Rethinking Biometrics Resourcing in Modern Clinical Trials
Rethinking biometrics as a strategic function to improve consistency, scalability, and clinical trial performance.
Clinical Research Solutions
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...
Quality & Compliance
A recent survey of experts from 145 cell and gene therapy (CAGT) companies revealed the ability to appropriately optimize the manufacturing process as their top concern. Red flags have been raised...

Regulatory Sciences
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...

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...
GDUFA II was signed into law in 2017 effectively reauthorizing GDUFA I for fiscal years 2018 through 2022. The continuing goal of the amendment is to facilitate timely access to high-quality,...
Quality & Compliance
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...
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...
Yes, there is a light at the end of the long, dark COVID-19 tunnel, and people’s lives will return to a state of normalcy. However, what will the new state of normalcy look like in a post COVID-19...
Digital Transformation
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...
Regulatory Sciences
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...
Much like buying a home as an individual, a company contemplating the acquisition of a new product or business requires a lot of research and fact checking. In both situations, it is critical for the...
Regulatory Sciences
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...

Quality & Compliance
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
Now that we have wrapped up the year 2020, it’s important to look ahead and prepare for upcoming regulatory deadlines. It is essential to address these changes and develop a plan, albeit nimble as...
Quality & Compliance
ProPharma has launched a “Meet the Expert” series introducing you to our experts from around the world. This series will help you get to know who we are, and how our colleagues work to improve...

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...

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....

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...

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...

In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...
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...