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>> My name is Jennifer Martell
Roark and I am currently the manager

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of the Extractables Leachables Testing
group at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories.

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So what basically that means is we do testing of
container closure systems, which is packaging,

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and also the components that go into
bioprocessing systems for biologics to make sure

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that none of the plastics are leeching
any chemicals that might be toxic

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or might affect the drug products when
they touch the different components.

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So we use a variety of different techniques.

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First of all, we start with an extraction
and so we use different solvents

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that would extract different types of compounds

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and then once we generate those extracts
we test them by gas chromatography

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and liquid chromatography
using mass spectrometry

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to detect the compounds and identify them.

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So for me, currently, since I'm a manager
I make sure that all the processes occur.

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I make sure that all the group
leaders are servicing our clients,

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designing experiments correctly.

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We work together with our clients and
come up with quotations for the work

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that we're doing for study designs.

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We come up with timelines.

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We offer consultation services if we need to.

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We make sure that all the analysts have
their schedules for the day and week

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and sometimes even the month depending
on how long a project will take us to do.

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I also have to make sure that all of our
instrumentation is satisfactorily up and running

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and all the instrumentation meets
GMP requirements and I also make sure

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that we have enough instrumentation and
lab space to be able to do the testing.