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
Quality & Compliance
Navigating the Impact of New Tariffs: Strategies for Success Amidst Recent Trade Policy Changes
The US Government recently modified their policy to utilize tariffs to in an effort to support the US economy. Significant changes have been announced causing many global organizations to investigate...
Regulatory Sciences
Navigating a Shifting Regulatory Landscape: The Impact of FDA Layoffs on Medical Device Developers
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, HHS announced that they would be conducting a reduction in force impacting nearly 3,500 full time FDA employees – nearly 20% of the Agency’s entire workforce. This comes...
Quality & Compliance
Navigating the Transition from ICH E6 (R2) to (R3)
Ensuring Compliance with ProPharma's Expert Support The global regulatory landscape for clinical trials continues to evolve to keep pace with technological advancements, risk management, and the...
Medical Information
Medical Information in the UK: Ensuring Compliance, Patient Safety, and Trust
In the highly regulated world of pharmaceuticals, medical information (MI) services play a critical role in ensuring that healthcare professionals, patients, and the public have access to accurate...
Regulatory Sciences
Scientific Data Works: Using Science to Navigate the Global Regulatory Maze
You’re developing an FDA – and/or EMA-regulated drug, biologic, or medical device. Throughout the drug development process, your goal is to get to the next regulatory milestone in the most...
Regulatory Sciences
FAQs: Model Informed Drug Development (MIDD) & Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Question & Answer with Sander Vinks, PhD, PharmD, FCP, Regarding MIDD and M&S In the ever-evolving landscape of drug development, efficiency, precision, and regulatory success are paramount....
Regulatory Sciences
Navigating the New EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR): Are You Ready?
The HTAR in the EU has come into force – what Health Technology Developers (HTDs) need to know Getting your health technology product to the market is complex and usually consists of several steps...
Medical Information
German Pharmaceutical Compliance: The Critical Role of Medical Information Teams
When a pharmaceutical company completes clinical trials and prepares to launch a medical product, the focus often shifts to regulatory approvals, market access, and commercialization. However, one...
Regulatory Sciences
The End of the FDA's Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program
What’s Next for Rare Disease Innovation? For children suffering from rare and often life-threatening diseases, access to new and effective treatments can mean the difference between life and death....
Pharmacovigilance
Signal Detection and Management - The Pursuit of Safer Products
Signal detection for products in development Why signal detection in clinical development? Early safety signal detection enables: Early identification of safety risks Informed decision making Meets...
Regulatory Sciences
Challenges in Clinical Development of Products for Rare Disease
Rare diseases are defined in the Orphan Drug Act as diseases or conditions that affect less than 200,000 people in the United States. There are over 7,000 rare diseases affecting more than 30 million...
Regulatory Sciences
Leveraging Single-Arm Trials for Regulatory Approval: Insights from EMA's Reflection Paper
The pharmaceutical industry has shown a growing interest in single-arm trials due to their potential to expedite drug development. However, several challenges and concerns remain. The European...
Pharmacovigilance
Vigilance by Another Name
Do regulations and guidance documents sometimes stagnate your learning progress because of the terminology used? Regulation confusion is a common complaint heard from current and prospective new...
Quality & Compliance
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...
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....
