Speaker Biography
Anthony Bevilacqua
Anthony Bevilacqua is Director of R&D at Mettler-Toledo Thornton where he leads several areas of research and product development including high temperature conductivity measurements, impact of CO2 on pure water, and ultrapure water as a conductivity solution standard. Based on this work and Thornton's leadership in accurate conductivity measurements, Bevilacqua was the conductivity consultant to the USP and PhRMA throughout the generation and implementation period for the 645 and 643 general chapters in the mid 1990s. Bevilacqua worked with these groups to establish the theory, methods, and practices used for conductivity testing of purified water and WFI. He has led national and international conferences regarding the impact of USP requirements for purified water and WFI systems, as well as the effect of on-line real time measurements for in-process control (PAT) of water systems. Bevilacqua was elected by the USP to serve a chair of the Pharmaceutical Water Expert Committee from 2000-2005. This effort continues as he was re-elected as chair for the 2005-2010 cycle, and he serves on USP's Executive Committee also.