Announcing our special Networking Event and Annual Celebration to be held on May 20, 2025 at Galloping Hill Caterers in Union, NJ.
Join us to meet other pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry scientists and professionals, and to celebrate our 2024-25 season! Appetizers, Hot Buffet, Dessert, and Beer & Wine will be served. Stop in at any time during the evening to meet new colleagues from the pharma/biotech industry, and to have some delicious food!
Members and Non-members: Click Here to Register for the May 20th Networking Event – link will take you to Eventbrite
We hope to see you there!
Monthly Meetings
The New Jersey Pharmaceutical Quality Control Association (NJPQCA) holds seven Monthly Luncheon Meetings each year with topics of interest to the pharmaceutical industry. The meetings are usually on the third Tuesday of September, October, November, January, February, March, and April at the Galloping Hill Caterers in Union, NJ.
NJPQCA held hybrid meetings (in person and virtually) for our 2024-2025 season (see Table below). Thank you to all those who attended, and a special thank you to all of our speakers!
Our next monthly meeting will be held in September 2025. We will post the 2024-2025 Monthly Meeting Calendar in August.
In the meantime…join us for our special Networking Event and Annual Celebration on May 20, 2025!
| Meeting Date | Topic | Speaker |
| September 17, 2024 (hybrid meeting): | Module 3: Quality for NDAs/ANDAs – A Quick Primer and Important Considerations | Sigita Zibas, Ph.D. |
| October 15, 2024 (hybrid meeting): | Current Excipient Regulatory Issues Impacting Pharmaceuticals (TiO2, Silicon Dioxide, Talc, Nitrosamines, etc.) | Dave Schoneker |
| November 12, 2024 (hybrid meeting): | Two Presentations in November: 1) From Red Tape to Efficiency: Transforming Quality Systems Enhanced Operational Excellence AND 2) Changes to the USP-NF Publication Model | 1) Kimberly Wallbank AND 2) Marian Lydon of USP |
| January 28, 2025 (hybrid meeting): | Global Analytical Specification Lifecycle Management | Robert Pascoe, Ph.D. |
| February 25, 2025 (hybrid meeting): | Navigating cGMPs: Elevate Your Quality Systems | Jason Kerr |
| March 18, 2025 (hybrid meeting): | Risk Assessment and Objectionable Microorganisms in Non-Sterile Drug Products | Rick Jakober |
| April 15, 2025 (hybrid meeting): | Maintaining Compendial Compliance as the Bar Continually Rises for Bio/Pharmaceutical Companies | Joe Albanese, Ph.D. |
Annual Recognition Event
Our Annual Recognition Event will be combined with our Networking Event on May 20, 2025. We will announce our 2025-2026 Board of Directors at that time. Please see our Board Members webpage for our 2024-2025 Board of Directors.