Regulatory Sciences
Drug Development: The Key to Success from Concept to US Commercialization
Congratulations! You have a lead candidate formulation for your new drug. You might be thinking to yourself, “okay, now what?” We all know the science and effort to get to this stage is significant....
Quality & Compliance
Breaking the Chains of Project Management Dysfunction
Right now, you are sitting in front of your computer and wondering how, based on current project status, you will achieve your remaining project goals for the year or achieve those planned for the...
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...
The Hidden Costs of Project Communication Gaps
Ineffective communication may be a key factor contributing to the challenges in your projects. Communication is a vital aspect of our daily lives, and the success of a project is closely linked to...
How to Avoid Blind-Spots in Your Early-Stage Drug Development Program
Navigating the landscape of vital drug development? Discover the five crucial areas that could make or break your success. Early-stage drug development encompasses the initial phases of researching,...
7 Reasons Projects Fail (And How to Ensure Success)
Leadership at drug and devices companies are continually overwhelmed with the constant balance of driving daily work, managing resources, and addressing unplanned emergencies. This balance is then...
Key Challenges of CRISPR Drug Development Project Management
CRISPR, or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a gene-editing technology that holds enormous promise for treating genetic diseases. However, developing CRISPR-based drugs is...
Key Challenges of Specialty Pharma Drug Development Project Management
Specialty pharma companies are focused on developing drugs for niche markets, such as rare diseases, cancer, and other complex conditions. These drugs often require significant investment in research...
Quality & Compliance
Project Management and a Successful Reduction in Investigations Backlog: The Beauty and the Beast
Many of us have been faced with this beast that needs taming: a regulatory agency has conducted an inspection of your facility. Their observation is that the backlog of investigations at your site is...
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...
Risk-Averse Schedule for Project Management
Is your project schedule ready to pass the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) "litmus test"? Not sure? Well, the Project Management Team at ProPharma is here to lend a helping hand. Below are some...
Quality & Compliance
Project Bullying
Believe it or not, project bullying in the workplace does exist. It is not a threat only at schools and on playgrounds. Project bullying can come for any source including the Project Manager, the...
Digital Health, Part I: Overview and Introduction
So what’s all the hub-bub about Digital Health? Is it really as big as they say? Is it just a fad? Is it all hype? Well, my answer is yes to all of the above. As with all major new technologies and...
Are You Maximizing Your Return on Data Investment?
Generating process data is expensive: Costs include materials, process time and the focus of highly-compensated subject matter experts. Unfortunately, many organizations don’t get their money’s worth...
Quality & Compliance
If You Didn't Write It Down...
Since the day I entered the industry the mantra of "If you didn’t write it down, it didn’t happen" was repeatedly drilled into my daily mode of operation. The margins of my test sheets were filled...
Quality & Compliance
Sustainable Media Program for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Part II: Tools for Successful Media Fills
Today, ProPharma's Simona Gherman adds to her series on Media Programs and media fills. Part I of this series was an overview with background information and tips. Part II focuses on what you need,...