Validation in Transition: 2025’s Top Trends, Tools, and Takeaways

Release Date

August 05, 2025

Webinar length

60 minutes

Watch on demand

Webinar details

Join validation industry experts for a panel discussion exploring the key findings of the 2025 State of Validation report — the pharmaceutical industry’s leading annual benchmark for validation practices, challenges, and trends.

What you'll learn

Understand the top challenges and priorities validation teams face today.
Benchmark your program against current practices and future outlooks.
Explore how digital validation has moved to mainstream adoption, with 93% of organizations now using or planning to implement digital tools.

Benchmarking internally is crucial. This helps us harmonize & adopt effective strategies.

- Deputy Director, Global Quality Validation Project Lead, Top 10 Global Pharma Company, Canada

Speakers

Joe Azzarella, Sr. Customer Success Engineer, Kneat
Darragh Boyle, Manager of Process Engineering, Kneat
Jamie O’Donnell, Sr. Manager Customer Success Engineering, Kneat

Speakers

Sr. Customer Success Engineer, Kneat

Joe Azzarella

is a Six Sigma Black Belt with 10+ years’ experience in lyophilization development, technology transfer, and process development for pharma and life sciences companies. An author of multiple papers and whitepapers, Joe has also guest lectured at Purdue University, appeared on webinars and podcasts, and currently works with Kneat Solutions to bring digital validation to life sciences leaders

Manager of Process Engineering, Kneat

Darragh Boyle

Darragh Boyle leads a team of consultant engineers at Kneat Solutions, specializing in the design and optimization of digital validation processes for the life sciences industry. An experienced speaker, Darragh is an expert in SaaS, agile methodologies, cloud infrastructure, and project management, with a strong focus on transforming validation processes.

Sr. Manager Customer Success Engineering, Kneat

Jamie O’Donnell

With extensive experience in biotechnology, validation, and process optimization, Jamie has held key roles across leading life sciences companies, including process scientist and commissioning engineer. Since joining Kneat in 2019, he has led major customer initiatives to digitalize validation practices. Today, he heads Kneat’s Customer Success Engineering Group, ensuring successful onboarding and optimization for new customers.