Michael Tortora
Associate Director - Environmental Health & Safety MannKind Corporation
Seminars
Thursday 26th March 2026
Roundtable Discussion: The New Frontiers of Risk: Potency, Toxicology, & Occupational Safety in Emerging Biopharma Modalities
11:00 am
- How can we modernise risk assessment frameworks to manage uncertainty in potency and toxicology for novel compounds, where data are sparse or still evolving?
- What methodologies, from flexible banding systems to pre-approved dynamic risk assessments, best support safe, agile decision-making in R&D environments?
- How can toxicologists, EHS professionals, and process scientists collaborate to close data gaps and translate incomplete toxicology findings into practical workplace safeguards?
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Roundtable Discussion: Embedding Behaviour-Based Safety in Biopharma Culture
11:40 am
- Explore how to translate EHS training into consistent, observable safety behaviours that reduce human error and strengthen trust across teams
- Share practical techniques for constructive communication, peer coaching, and intervening on unsafe acts without confrontation or blame
- Discuss how to measure and sustain behavioural engagement over time, ensuring safety habits persist across shifting teams and evolving operations
