6th Annual Extractables & Leachables Summit 2026

Extractables and Leachables
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Conference Overview

The 6th Extractables & Leachables Summit 2026 is a premier two day event bringing together global experts from pharma, biotech, medical devices and regulatory agencies to discuss the latest trends, challenges and innovations in E&L science.

Day 1 focuses on regulatory frameworks, advanced analytics and digital transformation, featuring updates on ICH Q3E, USP, FDA and EMA guidelines, breakthroughs in high resolution analytical techniques and the integration of computational toxicology and predictive modelling. Attendees will also explore methodologies for assessing cumulative E&L effects, aligning strategies across the product lifecycle and implementing sustainable, green testing practices.

Day 2 delves into biologics, single use systems and medical devices, covering sterility and standardization, analytical strategies for device-associated leachables, real world case studies and management of secondary leachables in complex biologics. Additional sessions address PFAS risk assessments, route specific packaging safety and immunotoxicology for safer, compliant products.

What We Will Discuss

  • Global Regulatory Frameworks & Harmonization.
  • Investigation of Leachable NDBA and other small molecule nitrosamines in infusion bags by an ultra-sensitive dynamic headspace GC-MS/MS method.
  • Transitioning from PQRI Recommendations to ICH Q3E: Key Changes in E&L Risk Assessment.
  • Characterization of structural clusters for Extractables and Leachable (E&L) risk assessment.
  • Cumulative E&L Effects and Combined Risk Assessment.
  • Lifecycle Integration of E&L Strategies.
  • Digitalization & AI Modeling in E&L.
  • Sustainability in E&L Testing.
  • Single Use Systems & Process Equipment.
  • E&L in Medical Devices & Their Risk Assessment.
  • Case Studies: Real World Challenges & Solutions.
  • Biologics and Secondary Leachables.
  • Advanced PFAS Detection & Migration Studies.
  • Packaging and Route Specific Risks.
  • Immunotoxicology & Sensitization Risks.
  • Low Extractable Materials & Next Generation Polymers.

Who Is It For?

CxO, VPs, Directors, Heads, Managers of

● Extractables and Leachables/ E&L
● Analytical Chemistry
● Risk Assessment
● Drug Development/ Drug Substance
● Analytical Development
● Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
● LC-MS/ Mass Spectrometry
● Packaging & Labelling
● Materials Science
● Regulatory Affairs & Compliance
● Bioprocessing/ Bioproduction
● Manufacturing Science

Agenda 6th Annual Extractables & Leachables Summit 2026

Download the full summit program to find speaker biographies, case studies, key takeaways, the day's schedule, and details of each session.

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Speaker Board
Simone Carrara
E&L and packaging testing BUMa
Eurofins BPT
Daniele Ubbiali
Project Leader
Eurofins BPT
Pujitha Gourabathini
Quality Assurance Manager
Becton Dickinson and Co.
James Hathcock
Sr Director, Regulatory and Validation Strategy
Cytiva
Dvir Doron
Director, Chemical Toxicology Team Leader
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Alina Martirosyan
Sr. Scientific Manager Toxicology
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Candice Johnson
Senior Research Scientist
Instem
Dujuan Lu
E&L Manager/Global Leader
SGS Health Science
Clemens Guenther
Former Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety at Bayer AG
Independent Lecturer

Summit Agenda

◆  Updates on ICH Q3E, USP, FDA and EMA guidelines; trends in global alignment and riskbased strategies.

◆  Comparing E&L risk assessment practices in OINDP, PDP, and ODP.

◆  Systemic and local toxicity thresholds across different routes of administration.

◆  Classification of E&L compounds and PDE calculations.

◆  Illustrative case studies.

◆  Exploration of the E&L chemical space in terms of structural information, physicochemical properties and toxicity data using a compiled dataset of potential E&Ls from public and proprietary sources.

◆  A comparative analysis of chemical properties and clusters between the public dataset and a proprietary dataset derived from NDAs and ANDAs.

◆  Discuss variability in chemical features, physicochemical properties, and toxicity between and within clusters.

◆  Assess the coverage of an existing toxicological database for applicability to E&L structures and to support read-across assessments for PDE derivation.

Instem, USA

◆  How to align testing, monitoring and risk mitigation from early R&D to
commercialization.

◆  Machine learning and predictive modeling for faster and smarter decision making.

◆  HPLC to UPLC method transition.

◆  Method development with standard mix and extractable study samples.

◆  Retention time normalization by algorithmic prediction.

◆  HPLC to UPLC RRF alignment.

◆  Standardization, sterility assurance and advanced testing methodologies for modern
systems.

◆  Biological Risk Assessment of Medical Devices within the Risk Management Framework.

◆  Role of Toxicological Risk Assessment in the Biological Risk Assessment.

◆  Toxicological Risk Assessment of Chemical Constituents of Medical Devices – Practical Application of ISO 10993-17:2023.

◆  Risk-Based Approach: Strategies for prioritizing E&L testing based on product type, route of administration, and patient risk.

◆  Analytical Methodologies: Advances in detection and quantification of extractables and leachables in complex matrices.

◆  Case Studies & Best Practices: Practical examples of E&L programs for biologics and C&GT products.

◆  Managing stability, immunogenicity and impurity profiles in sensitive platforms.

◆  Emerging risk assessments for PFAS in packaging, equipment and processes.

◆  Strategies for inhalation, parenteral, transdermal and oral delivery safety.

◆  Addressing dermal, inhalation and immunogenic responses from leachables.

◆  Advances in material design to reduce leachables in pharma systems.

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