COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR
A Practical Guide to SPF Assay Testing to Support Your Product Development Strategy
Wednesday, June 24 | 10 AM PST | 1 PM EST
Understanding SPF assay testing and regulatory expectations is becoming increasingly important as consumer demand grows for multifunctional suncare products and innovative UV filter technologies. This webinar will provide a practical overview of SPF assay testing, UV filter analysis, formulation considerations, and regulatory insights that can support smarter product development decisions.
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What You’ll Learn:
- Key considerations for SPF label claims and OTC regulatory expectations.
- The importance of regulatory review for OTC sunscreen products.
- How HPLC, GC, and ICP are used for UV filter analysis and quantification.
- The differences between chemical and mineral sunscreen testing.
- How to interpret UV filter analysis reports and analytical data.
- How SPF assay testing supports formulation evaluation and batch consistency.
- Insights into emerging UV filters, including bemotrizinol and bisoctrizole.
Meet Our Presenters
Lisa El-Shall
Senior Director of Drug & Device Consulting
EAS Consulting Group
Lisa El-Shall has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles in Biochemistry. She has extensive experience in consumer healthcare both in research and development and quality and has held leadership positions in the analytical laboratory and quality. For the past 11 years she led the Research and Development Quality group at Pfizer and GSK with global responsibility for areas including development, clinical supply production/release, clinical study oversight, and business development quality. She has a proven ability in establishment, implementation, and maintenance of fit-for-purpose standards, systems, and regulatory inspection compliance.
Ashley Trevisani
Regional Business Development Manager
Certified Laboratories
Ashley Trevisani has extensive experience supporting contract manufacturers and health and wellness companies with quality compliance and laboratory testing solutions. Prior to joining Certified Laboratories, she spent three years at Deloitte, where she advanced from Client Manager to Business Development Manager, helping clients navigate compliance requirements and connect with appropriate testing resources.
Since joining Certified Laboratories in 2021, Ashley has worked closely with NHP, health and wellness, OTC, cosmetics, and dietary supplement companies to help identify the right testing solutions for their products and regulatory needs. She currently supports clients throughout Canada and the northern U.S. states, providing guidance across a wide range of testing and compliance projects.
Nishmitha Ramachandra
R&D Scientist 3
Certified Laboratories
Nishmitha Ramachandra is part of the innovation team at Certified Laboratories and has been supporting Cosmetics, OTC, and Supplement testing for the past three years. She holds a master’s degree in chemistry from St. Aloysius College and brings nearly a decade of combined experience as both a synthetic chemist and analytical chemist.
Her expertise includes method development, OTC validation projects, analytical testing, and laboratory investigations. Nishmitha’s technical background and innovative approach have helped support new analytical capabilities, streamline laboratory processes and advise customers on testing requirements.
About Certified Group
Certified Group partners with customers to deliver innovative scientific solutions and expertise – So The World Can Trust In What It Consumes®. As a leading provider of laboratory testing, regulatory consulting, and certification & audit services, Certified Group includes Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), FSNS Certification & Audit, Certified Laboratories, EAS Consulting Group, and Labstat International Inc. Certified Group provides analytical testing and regulatory guidance services in the food & beverage, dietary supplements & NHP, cosmetics, OTC, personal care, tobacco, nicotine, cannabis, and hemp industries.