Welcome to the
BioPharma EHS Forum!

About this Community

The BioPharma EHS Forum is more than a network - it is a living workgroup of committed EHS leaders dedicated to sharing practices, addressing common challenges, and elevating their organization’s approach to this critical issue.

Community members meet monthly both virtually and at BioPharma events to compare programs, identify and test new tactics, and push one another on a collective journey of continuous improvement.

What do Members Receive?

BioPharma EHS Forum members receive a wealth of content and connections throughout the year. The below list is just a taste of what you can expect when you join one of our dynamic, member-directed groups:

  • Weekly Community Updates and Regulatory Newsletter of your choosing (select from one of five)

  • Monthly Community Calls focused on benchmarking, practice-sharing and solutions

  • Quarterly Webinars with rich content from expert speakers and members willing to dive deep

Current Focus

  • Biopharma EHS Regulatory Compliance: Navigating evolving federal and state regulatory frameworks to ensure robust compliance and sustainable safety practices.

  • Vivarium Operations and Animal Welfare: Enhancing best practices in vivarium management through rigorous adherence to EHS standards and fostering ethical animal care protocols.

  • Industry Performance Benchmarking: Leveraging data-driven surveys and performance metrics to benchmark industry practices, identify improvement areas, and drive continuous operational excellence.

  • Risk Management and Mitigation in Biopharma: Implementing advanced risk assessment and mitigation strategies tailored to the complex operational landscape of biopharmaceutical facilities.

  • Innovative EHS Strategies for Biopharma: Exploring emerging technologies and integrated EHS solutions that optimize safety performance and operational resilience

This Learning Community is focused on both industry-specific issues and general EHS. This includes discussion of issues ranging from facility design, trends in molecules, viral vectors, and biologic risk, import inspections, emergency response, and safety tech and AI.

Phylmar & What Works staff provides ongoing facilitation as the community explores these topics and sets its agenda for the future..

Current focus areas for the Learning Community include but are not limited to the following member-driven topics:

Ready to Learn More?

  • Three annual events (one virtual, two in-person) as well as a reduced pass to the annual What Works Symposium.

  • Regularly-published tools, guidance, policy and program templates, and white papers

  • Access to a living content library from across What Works Institute communities and workgroups

BioPharma EHS Forum Members are ready to welcome you to the table! Joining is as easy as selecting your communities!