1. Member led
BPSA is a unique industry-led non-profit group whose aim is to encourage and advance the adoption and implementation of Single-Use manufacturing systems through education, sharing of best practices, development of consensus guidelines and business-to-business networking opportunities.
2. Represents the industry to regulatory bodies, and more
BPSA educates and portrays the advantages of Single-Use systems to a variety of audiences, including suppliers, users, potential users, government agencies, to include FDA, the trade press, and standards-setting organizations.
3. The industry’s networking resource
BPSA leverages its member-expertise to educate and inform its constituencies and stake-holders through the conduct of annual meetings, the creation and operation of issue-specific subcommittees, its presence and promotion of Single-Use at a variety of trade shows and events, and its affiliation and presence with SOCMA, the recognized voice of batch chemical manufacturers. SOCMA promotes innovative, safe and environmentally responsible operations, which are internationally competitive and contribute to a healthy, productive economy.
4. Encompasses the full “value chain” of the Single-Use industry
BPSA represents component manufacturers, systems integrators and end-users of single-use disposable systems.
5. Corporate (not individual) members
BPSA is a non-profit organization that relies on voluntary dues contributions of its members. BPSA, unlike an engineering society or individual professional group, is comprised of dues-paying companies and organizations that assign key technical and management personnel to serve as liaisons and participants in BPSA activities. As such, members can assign multiple representatives to serve as BPSA participants for a single-member price.
6. Seeks industry consensus at all levels
To achieve its education goals, BPSA has established standing committees open to participation by representatives of member companies. These committees are chaired by a member of the BPSA Executive Board, and are: Education, Marketing, Technology (with subcommittees on Extractables and Leachables, Irradiation and Sterilization and Disposability), an End-User Committee (for 2010) and a Program(s) Committee. Consensus-building is central to these functions.
7. Publishes “best practices” guidelines
Several technical guides have been published through BPSA’s Technology Committee, and are available online: Component Quality Test Matrices, Recommendations for Extractables and Leachables Testing (Parts 1 and 2), Guide to Irradiation and Sterilization Validation of Single-Use, Systems, and Guide to Disposal of Single-Use Systems. For 2010, BPSA will be publishing A Road Map for Implementation of Single-Use Systems and it new in-depth guide to Extractables and Leachables validation programs (Part 3), exclusively available to BPSA members.
8. Overseen and populated by industry experts
BPSA is led by 12-member Executive Board, which will include representatives of the End User industry starting in 2010. BPSA currently has more than 40 diversified member organizations.
9. Publishes “best practices” guidelines
BPSA is an affordable and time-efficient way for component manufacturers, integrators and end-users to network and navigate the issues and opportunities that promise increased efficiencies and cost savings inherent in the adoption of Single-Use. Dues in BPSA are tied organization type and size, and encompass two categories: Manufacturers and End-Users. Dues range from a minimum of $2490 per year, to a maximum of $4950 per year.
10. Easy to join
Applications for BPSA membership are available at www.bpsalliance.org. For additional information, please contact BPSA Executive Director Kevin Ott at 202-721-4125, or ottk@socma.com