San Francisco Bay Area


Welcome to the SOCRA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter page. Information for the latest meeting is below. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Chapter Chairperson or the SOCRA office at chapters@socra.org.


The SF Bay Area Chapter presents:

Using AI for Inspectional Readiness: The One-Day Pilot or the Routine Inspection


Date:
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Time: 12pm - 1pm PST

Location: Virtual via Zoom  (Register Here) 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with meeting details.

Speaker: Eric Pittman, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at Temple University, Vice President Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at Project Farma, PerkinElmer Company

Eric is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where he conducted extensive inspections across the pharmaceutical, medical device, Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO), and food sectors.

He also represented the United States at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Party on Good Laboratory Practices, headquartered in Paris, France.

Beyond his government service, Eric has held leadership roles in both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, including positions within top-tier companies in each sector. He currently serves as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company, and is an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at Temple University int eh Master of QA/RA program instructing on GLPs and inspectional readiness.

Objective(s):

  1. Examine how AI can be used to support inspectional readiness for both a one-day pilot inspection or a routing surveillance inspection
  2. Hear real-world perspectives on inspections from using AI in the readiness process
  3. Explore the use of AI in responding to FDA, or other regulatory body, inspections

Continuing Education (CE): SOCRA members who meet the required minimum of 50 minutes of attendance for a one-hour meeting are eligible to receive 1 CEU. The SOCRA Executive Office will email attendance certificates to members.

RSVP: Details for virtual attendance will be sent to all attendees who RSVP. Remote site agreements are NOT required for this chapter meeting.

COST:   FREE admission

For questions, please email socrabayareachapter@gmail.com.

 

All SOCRA members and nonmembers are welcome.

Please share this announcement with your colleagues.

Chapter Chair:

Archana Narasanna, CCRP

Narasanna@gmail.com

socrabayareachapter@gmail.com

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