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Excelling in the JAPAC Medical Information Landscape: Key Considerations and Insights
As a rapidly expanding market, the Japan and Asia-Pacific (JAPAC) region presents a unique and complex landscape for those who are looking to establish a medical information (MI) function. Having a robust and compliant MI function is crucial to the success of the product lifecycle and demonstrates...
In May 2022, the IVDD will be repealed by the European Committee, thereby ending the transition period. To ensure you're compliant with IVDR by that date, learn everything you need to know about the...
Battle of the Regulators: Comparing FDA’s Accelerated Approval and EMA’s Conditional Marketing Authorisation
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) offer various pathways that can expedite the development and review of new therapies to treat serious or...
Roadmap for Successful IVDR Transition, Part II: Technical Documentation & Software
The compliance dates for the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) are quickly approaching (May 2022). In this blog series, we discuss the final months before the IVDR date of application along with...
CMC Regulatory Dossier Compliance: A GMP Requirement
Maintaining compliance in the dynamic regulatory Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC field can be quite a challenge. A CMC regulatory dossier compliance assessment is a critical component and...
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...
FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation vs PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) Application in Europe
What are Breakthrough Therapy Designation and PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) Applications? The advancement of modern medicine, and the accessibility of researched and regulated medication, has greatly...
Roadmap for Successful IVDR Transition: The compliance dates for the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) will become effective on May 26, 2022. To help you with the IVDD to IVDR transition, we've...
How a Strong Regulatory Strategy Supports Your Product’s Success
One of the big questions pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies often ask, is: “When is the optimal time to seek strategic regulatory consulting assistance?”. Traditionally, the need...
With an increased need for high quality in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR, 2017/746) was entered into force for all IVDs in 2017 with a five-year...
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...
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...
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...
Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector represent an array of aimed at supporting patients in initiating therapy and maintaining adherence. PSPs, also known as Patient Assistance...
The link between statistical methods and healthcare is not a new one, but the volume of available data to inform healthcare decisions and the use of data science in the medical industry has exploded...
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...