Viral Clearance — Something Went Wrong, What do I do Now?

Kathryn Martin Remington, Ph.D. is a member of the field technology management group and provides U.S. clients with technical and regulatory support. Kathy joined the organization in 2010 from Catalent Pharma Solutions where she established a viral clearance program. She was also the section head of the viral validation group for Bayer Healthcare. During her nearly 20 years in viral clearance, she has authored a number of publications on the viral safety of biopharmaceuticals. Kathy earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in microbiology from the University of Montana.

Kate Smith is a principal scientist in the viral clearance services team. Before joining BioReliance^® contract testing services in 2007, Kate worked in the purification development group at Lonza, Slough for 17.5 years where she was responsible for the management of viral clearance studies supporting worldwide IND and BLA submissions. Kate brings her purification process and manufacturing experience combined with 30-plus years of viral clearance expertise to her role, providing technical support to the clearance teams and our clients based in Europe and APAC.