Register for BFS IOA American meeting | Chile

We are pleased to announce that registration for the BFS IOA American meeting 2026 is now open. Register now join us in Santiago, Chile, from September 22–24, 2026.

As part of the program, there will be visit to Sanderson Laboratory´s large BFS plant operating multiple production lines.

REGISTER HERE - Deadline: August 31, 2026

PROGRAM

September 22 - Welcome reception at Hotel Sheraton Santiago & Convention Center - 6 pm

September 23 - Half-day meeting at hotel and plant tour at Sanderson Laboratory followed by social event and dinner

September 24 - Full-day meeting and workshop at hotel

FEATURED TOPICS

The meeting will feature presentations on following topics:

Temperature management for Thermosensitive products during closed parison BFS filling (Unither by video)
Case study: Successful maintenance program (Recipharm)
Technical presentation by Sanderson Laboratory (Sanderson)
AVI Case study (TBA)
Next generation closed parison technology (Brevetti Angela)
Quality by Design - Reinventing BFS LVP production (Rommelag)
Distinction between closed Parison Technologies: update on PTC (BFSIOA)
Qualification process of Next generation closed parison technology (Rommelag CDMO)
AVI presentation (TBA)
New Annex 11-22: Understand the changes (BFSIOA)
Audit feedback on following EU GMP Annex 1 (Rommelag CDMO))
Plant presentation by Sanderson Laboratory (Sanderson)
Workshop: Media fill according of different filling processes: (all)
- 1) Intervention/Filling Process
- 2) Product Sampling/Environmental Monitoring
- 3) Starting Material resin/Pressurized Air
- 4) Personnel

Ask the Experts – Q&A Session on BFS related topics (all)
BFS IOA plans for 2026/2027 (BFSIOA)

Agenda will be published in August.

HOW TO REGISTER

STEP 1:
Register with BFS IOA to secure your conference seat at the American meeting 2026
- Visit our REGISTRATION PAGE to complete your registration - Please choose Workshop theme when you register!

STEP 2:
Mid-August, you will receive an email from BFS IOA with an unique individual link to the hotel room booking portal.
Please do not book directly with the hotel.

HOTEL

Meeting will be held at:

SHERATON SANTIAGO HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
Ave Santa Maria 1742,
Santiago, Chile

Check-in: 3:00 pm
Check-out: 12:00 pm

Rooms are allocated on a first-come-first-basis. Please book your room directly with BFS IOA and not a travel agency as we have secured a block of rooms at the hotel. All hotel charges are to be paid directly with the hotel upon check-out. Additional nights at the hotel can also be requested and will be subject to availability.

HOTEL ROOM PRICES

BFS IOA has secured a block of rooms at the hotel (night of Sept. 22 and 23) at special favourable prices for the event.

Single occupancy (Standard room) - USD 130,- per night incl. breakfast, excl. taxes

Double occupancy (Standard room) - USD 145,- per night incl. breakfast, excl. taxes

If you need membership or login to access member section of website, please fill the form Online Application Form (bfsioa.org) or contact us at BFS@melitek.com

Feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues!

We look forward to meeting you in Chile!

THANK YOU MAIN SPONSORS:

Sanderson Laboratory | Rommelag

THANK YOU CO-SPONSORS:

Bonfiglioli Engineering | Brevetti Angela | Heuft | Weiler Engineering | Wilco