Modern Requirements for Laboratory Balances: A Global Pharmacopoeial Perspective
Global regulatory standards for laboratory balances are evolving rapidly, with major updates across key pharmacopoeias including the USP (07/2025), Ph. Eur. (07/2021, under revision), JP (06/2024), and ChP (03/2025).
Overview:
In this webinar, experts present a clear and comprehensive overview of the latest changes , focusing on calibration, performance verification, traceability, minimum weight determination, and the implementation of safety factors. They will walk you through how to implement calibration, performance verification, traceability, minimum weight determination, and safety factors according to current regulations.
Watch the webinar to ensure your laboratory remains compliant, efficient, and aligned with the evolving global standards for balances in pharmaceutical quality control.
Agenda:
- Gain insights into the latest global regulatory requirements for balances in pharmaceutical analysis and quality control.
- Learn how to implement harmonized calibration, performance checks, and documentation practices in your laboratory.
- Explore how Sartorius Weighing Solutions supports compliance with the new requirements while enabling your lab to prepare for future digitalization trends.
In This Webinar, You'll Discover:
How USP <41> provides guidance on the frequency of performance checks and qualifications.
Whether the revised USP <41> is applicable only to analytical balances in the lab
The permissibility of using test weights below 100 mg for repeatability tests
The capabilities of Sartorius balances in displaying the current minimum weight directly for operators.
The mandatory information required on a balance calibration certificate to comply with USP <41>.
What it means to follow ALCOA+ principles.
Webinar Speakers
Julian Haller
Team Lead, Process Engineering-Metrology
Sartorius Lab Instruments
Dr. Julian Haller is Team Lead Metrology at Sartorius Lab Instruments in Göttingen and a recognized expert in applied and legal metrology. He has played a leading role in the standardization and digitalization of weighing technology.
He is actively contributing to international committees such as CECIP, WELMEC, and OIML and is an ad-hoc expert for the revision of chapter 2.1.7 of the European Pharmacopoeia. He is the author of numerous publications and white papers on measurement uncertainty, calibration, digital transformation in metrology and accurate weighing in the pharmaceutical industry.
Sebastian Weber
Global Product Manager, Software Solutions
Sartorius Lab Instruments
Sebastian Weber is Product Manager at Sartorius Lab Instruments in Göttingen, Germany. He drives the vision for the Cubis Software Platform, focusing on innovative digital solutions tailored to the pharmaceutical industry.
Sebastian brings deep expertise in enhancing efficiency and compliance through process automation in workflows spanning laboratory to commercial manufacturing. He is also a member of the BioPhorum QC Lab of the Future initiative, contributing to shaping the future of quality control in laboratories.