ON-DEMAND: Creating GxP cleanrooms that work - design & compliance essentials

Original webinar date: 10 December 2025
Duration: 60 minutes approx.

Join experts Paul Daniel (Senior GxP Regulatory Expert, Vaisala) and Blake Hodess (CEO, Hodess Cleanroom Construction LLC) for a practical discussion on how to design and build cleanrooms that meet the rigorous standards of GxP-regulated industries.

If you’re designing, expanding, or troubleshooting a GxP cleanroom, this is your chance to learn from two leading authorities in the field. Blake Hodess has built more than 2,000 cleanrooms in over 40 years in business, and Paul Daniel brings two decades of validation and GxP compliance expertise to the conversation. Don’t miss their hard-won lessons on how to make your cleanroom work—for the long term.

You’ll learn how to: 

• Plan smarter: Ensure efficiency and compliance from day one through early collaboration. 
• Meet every standard: Align every detail with global GMP, FDA, and ISO requirements. 
• Avoid setbacks: Learn from real-world mistakes to prevent costly delays.
• Stay audit-ready: Simplify compliance with validated data and real-time alerts. 

Key takeaways:

• Align design and compliance for lasting performance.
• Integrate monitoring for seamless validation and data integrity.
• Build cleanrooms that meet today’s and tomorrow’s standards.

Meet the speakers

Paul Daniel, Senior GxP Regulatory Expert - Vaisala

Paul Daniel is the Senior GxP Regulatory Expert at Vaisala. He has worked in the GMP-regulated industries for over 25 years helping manufacturers apply good manufacturing practices in a wide range of qualification projects. His specialties include mapping, monitoring, and computerized systems. At Vaisala, Paul oversees and guides the validation program for the Vaisala viewLinc environmental monitoring system. He serves as a customer advocate to ensure the viewLinc environmental monitoring system matches the demanding requirements of life science and regulated applications. Paul also shares his GMP experience through regular blog contributions, webinars, and seminars around the world. Paul’s expertise in the demanding GxP world is applicable to any industry where measurement is critical to product quality. Paul is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Blake Hodess, Chief Executive Office - Hodess Cleanrooms

As Chief Executive Officer of Hodess Cleanrooms, Blake offers over forty-three years of construction experience. Blake is highly recognized in the industry for his expertise in advanced technology construction. He has vast experience in all project responsibilities throughout the construction process such as establishing budgets, performing quality, cost-effective, on-schedule completion of projects, effective monitoring and directing of field operations, and negotiating subcontracts.

Alex Panko - Moderator

Alex Panko has been with Vaisala for over five years. His primary experience is in marketing Vaisala’s diverse Industrial Measurements portfolio. He currently specializes in the Life Science, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, and Biogas industries. He holds an MBA in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology.

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