Information Technology Horizons for Pharma   Wednesday, April 18 2018 1:30–2:15pm Transforming the Pharma Supply Chain with The Industrial Internet of Things and Blockchain Presenters: Bob Celeste, head, Center for Supply Chain Management and Jim Sabogal, healthcare leader, North America, T Systems 2:15–2:45pm Achieving Value Beyond Serialization Compliance—Case Studies on Digital Factory Transformation and OEE Management  Presenters: Evren Ozkaya, CEO, and Aladin Akhawam, director of packaging at SupplyChain Wiz 2:45–3:15pm The Role of Open Standards: An Update on SCS Presenter: Adriano Fusco, marketing director, Open Serialization Communication Standard Working Group   Learn more about the Keynote Series.  All presentations will be held on the Innovation Stage in the Exhibit Hall. Admission to Keynote Sessions is free to all exhibition pass holders. Click here to register for INTERPHEX.