Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee

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Who we are

The Pharmaceuticals Committee is a Technical Activity Committee (TAC) within the Process Industries Division. It provides a focus for the exchange of information and ideas, and the dissemination of best engineering knowledge and practice in the pharmaceuticals industry.

What we do

Work together to progress our objectives
Meet together at least three times a year for networking, sharing and working through our initiatives and objectives
Award the Moss Prize for outstanding contributions to pharmaceutical engineering
Organise lectures on a range of technical and other topics related to leading-edge engineering in the pharmaceutical industry
Present webinars on subjects relevant to engineers and other technical staff in pharmaceutical manufacturing and support
Develop a new Pharmaceutical Design Prize available for undergraduate students.
Entertain, enthuse, educate and encourage engineers, and potential engineers, of all ages
Work closely with our colleagues on the equivalent committee in other professional bodies.

Our objectives

To raise the profile of the contribution and importance of mechanical engineering to the pharmaceutical industry
To improve awareness and visibility of the exciting and rewarding career opportunities available to young and developing mechanical engineers
Encourage mechanical engineers to enhance their contribution to the achievement of the industry's goals; for the mutual benefit of all the parties and seek to increase membership interest and knowledge in the pharmaceuticals sector
Become the leading authority on mechanical engineering within the pharmaceutical industry
To examine the content and impact of regulations on industry and to provide input to regulatory bodies
Seek ways for the supplier and user community to be more cost effective in meeting the cost burden of compliance with current regulations and standards
To seek close liaison with other professional organisations that operate in the same industrial environment
To establish a vision of where the mechanical engineering support for the industry should be within 10 years.