EAST COAST VALIDATION SERVICES, LLC is a Validation, Project Management, and Validation Maintenance Systems service company serving the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries.

Founded in 2005, East Coast has over twenty years experience in GMP operations which enables us to provide high quality, cost effective service to industries regulated by the FDA.

Buzzwords and Abbreviations

Below are some of the commonly used buzzwords and abbreviations used throughout our site.

SIP

Sterilize In Place - applies to sterilizing equipment, vessels +/or piping that's too large to fit into an autoclave

CIP

Clean In Place - applies to cleaning equipment, vessels +/or piping that's too large to disassemble in order to clean

COP

Clean Out of Place - applies to parts, equipment or vessels that are removed from their operating locations to be cleaned

TOC

Total Organic Carbon - a basic, broadband measure of cleanliness. Also one of the critical measurements of water quality.

WFI

Water for Injection - high purity water used to formulate and clean in biotech and pharmaceutical processes.

TLA

Three Letter Acronym