The Quality of Your Medical Writing Matters (And Here’s Why)
Medical writers need to meet a few critical criteria before they publish their work. First and foremost, people want to see accuracy and explicit knowledge of the field when they’re seeking out...
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How to Manage the Risk of Elemental Impurities with ICH Q3D
How to Manage the Risk of Elemental Impurities with ICH Q3D: The mission of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is to ensure...
Top Challenges in Managing Your Product Quality Complaint Lifecycle
The Product Quality Complaint program is an essential tool in a company’s quality and compliance toolkit, not only for reducing patient risk and enhancing customer satisfaction, but because it...
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The Importance of Using a Multidisciplinary Approach in Early-Stage Development for Cell and Gene Therapy Products
Implementing a multidisciplinary approach in cell and gene therapy product development is critical to the product’s eventual success or failure. In our experience, the consequence of not effectively...
Phase Appropriate Controls and GMPs in Cell and Gene Therapy
How much is too little versus too much when developing quality systems and controls for investigational cell and gene therapies? Because these therapies are being administered to patients during all...
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Research and Development is More Important Than You Think
Research and development is a key component in the successful discovery and development of new drugs and medical devices entering the market. It’s also an area of big business, with investments in...
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Brexit: New Regulatory Opportunities in the United Kingdom
As the dust settles on the final Brexit deal, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is forging new opportunities to innovate, increasing its efficiency, and...
Regulatory Sciences
How GDUFA II Impacts the Timing and Approval Process for Generic Drug Sponsors
How GDUFA II Impacts the Timing and Approval Process for Generic Drug Sponsors: Facing several regulatory challenges related to the review of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), Congress first...
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12 Critical Questions and Answers for a Successful Tech Transfer
12 Critical Questions and Answers for a Successful Tech Transfer Now, more than ever, companies are transferring products and processes from one site to another, often facing pressures on time,...
Quality & Compliance
Analytical Method Transfer Checklist
As you plan for an upcoming Tech Transfer, have you considered if you are appropriately prepared to conduct an analytical method transfer? With the simple analytical method transfer checklist...
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Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products
The stability of a drug substance or product is a critical attribute for all pharmaceutical products. As such, stability testing is required throughout the drug development phase as well as...
Data Integrity in Clinical Research: Audit Trail Review as a Key Tool
Data Integrity in Clinical Research: Audit Trail Review as a Key Tool A recent position paper from the eClinical Forum and the Society for Clinical Data Management highlighted the value of audit...
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Is Your Technical Transfer Process Aligned with Process Validation Requirements?
There has been a lot of discussion recently concerning process validation and technology transfer, including utilizing virtual technology transfers to quickly move products through the development...
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A Guide to the Clinical Study Report
What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...
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The Role of Clinical Data and Clinical Data Science
Clinical data and its analysis are critical to clinical research. Ensuring the overall quality of clinical data is then paramount to ensuring quality care and appropriate decision-making in the...
Quality & Compliance
Pharmaceutical Tech Transfer Best Practices - A Quality Perspective
About 15 years ago, I was a project management director responsible for moving monoclonal antibodies (MABs) from Phase III clinical to commercial manufacturing. I had the distinct pleasure of working...