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About the PDA Letter

PDA Letter is PDA's online membership magazine covering the science, technology, and regulation behind the manufacturing of sterile injectable pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. It also is the primary source of communication about PDA events, chapters, membership, training, and other important Association business. Legacy print editions can be found in in the “pdf archive.” Articles are uploaded to the website weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays. Two feature-length articles (1500-2000 words) are published monthly. Content includes On-The-Issue videos and PDA Spotlight audio podcasts. 

The PDA Letter will publish feature-length articles on the following topics in 2024. (This list is subject to change.)

MonthSubjectMonthSubject
January 2025Contamination Control Strategy
July 2025PDA/FDA Conference
February 2025PDA Week 2025August 2025Gene Sequencing
March 2025Pharmaceutical in the Digital AgeSeptember 2024Sterile Processing
April 2025Ethical Issues in Pharmaceutical ResearchOctober 2025Visual Inspection
May 2025Challenges and Innovations in Vaccine DevelopmentNovember 2025Clinical Trials and Research
June 2025AI and the Regulatory LandscapeDecember 2025Future of Pharma

Readers can sort PDA Letter articles by the following PDA-critical Article Categories:

  • People
  • Aseptic Processing & Sterilization
  • Biopharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • Manufacturing Science
  • Quality & Regulatory
  • Supply Chain

Interested Authors should be active PDA Members and should carefully review the Submit page before submitting to PDA Letter. An all-volunteer Editorial Committee assists PDA in choosing articles for publication. Every year, PDA needs new volunteers to help fill seats on the committee, so if you are interested send an email to PLEC@pda.org.

PDA Letter Editorial Committee (PLEC)
  • Claire Briglia photo

    Claire Briglia

    Vedere Solutions

  • Cristiana Campa, PhD photo

    Cristiana Campa, PhD

    Technical R&D Advisor at GSK

  • Subrata Chakraborty photo

    Subrata Chakraborty

    GxPfont Consulting Group

  • Walid El Azab photo

    Walid El Azab

    STERIS

  • Dave Exline photo

    Dave Exline

    PDA Science Advisory Board

  • Michele Ford photo

    Michele Ford

    Grifols Therapeutics

  • Mauro Giusti, PhD photo

    Mauro Giusti, PhD

    Eli Lilly Italia, S.p.A

  • Tamer Helmy, PhD photo

    Tamer Helmy, PhD

    Molecular Templates

  • David Hubmayr photo

    David Hubmayr

    CSL Behring

  • Jason Kerr photo

    Jason Kerr

    GXP Senior Specialist, Moderna

  • Brandon Perrone photo

    Brandon Perrone

  • Cecilia Turoff photo

    Cecilia Turoff

    Pfizer

PDA Letter Staff
  • Walter Morris

    Sr. Director, Publishing & Press Relations

  • Katja Yount

    Publication Design Specialist

  • Justin Johnson

    Managing Editor