2^nd International Summit on GMP, GCP & Quality Control was successfully held on November 12-14, 2013, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - North Shore Conference Center, USA, with a theme "Ensuring the Quality standards of Manufacturing process" which tracked the evolution in manufacturing and quality guidelines. GMP-2013 brought together the International blend of people from pharmaceutical, biotech & medical devices companies, business entrepreneurs, pharmaceutical consultants, leading universities and research institutions making it the largest endeavor from OMICS Group. All the papers presented at this conference were published in special issue of Journal of Developing Drugs: Open Access.

GMP-2013 opened up new vistas and fostered collaborations in the industry and academia.

The conference was embarked with an opening ceremony followed by a series of lectures delivered by both Honorable Guests and members of the Keynote forum. The adepts who promulgated the theme with their exquisite talk were;

Ashraf Youssef, AYPharma Safety Consulting, LLC., USA

Gerard Pearce, SQA Services, Inc., USA

Myriam Ochart, Lean Compliance Partners, USA

James Huang, Forest Laboratories, Inc., USA

Patricia Henley, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

Workshop: A workshop on “Zippy Lean Workshop (Production Line Simulation)” conducted by Myriam Ochart, Lean Compliance Partners, USA & Jennifer Leny, American Society for Quality, USA.

Workshop: A workshop on “Highlights of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) & FDA Directives” conducted by Shib Mookherjea, ValQual International, USA.

OMICS Group has taken the privilege of felicitating GMP -2013 Organizing Committee, Keynote Speakers and business delegates who supported for the success of this event.

OMICS Group, on behalf of the conference, congratulates the Best Poster awardees for their outstanding performance in the field of Pharma regulatory affairs and appreciates all the participants who put their efforts in poster presentations and sincerely wishes them success in future endeavors. Our warm gratitude to our sponsors, exhibitors & media partners for associating with the conference.

Following on the heels of this successful event we are excited to announce 3^rd International Summit on GMP, GCP & Quality Control Slated on September 25-26, 2014, at Valencia Convention Center, Spain, with a theme “Manufacturing and Quality Guidelines; Training and Beyond” and wish that with your overwhelming support for GMP Summit -2014 will become an outstanding event.