Bio-Process Systems Alliance Elects Board Members for 2020-2021 Terms

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Jan 09, 2020, 10:05 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA), the international industry association of the single-use bio-processing industry, is pleased to announce the election of Board of Directors members who will serve two-year terms in leadership roles through December 31, 2021.

"The recent election of 2021 Board members reflects a diverse set of individuals who are corporate leaders in the single-use industry, in both the U.S. and EU," said Kevin Ott, BPSA Executive Director.

"BPSA's strength is tied to the "full house" concept, in that the whole single-use value-chain is represented on our Board, inclusive of a resin supplier, several component makers and system integrators, a laboratory, and multiple end-users. We appreciate this diversity of perspectives, as it makes BPSA a stronger organization" commented Jeff Carter, GE Healthcare, Chairman of BPSA.

Elected to the BPSA Executive Board as officers for the 2020-2021 term are:

BPSA Treasurer: Eric Isberg, Savillex
Corporate Secretary: Janmeet Anant, Millipore Sigma

BPSA Board of Directors members elected to serve for the term of 2020-2021 are:

Ken Baker, AdvantaPure/NewAge Industries
Eva Heintz, Solvay Specialty Polymers
Kirsten Strahlendorf, Sanofi Pasteur
Clive Wingar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Todd Kapp, Entegris, Inc.

Continuing their roles on the Executive Board through 2020 are:

Chair: Jeff Carter, GE Healthcare
First Vice-Chair: Mark Petrich, Merck & Co., Inc.
Second Vice-Chair: Joseph St. Laurent, Chemic Laboratories, Inc.

BPSA Board of Directors members continuing through 2020 are:

Ken Davis, Nordson Medical
Brendan Lucey, Gemini BioProducts
Charlotte Masy, GSK
Hélène Pora, Pall Biotech
Elisabeth Vachette, Sartorius Stedim Biotech

The board convenes four times per year, with adjunct business meetings on a monthly basis. BPSA currently has 60 corporate members and is the primary industry association for the single-use industry. BPSA is headquartered in Arlington, VA, and has represented the full value-chain of single-use interests since 2005.

About BPSA

The Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA) was formed in 2005 as an industry-led corporate member industry association dedicated to encouraging and accelerating the adoption of single-use manufacturing technologies used in the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines. BPSA facilitates education, sharing of best practices, development of consensus guides and business-to-business networking opportunities among its member company employees. For more information, please visit www.bpsalliance.org, or contact Executive Director Kevin Ott at [email protected].

SOURCE Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA)