The Important Role of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
Increasing safe and effective patient treatment opportunities for the future is one of the driving forces behind ProPharma Group’s business. It’s also the driving force behind why many individuals...
Outdated Facilities – Bring Back the ‘c’ in cGMP
New rules, old facilities. How do these two meet? Is it a big black hole or is there light at the end of the tunnel? When you work in an older facility, you are probably acquainted with one-liners...
Industry Poll: What are the Leading Challenges with GMP Auditing?
In a recent poll conducted by ProPharma Group, the question “What is your biggest GMP auditing challenge?” was posed to Quality professionals in the drug manufacturing industry. The following graph...
Implementing a Risk-Based Supplier Management Program
According to recent FDA updates on the implementation of the Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), nearly 40 percent of finished drugs are being imported, and nearly 80 percent of active ingredients,...
The Power to See Differences that Matter
Data collection and analysis is expensive and has the potential to compromise a company’s hard-won compliance position. It is therefore critical that technical leaders follow a systematic and proven...
Understanding the New Combination Product PMSR Guidance Documents and Impact on Industry
On March 20, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two new guidance documents to help companies comply with the December 20, 2016 final rule establishing postmarketing safety...
MassBio Annual Meeting: Event Highlights
MassBio is a non-profit organization that represents and provides support for the life sciences supercluster in Massachusetts. MassBio is committed to growing the industry, adding value to...
Transformational Leadership: Part II
Last week, I introduced a two-part series on transformation leadership. We defined transformational leadership, explored the concept, and discussed the benefits of adopting this approach. Well, now...
Clinical Research Solutions
Transformational Leadership: Part I
A couple of years ago, an organization asked me to present to their Leadership Team regarding transformational leadership. They wanted to have a better understanding of what makes an organization...
Should Data Integrity Detection be a Part of Routine cGMP Training Programs?
The FDA’s focus on data integrity in recent years has proven that it remains an industry issue. The focus has resulted in significantly increased issuance rates of 483 observations, warning letters,...
FDA’s Most Frequent 483 Observations for 2016: A Reflection of Industry’s Compliance
At the beginning of each year, the US FDA posts the previous year’s Form 483 observation metrics issued by each product center. Image Source: FDA I find that reviewing these metrics provides a...
Phase-Appropriate Development and Application of Quality Systems in the Drug Development Process
Phase-Appropriate Development and Application of Quality Systems in the Drug Development Process: The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) recently published a revised version of Technical Report No....
Clinical Research Solutions
Understanding the 21st Century Cures Act: Part II
The 21st Century Cures Act, (Passed December 13, 2016), represents three years of cooperation between Congress, the FDA, and industry to modernize the current legal framework within which the FDA...
Understanding the 21st Century Cures Act: Part I
The recent passage of the 21st Century Cures Act (passed December 13, 2016) marks a significant milestone for medical device and drug development. I recently attended a meeting held by the Food and...
PDA Outsourcing / CMO Conference: A Review by Bob Beall
On November 3rd and 4th, I had the opportunity to meet with Pharmaceutical industry experts at the PDA Outsourcing / CMO conference in Washington, DC. It was a fantastic event with representatives...
Does Your Training Program Have Traction?
With the spotlight these days on Data Integrity, it may be easy to lose sight of some fundamental Quality Systems. Core Quality Systems include Document Management, Investigation Management, and...