Training

Complex subjects, made simple—and practical.

Interactive programmes in pharma HVAC, SOP writing, and AI — designed for clarity, participation, and application. Each one draws on real project work and ends with skills you can use straight away.

Trusted by teams at GSK, AbbVie, Novartis, Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority, the Land Transport Authority and ISPE.

HVAC

HVAC for Biopharma

Online · Two modules · 3.5 hours each · Live and interactive

Recently delivered for AbbVie, and for participants from the Singapore and US pharmaceutical industries.

For engineers, managers and technicians in biopharma plants, design firms, contractors and C&Q companies, and for anyone new to pharma HVAC.

Module 1 · Pharma HVAC design

  • Key considerations: protecting product, people and environment
  • Starting point: user requirements
  • Cleanroom classifications (A, B, C, D, CNC)
  • Air changes, filtration and air distribution
  • Room differential pressures
  • Temperature and relative humidity
  • Alarms, set points and pressure recovery
  • AHU configurations: primary and secondary AHUs, terminal cooling and reheating coils
  • Design examples: tableting and sterile facilities
  • Reviewing HVAC design

Module 2 · GMP regulations and compliance

  • FDA, EU GMP, WHO GMP and PIC/S guidelines
  • HVAC qualification process and practices:
    • Design qualification (DQ)
    • Installation qualification (IQ)
    • Operational qualification (OQ)
    • Performance qualification (PQ)

How it runs: interactive, with questions, discussions, exercises and experience-sharing. Each module opens with clear learning goals and closes with a short quiz.

SOP writing

Writing High-Quality SOPs

Online, 3 hours · In person, 1 day · Can be integrated with your LMS

Previously delivered for GSK Biologicals, Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority, ISPE Singapore, and HS Talks (UK).

For pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life-sciences professionals who read, write, review, or approve SOPs. Based on my books on writing high-quality SOPs.

  • Quality: what makes an SOP high-quality, and the cost of poor ones
  • Structure: front matter, body and back matter, with a ready-to-use template
  • Process: prepare, write, revise
  • Writing: short sentences, active voice, parallel phrasing, plus a final quality checklist

A short introduction (6½ min). More videos on YouTube

AI

AI for Engineers

Online · Two half-day modules · Live and hands-on

Delivered as an online talk for ISPE Singapore (2024) and as a programme for engineering professionals (2026).

Many engineers from mechanical, chemical, civil and electrical backgrounds share a quiet worry: where do I start with AI? This programme gives engineers without a computer science background a clear, practical starting point, and the confidence to use AI in their work and personal life.

Module 1 · Under the hood: how AI works

  • What AI really is, and what it isn’t
  • Is AI as big a deal as everyone claims?
  • AI, machine learning, deep learning and generative AI: clearly explained and told apart
  • Where AI agents fit into the picture

Module 2 · Hands-on AI: how to work with AI

  • No-code AI tools: guided, hands-on exploration
  • High-impact AI use cases in engineering
  • Building with AI: ideas to inspire your own projects
  • AI and your career

Personal development

Book Talks

Timeless books, distilled. A monthly online talk on one book, with its essential ideas and stories shared so you can put them to use.

Next: Man’s Search for Meaning · Sunday 15 November · Free

Private online book talks are also available for organisations, libraries, book clubs and community groups.Enquiries

Atul Mathur

Your trainer

Atul Mathur

I’ve spent 30 years as an engineer, the last 15 in pharma HVAC, and more than 15 years teaching what I’ve learned. Across more than 50 sessions, my aim has stayed the same: take a subject that looks complex, and make it simple enough to use the next day.

  • ACTA-certified trainer
  • Master’s degree in engineering, IIT Kanpur
  • Specialist Diploma in AI for Engineers, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
  • Author of three books, two of them on writing SOPs

All programmes can be delivered in-house for your organisation and tailored to your team’s work.