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The West Ambassador Internship Program is a 10-week program that provides college students with meaningful, practical, real-word experience and the opportunity to learn from and work alongside industry experts.
My internship at West thus far has been exciting, challenging, fun and, most importantly, shed some light as to why I worked so hard to obtain an engineering degree. I have realized that this excellent opportunity has given me the experience and advantages I will need to enter the ‘real world.’ As an intern, you see, listen, gain an understanding of and experience what any entry-level engineer would be required to do. Knowing and understanding how to write engineering studies and protocols is extremely important for success. Staying organized and scheduling projects allows you to stay on track and achieve goals in the short 10 weeks of the internship.
As an engineer, there will be times when juggling different projects will occur. This summer I have two projects I am assigned to, with other smaller projects as well. Being able to multitask and keep the structure of the projects is necessary. As an intern, I learn from my supervisor how to handle several projects at once. West encourages strategy to break down a project before it has even begun, making a schedule and following it to keep things orderly and delivered on time. I will continue to use these skills in my professional career, and I truly value the added tactics of my internship.
Coming from college life to a professional organization takes a lot of determination. It is so hard to understand a career from textbooks and theories; however, overcoming these challenges in the beginning has allowed me to grow in such a short amount of time and gain an understanding of what I see in my future career. It takes understanding, a strong work ethic and adaption to a new environment to comprehend and foresee my future career in engineering. I believe West has shown me this and has significantly helped me feel successful in the transition of a future engineer!
Primary packaging components come in intimate contact with drug products – they can affect both drug product and patient safety. Many elastomer components are offered with a FluroTec<sup>®</sup> film that serves as a chemical barrier to minimize the migration of compounds from the elastomer into the drug product. FluroTec film comprises an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene co-polymer (ETFE) – selected based upon flexibility, ability to be laminated to an elastomer, and of course, permeability resistance.
Parenteral drug products must be stored in a container system that provides good container closure integrity (CCI) over shelf life for the purpose of preventing environmental contamination. This system typically comprises a glass vial, elastomer stopper, and an aluminum seal. USP Chapter <1207> <em>Packaging Integrity Evaluation – Sterile Products</em> discusses in detail methods to measure CCI to determine if the system can meet the maximum allowable leak limit (MALL) for its specific drug product (i.e., the smallest gap, or leak rate, that places quality at risk). Critical to achieving good CCI is proper capping of the vial with the stopper and seal, making sure that the compression level of the stopper is appropriate.
<em>General chapter USP <382> Elastomeric Component Functional Suitability in Parenteral Product Packaging/Delivery Systems</em> is slated to become official on December 1, 2025. This allows five years from the date of publication in December of 2020 for stakeholders to implement the new testing requirements for full compliance. While that date seems to be far off in the future, there has been interest in early adoption of the new chapter and implementation of the various tests it requires.
Recently, West Interns from the Exton headquarters volunteered at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Established in 1969, Thorncroft is a Therapeutic Equestrian Center that provides horseback riding to children and adults with mental, emotional and physical disabilities, with the mission to develop the physical and emotional well-being of all people, regardless of their individual challenges. As volunteers, the interns participated in various maintenance activities around the farm to help preserve and support the valuable experience that Thorncroft continually provides to our community.
This summer, West Pharmaceutical Services was delighted to exhibit at the 1<sup><span>st</span></sup><span> </span>PDA Europe Annual Meeting. PDA organized this unique conference about the future of injectables to provide participants with a first-hand opportunity to gain deeper insight into current and future advances in modern sterile manufacturing and quality oversight. West also supported the NovaPure® 1-3 mL plunger launch during the meeting. Throughout the event, attendees were given the opportunity to engage with speakers, industry peers, regulators and exhibitors.
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