Stevens Alumni Pharmaceutical Club to hold National Meeting at Interphex2004 Conference and Exhibition

HOBOKEN, N.J. - At 12 noon on March 17, 2004, the Stevens Alumni Pharmaceutical Club (SAPC) will hold its second national meeting in Room 1E03 at the Interphex Conference and Exhibition in the Javits Center in Manhattan. The meeting is for pharmaceutical professionals who are graduates of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J.

The keynote speaker will be Diana Amador-Toro, Investigations Branch Director of the New Jersey District Office in the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Regulatory Affairs. Her topic will be "GMP Inspections and Compliance Challenges."

Ms. Amador-Toro will talk about what records to maintain and procedures to follow to ensure compliance.

For more information, visit the SAPC website: www.stevens-alumni.org/pharma/pharma.html

Diana Amador-Toro

Diana Amador-Toro is the Investigations Branch Director of the New Jersey District Office in FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). She is currently responsible for a staff of 70. Prior to joining the New Jersey office, she was the Science Branch Director in San Juan District Office, where she was responsible for formulating operating policies and procedures dealing with the analysis of samples, researching and investigations at the San Juan District Laboratory. Ms. Amador received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1982 and in 1983 joined the FDA as an Investigator in the Newark District Office.

In 1990 she transferred to San Juan as a Drug Specialist and subsequently became the first Pre-Approval Manager for both Drugs and Devices in the field. She has 20 years field experience in investigations and compliance activities and has conducted GMP training in Argentina and England.

Ms. Amador is a graduate of the Executive Potential management Program and has been the recipient of several FDA Commendable Service and Group Awards for accomplishments in compliance, Investigations and Laboratory activities.

Stevens offers numerous courses and a Certificate of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices, which can also be applied towards a Master's degree. For more information, please visit the web site at
www.stevens.edu/engineering/me/Graduate/pharma.html

The INTERPHEX2004 Conference and Exhibition will feature the most complete presentation of industry solutions - from discovery to market. Four concurrent events will offer technology solutions and education for every phase of the drug development and manufacturing cycle: Drug Discovery & Development, Outsourcing & Contract Services, Information Technology, Process Manufacturing & Production. Key pavilions will feature new solutions and sources for Automation & Controls, Packaging, and Plant Sites.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University, is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,234 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with more than 400 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.

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