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Planova™ Workshops and Local Seminars
The Planova™ Workshop is an opportunity for Planova™ users to share experiences and to learn the best practices of virus filtration. Event chairs and speakers at this annual event are key industry leaders in biotherapeutics, and their presentations cover topics such as tips for process optimization, validations, regulatory requirements and scaling up to commercial manufacturing. Event attendees include experts in the fields of regulation, process development, pathogen safety, quality and manufacturing. Since the first Planova™ Workshop held in 1998 in Oslo, Norway, this annual event has greatly contributed to raising awareness on viral safety as well as effective use of virus filtration in the manufacturing processes of biotherapeutics.
Planova™ Local Seminars are similar events tailored to the needs of certain local regions, with additions of presentations covering case studies from global and local companies as well as regulatory updates on viral safety specific to the region.
In this Page, you can explore details of the upcoming events as well as download materials available from past events (login required).
For more information about the virtual symposium, please visit the Seminars page.
Upcoming Events
Below you can find details of the upcoming events, including registration forms once they are available.
The 24th Planova™ Workshop

Nov 16, 2023 to Nov 17, 2023
Latest Workshops
Below you can find details of the last six Planova™ Workshops and download the presentation materials (login required). To find information on other previous Planova™ Workshops, click Archive.
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The 23rd Planova™ Workshop
Oct 6, 2022 to Oct 7, 2022
New York City -
The 22nd Planova™ Workshop
Oct 10, 2019
Lisbon, Portugal -
The 21st Planova™ Workshop
Oct 11, 2018 to Oct 12, 2018
San Francisco, USA -
The 20th Planova™ Workshop
Nov 9, 2017 to Nov 10, 2017
Prague -
The 19th Planova™ Workshop
Sep 22, 2016 to Sep 23, 2016
Philadelphia -
The 18th Planova™ Workshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens
Latest Seminars
Below you can find details of the last six Local Seminars and download the presentation materials (login required). To find information on other previous Local Seminars, click Archive.
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Planova™ Seminar 2023 Turkey
May 16, 2023
Istanbul -
PLANOVA S20N Webinar for Biopharmaceuticals
Mar 1, 2023
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2021 PLANOVA™ EU VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Sep 30, 2021 to Oct 1, 2021
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PLANOVA™ SEMINAR 2021 INDIA
Feb 12, 2021
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2020 Planova™ US Virtual Symposium
Sep 30, 2020 to Oct 2, 2020
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Planova™ Seminar 2020, Turkey
Sep 15, 2020
Turkey
Search Presentations
Here you can search and download (login required) presentation materials from past Planova™ Workshops, by entering keyword or by using filters for each category.
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Validation of Virus Filtration Steps - Practical Aspects for Optimization of the Study Design Leading to Optimal Results -
Olaf Stamm, Senior Specialist, Biopharmaceutical Services, Charles River
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Preparation of Plasma Meeting Requirements for Contract or Domestic Fractionation
Thierry Burnouf, Director, Human Protein Process Sciences
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Plasma Protein Therapy: Current Scene in India and SAARC Region
Ranjeet S. Ajmani, Chief Executive Officer, PlasmaGen BioSciences Pvt. Ltd
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Filtration Study of Planova™ BioEX in the Plasma-derived IvIG Manufacturing Process
Shao Yujuan, R&D Project Leader, Research and Development, Shandong Taibang Biological Product
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Plasma Fractionation - Current Technologies and New Trends -
Sami Chtourou, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Scientific Affairs, LFB Biotechnologies
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Biotherapeutics and Virus Safety: Relevant Regulations and Guidelines
Herbert Dichtelmüller, ViruSafe-Consult
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Application of Planova™ Virus Filters in MAb Purification Processes - Impact on Virus Safety and Process Performance -
Franz Nothelfer, Associate Director, Purification Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Improvement of MAb Production Cost
Sami Chtourou, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Scientific Affairs, LFB Biotechnologies
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Ensuring Viral Safety in Recombinant Biotherapeutics
Sudip Kumar Majumder, Principal Scientist & Head, Downstream Process Development, Intas Biopharmaceuticals Limited
1st Planova™ Workshop in India
Jan 31, 2013
Goa -
Investigations of PCV Removal by Planova™ 15N Filters and Planova™ Filters with Pore Size Smaller than 15 nm
Natascha Hodosi, GLP Study Director, ViruSure
17th Planova™ Workshop
Jun 12, 2014 to Jun 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. -
Asahi Gold Particle Test System Development and Implementation Case Study
Kimo Sanderson, Vice President, Client Services, Asahi Kasei Bioprocess
17th Planova™ Workshop
Jun 12, 2014 to Jun 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. -
Use of Porcine Circovirus as a Challenge for Filtration and Other Virus Risk Mitigation Steps
Kathryn Martin Remington, Principal Scientist, Clearance Services, BioReliance
17th Planova™ Workshop
Dec 12, 2014 to Dec 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. -
Virus Filtration and Biotechnology Processes
Thomas Kreil, Associate Professor of Virology at the Medical University of Vienna and Senior Director, Global Pathogen Safety, Baxter BioScience
17th Planova™ Workshop
Jun 12, 2014 to Jun 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. -
Perspective of Plasma-Derived Products in China
LIU Wenfang, Professor, Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/ Peking Union Medical College
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Pathogen Safety of Biological Medicinal Products
Thomas R.KREIL, Associate Professor of Virology, Senior Director Global Pathogen Safety, BaxterBioScience
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
State of the Art Approaches to Ensure Pathogens Safety of Plasma-Derived Products -an Industry Perspective
Thierry BURNOUF, Director, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Planova™ Filters: Virus Removal from Bio-therapeutic Products
LIU Zhanjie, Deputy Manager of Shanghai Representative Office, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei China Co., Ltd., China
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Validation of Virus Filtration Steps
Joseph V. HUGHES, Chief Scientist, Virology, Vice President- Technical Development, WuXi AppTec Inc.
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Blood Products Safety and Regulation in China
HOU Jifeng, Head of Blood Products Division, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
State of the Art of the IVIG Manufacturing
Sami CHTOUROU, Executive Vice President, Innovation & Scientific Affairs, LFB Biotechnologies
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Virus Safety in Blood Plasma-Derived Products-Planova™ Virus Filtration
XU Tan, Project Manager, Research and Development Division, Chengdu Rongsheng Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Nanofiltration in IVIG Chromatography Manufacturing Process
MA Shan, Head of Research and Development Division, Joint Venture, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd.
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Current Situation of Viral Clearance for Biological Products in China
FU Rui, Vice Senior Investigator, Division of Laboratory Animal Monitoring, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
State of the Art Manufacturing of Biotechnological Products
Albrecht GROENER, Head Pathogen Safety, CSL Behring
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Asahi Kasei Medical Product Development Concept
MIYABAYASHI Tomoyuki, General Manager, Technical Marketing Department, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
1st Planova™ Workshop in China
Jan 15, 2015
Hainan Island -
Regulatory Update and the Recent Situation in Pathogen Safety
Johannes BLÜMEL, Head of Virus Safety Section, Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
18th Planova™ Wokshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens -
Optimization of Virus Removal Filtration Processes: Design of Process Parameters and Virus Validation Studies
Tomoko HONGO-HIRASAKI, Manager, Technology Development, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical
18th Planova™ Wokshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens -
Virus filtration studies and manufacturing processes: does equivalence need a fresh look?
Andreas WIESER, Senior Laboratory Associate, Global Pathogen Safety, Baxalta
18th Planova™ Wokshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens -
Robustness of 15 or 20 nm filtration in manufacturing processes of plasma derived medicinal products
Anky KOENDERMAN, Staff member, R&D unit, Sanquin Plasma Products bv
18th Planova™ Wokshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens -
Defining the Design Spaces for Robust Viral Clearance in Planova™ 20N and BioEX Filter Processes
Daniel STRAUSS, Senior Scientist, Science and Technology, Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America
18th Planova™ Wokshop
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015
Athens