Virginie Breugnon-Fontgarnand
Cleaning Validation Lead
Virginie Breugnon-Fontgarnand is Cleaning Validation Lead and Process Engineer at Biogen, with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including 6 years in cleaning validation within GMP manufacturing. She works across multi-product operations, driving lifecycle execution of cleaning processes. Her approach is pragmatic: validation strategies must work both on paper and on the shop floor. She focuses on balancing business priorities with regulatory requirements through risk-based decisions, robust design, and practical execution. Her goal is to translate regulatory expectations into processes that are not only compliant, but reliable and sustainable in daily operations.
DAY 1: May 28th, 2026
SESSION: Cleaning Validation Lifecycle Approach
◆ Apply the lifecycle approach to cleaning validation from design to routine monitoring.
◆ Identify key risks and common failures across all stages.
◆ Understand how environment and strategy impact process robustness.
