Swissmedic GMP-Training 2025 for Swiss Inspectors
20 – 22 May 2025, Winterthur, Switzerland
Topic
Inspection of manufacture and controls of biologicals.
Focus: The challenges on PIC/S Annex 2b and EudraLex Annex 2.
Experts from the authorities and industry will give presentations on the following topics:
Requirements for Bioburden reduced biological drug substance:
Zone concept
CIP, SIP and sterilization of direct and indirect product contact surfaces
Application of Annex 1
Filtration requirements
Etc.
In three Workshops with case studies, we will have the opportunity to apply what we have learnt, discuss possible solutions together and exchange experiences.
The detailed programme is still being prepared. As soon as it is available, it will be published on this event page.
General Information
Venue: Hotel Banana City, Winterthur, Switzerland
Dates: 20 to 22 May 2025 (meeting starts on Tuesday 20 May, 9h00 and will end on Thursday 22 May, after lunch at approx. 14h00)
Registration fee: There will be no registration fee. Lunches and coffee breaks during the training are part of the event and will be provided by Swissmedic.
Costs for travel and accommodation are on each participants own charge.
Agenda
The detailed programme is still being prepared. As soon as it is available, it will be published here.
Registration
Registration for the GMP-Training 2025 is open now!
Deadline for registration is 1 April 2025 or as soon as the Inspectors Training is fully booked.
Venue
Winterthur is the sixth largest city in Switzerland and a vibrant centre for culture, education and leisure. The city has developed from a traditional industrial town into a modern centre for technology and innovation. With its charming old town, idyllic parks and forests, Winterthur offers a welcoming atmosphere, and the nearby Zurich Airport ensures optimal accessibility. For us, this is the perfect setting for the GMP-Training 2025!
Our venue, the Hotel Banana City, is just 350 metres or a 6-minute walk from Winterthur train station and offers the infrastructure needed for a conference.
Hotel Booking
For the participants of the GMP-Training, we have pre-booked a number of rooms at the venue.
Price: CHF 170.00 per night, including breakfast, excluding service & fees and the city tax of CHF 3.50 per person per night.
Booking process
Bookings are made by the participants directly by e-mail to the hotel info@bananacity.ch with your travel dates and mention the conference code Swissmedic24.
A credit card is required to guarantee the hotel booking.
Rooms are allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Hotel rooms must be booked before 18 April 2025.
All participants are responsible for making their own bookings.
Costs for accommodation are at participants own charge.
The hotel costs must be paid upon departure.
Costs for reserved rooms are subject to the cancellation policy of the hotel.
Travel Information
Travelling by air
Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH) is the largest international airport in Switzerland and only a 20-minute train ride from Winterthur. Various trains run from the airport to Winterthur main station approximately every 10 minutes.
Link to the Swiss Railway System SBB
Travelling by train
Winterthur is one of the most heavily used railway stations in Switzerland. Regular train connections from Bern, Zurich and Geneva take you to Winterthur and guarantee access to all international train connections.
How to get to the venue
The Hotel Banana City is just 350 metres or a 6-minute walk from Winterthur train station. Use the Google Maps route planner for the quickest way.
Evening Programme
The Dinner on the first evening of the GMP-Training (Tuesday 20 May 2025) is almost a tradition in itself. We warmly invite you to make use of the opportunity to make contacts and engage in interesting conversations outside of the seminar room in a relaxed atmosphere. Swissmedic invites all participants to dinner at the Restaurant Strauss.
The STRAUSS brings people, cultures and tastes together, inspiring and surprising. We will embark on a culinary journey together within the venerable walls of the restaurant, located in the heart of Winterthur.
Meeting point: Tuesday 20 May 2025, 18h30 Apero at the Restaurant STRAUSS
Dinner at approx. 19h30
The events ends at approx. 22h00
Adress
Restaurant STRAUSS
Stadthausstrasse 8, Winterthur
Link to Google Maps for direction
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the following persons:
Programme co-ordination and content
Barbara Suzanne Herzog
Inspector
Phone + 41 58 480 87 45
barbara.herzog@swissmedic.ch
Organisation & Administration
Nicole Lüthi
Communication Department
Phone +41 58 463 71 99
nicole.luethi@swissmedic.ch