First Joint Clinical Assessments (JCAs): Key Lessons for EU HTA
The First JCAs Are Revealing More Than a New Process: Early Lessons and JCA Readiness
Digital Transformation
ELN Software Selection: Finding the Right Solution for Your Business
Electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) are now well established in the pharma/life sciences industry but with such a wide variety of options to choose from, how do you find the right solution for your...
Clinical Research Solutions
Meet the Expert: Terri Levine
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
The Moving Regulatory Landscape for Gene Therapy Trials in EU: Part 2
Change in the Submission of the Summary Notification Information Format The Summary Notification Information Format Form As of January 31, 2023, Sponsors are required to submit a Clinical Trial...
Quality & Compliance
The Moving Regulatory Landscape for Gene Therapy Trials in EU: Part 1
The Benefit of the Common Application Form for GMO Applications GMO Application Not Included in Clinical Trial Regulation With the transition period for the Clinical Trial Regulation No 536/2014...
Quality & Compliance
5 Key Challenges in the Development of Gene Therapies
Over three decades of gene therapy (GT) clinical trials have yielded many innovative and promising treatments for pernicious genetic disorders but industry has shown slow development and dashed...
Pharmacovigilance
Meet the Expert: Susanna Heinonen
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
Highlights from FDA's Analytical Test Method Validation Guidance
Recently, the FDA updated a long-standing, decades old guidance on analytical test method validation based on revisions of the ICH Q2(R2) guidelines. Traditional test method validation requirements...
Regulatory Sciences
MLR Submission Content: Setting Yourself up for a Successful PRC Review
Having a highly efficient well-oiled Promotional Review Committee (PRC) machine is not just about having rock star reviewers and effective best practices in place. Although those are both critical...
Digital Transformation
What is a LIMS, and How Do I Know if I Need One?
What is a LIMS? At first, a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) sounds like something that would be useful in any lab. Isn't the purpose of a lab to produce information, and shouldn’t...
Pharmacovigilance
Meet the Expert: David Lough
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
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...
Pharmacovigilance
The GPO: An Essential Guide to the Graduated Plan Officer (Der Stufenplanbeauftragte)
Introduction According to §63a of the German Medicinal Products Act (AMG), a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who places finished medicinal products on the market that are medicinal products within the...
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...
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...
