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For the past 10 years, Janet Cooper, Manager, Admin Services, Exton, has done it all at Canine Partners for Life: from cuddling puppies in the kennel, to giving demonstrations, to serving on the Board of Directors.
Canine Partners for Life (CPL) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to training service dogs, home companion dogs, residential companion dogs and courthouse companion dogs to assist individuals who have a wide range of physical, neurological and cognitive disabilities.
West has had the special opportunity to partner with CPL for the past 10 years. The partnership began in 2010 when West chose CPL as its focus charity for that year’s West without Borders fundraising campaign. A group of West team members volunteered to help prepare CPL’s facility for their re-accreditation with Assistance Dogs International. Janet Cooper was part of that group, and she was instantly hooked on CPL’s mission and wanted to learn more.
Janet began with cuddling and walking CPL puppies staying in the kennel. From there, she opened up her home to be a temporary puppy home. Eventually, she took on more of a public-facing role by giving demonstrations to schools, senior living communities, rotary clubs and more. Janet also served on the Board of Directors for five years and was an officer for three of those years.
As an organization with under 30 full-time team members, Canine Partners for Life relies on the support of dedicated volunteers like Janet. But Canine Partners for Life has also given Janet so much in return. Janet shared the immense value that CPL has brought to her life: “It is so rewarding to see how CPL dogs help improve the quality of life for people in need and knowing that you played a small part in molding the temperament and training of those dogs. They truly open up the world for these individuals so that they can be more independent and take charge of their lives.”
Janet has also been highly involved in West without Borders since its inception. She has treasured the opportunity to support organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Fox Chase Cancer Center through West without Borders. “I have a philanthropic heart, and it brings me the greatest joy to serve others. I encourage you to find what you’re truly passionate about and support a related cause.”
Thank you, Janet, for sharing our commitment to serving the communities where we live and work for the many years you’ve worked at West. We wish you the best as you embark on your new journey of retirement in May 2020.
Vaccines have helped reduce the instance of infectious diseases around the globe, nearly eradicating past plagues, such as smallpox and polio. A very effective method of delivery is intradermal (ID) injection – now made easier with two novel products on the market.
In addition to enabling some of the traditional processes that IT is called upon to support, West IT has been given the opportunity to support West’s global knowledge management initiative. Our colleagues in Quality Assurance and Research and Development have enlisted IT to assist in the enablement of our Knowledge Management strategy.
The Tech Group’s Keith Calvert recently contributed a three-part blog on metrology to Medical Design Technology. The following is from Part 2.
On March 25, 2017, West team members participated in the Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology (GETT) Expo, a STEM career exploration event for girls in Grades 5 - 10. West sponsored the event which took place at West Chester East High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Employees representing a variety of functions within the business helped to staff the booth.<br />
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements for elastomeric components of container closure systems used for parenteral products are changing. The original USP chapter for elastomeric components used in injectable drug packaging was <381> <em>Elastomeric Components in Injectable Pharmaceutical Production Packaging/Delivery Systems</em>, which addressed characterizing for biological reactivity, physicochemical testing and functionality testing. The new chapter, <em>USP <382> Elastomeric Component Functional Suitability in Parenteral Product Packaging/Delivery Systems</em>, will become effective on December 1, 2025 and will update the functionality tests for elastomers, whereas the functionality testing portion of USP <381> will be omitted. While under USP <381> compliance was typically a supplier responsibility, under the new chapter it will be the drug manufacturer’s responsibility to meet the functionality requirements on the final system, including the container closure system and the drug.
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