Orvera Scientific Ltd. provides consulting services to leading companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry to help them reach their business and product goals.  We connect with clients that value scientific rigor and the patients that benefit from the products they manufacture. 

Our focus is in the areas of validation, quality assurance, risk management, microbiological control, sterility assurance, biocontainment, inspection readiness, regulatory dossier support, new equipment or facility projects and education. Experience spans small molecules, vaccines and biologically derived proteins from drug substance manufacturing through final sterile dosage forms including blow-fill seal inhalations, cell therapy products, ophthalmics and liquid and lyophilized parenteral products. 

Michael Hodgkinson, Principal Consultant

Michael Hodgkinson is a Microbiologist with over 24 years of experience in the sterile pharmaceutical, therapeutic proteins, cell therapy and vaccines manufacturing industry. He has held Director level leadership roles in Canada and the United States and held positions in QC Microbiology, Manufacturing, Validation, Manufacturing Sciences, Sterility Assurance and Quality Assurance.  His experience at leading biotechnology companies includes design, validation, testing, operations, risk management and sterility assurance controls for aseptic manufacturing processes.    

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