Webinar: Understanding PFAS

Webinar | Understanding PFAS: Risks, regulations, and fill & finish readiness

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Session 1: 10 a.m. CET | 2:30 p.m. IST | 5 p.m. HKT  

Session 2: 8 a.m. PST |  11 a.m. EST | 5 p.m. CET

PFAS regulations are evolving rapidly across Europe, North America, and other global markets, creating uncertainty for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. While PFAS-containing materials play an important role in bioprocessing equipment, emerging restrictions may affect material selection, supply chains, validation strategies, and regulatory compliance.

In this webinar, Markus Maring and Dr. Lukas Raddatz will provide an overview of the current PFAS regulatory landscape, discuss the potential implications for biopharma manufacturing and sterile filtration, and share practical approaches for risk mitigation and future readiness. The session will also examine the challenges of replacing fluoropolymer-based materials, considerations for change control and product quality, and how next-generation filtration technologies like modified PES membranes can support performance, compliance, and sustainability goals.

What You Will Learn:

Examine the evolving global PFAS regulatory landscape, including key restrictions, proposals, and industry discussions.
Understand how PFAS regulations may impact biopharma manufacturing.
Explore sterile filtration options and implementation strategies.

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Markus Junior Maring

Product Manager, Filtration Consumables

Markus Junior Maring is product manager for sterile filtration at Sartorius, where he leads the rollout of Sartopore^® Evo, a new generation of PFAS-free filters designed to meet modern regulatory and sustainability expectations. With a background in microbiology and medical engineering, Markus first join Sartorius 2022 in confidence validation services. Supporting biopharma customers through complex validation projects — an experience that shaped his belief that innovation only matters when it works in real processes. Currently pursuing a master's degree at Edinburgh Business School, he focuses on bridging scientific innovation with strategic business value. Markus is passionate about helping provide effective and efficient solutions, thereby simplifying the processes of Sartorius' customers, all the while ensuring compliant and reliable filtration solutions that help biopharmaceutical manufacturers deliver safer medicines to patients worldwide.

Lukas Raddatz

PFAS Program Manager

Dr Lukas Raddatz is PFAS Program Manager at Sartorius, coordinating and overseeing the company’s cross-functional activities around PFAS to advance compliant, sustainable product strategies. In parallel, he serves as Manager of Manufacturing Technology R&D, leading a team that scouts and evaluates technologies to accelerate product development and enable custom solutions.