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WHO Issues Guidance on Antibiotic Pollution Control

On September 3, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its first guidance to mitigate antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. This directive, which outlines wastewater and solid waste management practices for antibiotic production, comes in anticipation of a High-Level Meeting on...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Peptide Drug Products, September 2023

The FDA has recently issued this draft guidance to address clinical pharmacology considerations for peptide drug products. A peptide is any polymer with 40 or fewer amino acids. These products fall...

Meet the Expert: Shauna Burns

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Meet the Expert: Shauna Burns

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...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Frequently Asked Questions About Clinical Trials Registration and Disclosure

In the ever-evolving landscape of clinical trials disclosure, navigating the intricacies of registration, compliance, and ethical transparency has become more crucial than ever. Pharmaceutical and...

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Navigating Market Access & Reimbursement Strategy for Medical Products

Developing in vitro diagnostic tests, laboratory-developed tests, medical devices, or therapeutics is complex and requires careful consideration of various factors. One critical aspect that often...

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EMA Policy 0070: Back on the Road to Transparency

By now, most involved in the clinical trials disclosures field are aware of the upcoming reinstatement of the European Medicine Agency's (EMA) landmark transparency regulation: Policy 0070. Policy...

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Top 10 Best Practices for Successfully Obtaining Second Round of Funding for Biotech Startups

Securing funding is a crucial milestone for biotech startups aiming to advance their research and bring innovative products to market. Once the initial round of funding is secured, the next challenge...

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A Closer Look at FDA's Nitrosamine Impurity Regulations for NDSRIs

FDA Provides Acceptable Intake Limits for Nitrosamines Drug-Substance Related Impurities (NDSRIs). Can You Comply? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued final guidance entitled;...

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Biotech Start Up: How to Transition from Early Phase Biotech to Late-Stage Biotech

Biotech startups face a number of challenges as they progress through the various stages of drug development. While early-stage biotechs focus on developing and testing their products, late-stage...

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COVID-19 and mRNA: A Vaccine Breakthrough

COVID-19 has presented humankind with the challenges expected from a pandemic with over 700 million cases and almost 7 million deaths1. While the mRNA technology was not widely known in the news, it...

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FDA’s Expedited Programs Explained

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...

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Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals

Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...

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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What are Patient Support Programs?

Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector offer a range of services to help patients start and adhere to their therapies, including Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), patient...

Clinical Research Solutions

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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Regulatory Sciences

Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products

This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...

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