This course will explore areas within the life sciences where early adoption is a possibility. A vendor-neutral review of current Blockchain software platforms and their potential fit within your organization will be provided. Finally, you will receive instruction on how to identify and execute the steps necessary for determining if Blockchain is applicable to your function within your organization.
Many small to mid-sized biotech and pharmaceutical companies possess exciting science, promising products, and endless opportunity. However, most lack the kind of robust clinical Quality Management Systems (QMS) required by global health authorities. Since patients and profits are at risk, it is critical to establish these systems for market approval and patient safety. This course will give you the necessary tools to establish a working and compliant QMS for your business.
Disinfectant efficacy testing is utilized to measure the effectiveness of chemicals that are used clean, sanitize, or disinfect surfaces. Understanding the importance of testing and proper use of disinfectants is essential in avoiding regulatory findings. This webinar will review the essentials of disinfectant efficacy testing.
In March of 2018, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) released the “‘GXP’ Data Integrity Guidance and Definitions” guidance document, which outlined the agency’s thinking on data integrity best practices. In October of 2018, FDA and MHRA held a joint GCP (Good Clinical Practices) Data Integrity Workshop, where the agencies clarified their expectations for data integrity in clinical studies and identified key risk areas using case studies and agency observations. This course will give you a baseline for data integrity requirements, and overlay lessons learned from the FDA/MHRA workshop.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are a fact of life in regulated industry. They are a critical part of almost every aspect of product production in the life sciences, and are therefore some of the most heavily scrutinized documents during regulatory audits and inspections.
Medical Affairs Organizations are a growing requirement for pharma/biotech firms. However, starting them is never easy. This course will provide an overview of what great Medical Affairs organizations look like, how to build one, and where to start. This is the second session of our comprehensive nine-part certificate series.
This session will be valuable to clinical trials and associated/related personnel looking for a foundational understanding of regulatory requirements, implementation, and best practices surrounding Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) And Electronic Common Technical Documents (eCTD).
In 2016, the FDA released a revised draft guidance, “Submission of Quality Metrics Data Guidance for Industry”, describing its Quality Metrics Reporting Program for drugs and biologics. New compliance and inspection policies could be developed as a result of submitted quality metrics. Establishing quality metrics now will help your company prepare for any future regulations as well as drive your Quality Culture toward continuous improvement.
Successful technology transfer in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products is a stressful and expensive process that is fraught with risk. Whether you are moving from early R&D to producing product for clinical trials, scaling up commercial manufacturing, changing your process, or moving to an outsourced model, careful planning and execution is needed.
