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Staying Ahead: Why BIMO Inspection Readiness Audits Are Essential for Clinical and Biological Research Compliance

In the world of clinical and biological research programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is not only essential for maintaining the integrity of studies but also for safeguarding the well-being of study participants. A critical part of this process is Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO)...

Clinical Research Solutions

Gene and Cellular Therapies: Five Keys to Regulatory Success

We are living through a medical revolution. Advances in gene therapy, cell‑based therapies and tissue engineering offer real hope for patients with a range of debilitating diseases. The FDA, EMA and...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Deviations: Beyond the Basics

Deviations: Beyond the Basics: There are plenty of guidelines and instructions on implementing a deviation system in a pharmaceutical/medical device company. However, there is a big difference...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Why the FDA Should Never Be Your First Inspection

You can expect several FDA audits throughout your drug development program The Agency’s goal is to protect the public from unsafe products, and one of the best ways to accomplish that goal is by...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA's Top 483 Observations for 2018: A Reflection of Industry’s Compliance

At the beginning of each federal fiscal year, the US FDA posts the previous year's Form 483 observation metrics issued by each product center. Inspections ending between 10/1/2017 and 9/30/2018, for...

Clinical Research Solutions

Utilizing an Agile Framework When Implementing ATMPs

Who says you can’t teach an old dog a new trick? Having spent the last 25+ years in small molecule, large molecule, medical devices, I have spent a lot of time planning and executing everything from...

Clinical Research Solutions

Meet the Expert: Mary Speckin

ProPharma Group has launched a "Meet the Expert" series to introduce 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 support...

Clinical Research Solutions

How to Survive a Multi-Year Consent Decree

Operating a business under a Consent Decree is extremely difficult; there is no area of the business that goes unaffected. In addition to fines that could reach $500 million, a three to five-year...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA Announces Update to Nonproprietary Naming Convention for Biosimilar Products

On Thursday, March 7th, FDA published a revised draft guidance, updating its nonproprietary naming convention for biological products licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS...

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Assumed Brexit & Batch Control Testing Site In the UK

The currently scheduled transition date in the Brexit process, 30 March 2019, is coming very close. In light of this, the European Commission (EC) published on 25 February 2019 a notice on the...

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Clinical Research Solutions

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...

Clinical Research Solutions

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...

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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...

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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