A free seminar aimed at pharmaceutical companies who are expanding their plants or installing new computer systems is being organised in Co Cork next Friday by Computer Associates Ireland and KE Consulting. The subject is computer systems validation and system design and the venue is the Jameson Heritage Centre in Midleton.

One of the keynote speakers will be Mr Mike Bennoson of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering who will explain the cost-effectiveness of built-in compliance from the start rather than attempting to revalidate systems later.