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From Feasibility to First Patient In: Streamlining Study Start‑Up with Confidence

Clinical trial timelines are rarely lost during study conduct but are lost long before the first patient is screened. Delays in study startup often begin at country selection and feasibility where over‑optimistic assumptions, limited site insight, and fragmented planning quietly set the stage for...

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Medical Information

The Role of Patient Support Services in the Evolving World of Cell & Gene Therapies (CAGTs)

Cell and Gene Therapies (CAGTs) represent a transformative step in medicine, offering unprecedented potential to treat and potentially cure diseases once deemed untreatable. However, the path to...

Pharmacovigilance

The LPPV Network: An Essential Guide to Local Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance

Every marketing authorization holder (MAH) needs a pharmacovigilance system to guarantee the safety of its products. Within the EU a pharmacovigilance system is defined as a system used by an...

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Digital Transformation

Honing Your Veeva Vault RIMS Environment for Peak Performance

Regulatory requirements are a formidable challenge for early stage biotechs and top pharma alike. As health authorities continually revise guidelines across diverse markets, companies are tasked with...

Meet the Expert: Thomas Chatzopoulos

Pharmacovigilance

Meet the Expert: Thomas Chatzopoulos

Our "Meet the Expert" series introduces you to our team of experts around the world. This "behind the curtain" view will help you get to know who we are on a professional and personal level, and...

Pharmacovigilance

The QPPV: An Essential Guide to the Qualified Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance

When submitting marketing authorisation applications (MAAs) in Europe, the applicant (Marketing Authorization Holder, MAH) shall already have set up a pharmacovigilance system. A Summary of the...

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Quality & Compliance

A Guide to Solving Complex Life Sciences Challenges

Life sciences organizations are consistently inundated with decisions and challenges of varying scale. These can occur anywhere during the life sciences value chain, under any treatment modality...

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Pharmacovigilance

Understanding the PSUR and PBRER

Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs) play a pivotal role in ensuring the ongoing safety and efficacy of medicinal products once they've entered the market. While initial clinical trials provide...

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Quality & Compliance

How to Decentralize Cell and Gene Therapy Treatments

The Challenge: CAGT Treatments Require Time and Lack Availability Persons diagnosed with life threatening diseases which are now treatable with cell and gene therapies (CAGT) often needed to wait for...

Meet the Expert: Kirsty Bryant

Medical Information

Meet the Expert: Kirsty Bryant

Our "Meet the Expert" series introduces you to our team of experts around the world. This "behind the curtain" view will help you get to know who we are on a professional and personal level, and...

Regulatory Sciences

What to Expect During the NDA Review Process

Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...

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Full-Service CRO

Maximizing Cost Efficiency: The Financial Advantages of Outsourcing Vendor Audits

In today's dynamic business landscape, organizations in the drug, biologics, and medical device industries face the dual challenge of delivering quality products while managing tighter budgets and...

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Full-Service CRO

FDA Publishes Guidance for CAR T Products

In January 2024, the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Therapeutic Products issued a guidance document- Considerations for the Development of Chimeric Antigen Receptor...

Quality & Compliance

The Importance of EU/UK QP Audits

In the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal products is paramount. One crucial aspect of this assurance lies in the oversight provided by...

Full-Service CRO

Beyond the Trifecta: Best Practices for a Successful Promotional Review Committee (PRC) Process

To reduce frustration within a promotional review committee (PRC), the PRC must be a well-oiled machine firing on all cylinders and working at optimum capacity. How does a PRC achieve this? By...

Full-Service CRO

The Trifecta of Promotional Review: What is a PRC & What do They Do?

The mystique of PRC unveiled – what is it and why you need it to assure successful promotional review. You have received approval from the regulators. You have a dynamic sales force in place. They...

What to Expect During the NDA Review Process

Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...

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Safety Data Exchange Agreements (SDEAs) and Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs) – An Overview

A Safety Data Exchange Agreement (SDEA) or Pharmacovigilance Agreement (PVA) is a legal written contract which ensures that all safety data, PV tasks and responsibilities are detailed between two or...

An Overview of the PSMF: Pharmacovigilance System Master File

What is a PSMF? The EU Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF) is a legally required document created and maintained by a Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH). Essentially, the document is a...

FDA Shelf Life Extension Program (SLEP)

The FDA’s homepage contains an item in the Public Health Focus section from the Office of Communications entitled “Don’t Use Expired Medicine.” Given this mandate, I recall from many years ago the...

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The Importance of the eCTD Structure for FDA Approval

The Importance of the eCTD To harmonize the process of regulatory reviews for global drug development, a unified structure was developed and implemented for electronic Common Technical Document...

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The End of the FDA's Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program

What’s Next for Rare Disease Innovation? For children suffering from rare and often life-threatening diseases, access to new and effective treatments can mean the difference between life and death....