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We bring together specialists from all key disciplines involved in the lifecycle of biologics, covering CMC Management, including: Analytical Development & Quality Control (QC), Process & Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA) & Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Laboratory Informatics & Data Integrity, and Guidelines & Compliance.

CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls)

  • Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP)
  • Product specifications
  • Patient-centric Pharmaceutical Development
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Outsourcing
  • Biosimilars
  • Stability
  • Reference standard management
  • CMC knowledge management
  • Product control strategy
  • Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs)
  • First in human (FIH)

Analytical Development & Quality Control (QC)

Analytical Development

  • Method development
  • Method transfer
  • Method qualification and validation
  • Total error concept
  • Method implementation
  • Updating Analytical Procedures
  • Method Life-Cycle Management (MLCM)
  • Lab automation
  • ICH Q2(R2) – Validation of Analytical Procedures
  • ICH Q14 – Analytical Procedure Development
  • Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD)
  • Cleaning verification
  • Analytical Procedure Control Strategy
  • PAT (Process Analytical Technology)

Quality Control (QC)

  • Method implementation
  • Batch testing and release
  • Stability testing
  • Safety testing
  • Microbiological testing
  • In-process control testing
  • Compendial method compliance and testing
  • Characterisation support
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Method qualification, validation and verification
  • Method lifecycle management
  • Reference Material Management
  • Traceability and data integrity
  • Equipment: IQ, OQ, PQ
  • Equipment: Maintenance
  • Equipment: Updating equipment
  • Equipment: Calibration
  • Laboratory efficiency (5S)
  • Training and competency management
  • Out-of-specification (OOS) and out-of-trend (OOT) handling

Process & Product Development

Process Development

  • Protein purification
  • Preparative chromatography
  • Downstream processing
  • Upstream processing
  • Scale up
  • Process characterisation
  • Process Validation
  • Process monitoring and controls
  • Biosimilars
  • PAT (Process Analytical Technology)
  • Quality by Design (QbD)
  • API / Drug Substance (DS) development
  • Drug Product (DP) development
  • Starting material characterisation
  • Critical process parameters

Downstream Processing (DSP)

  • Protein purification
  • Preparative chromatography
  • Filtration
  • Viral clearance
  • Purification
  • Process impurities characterisation

Upstream Processing (USP)

  • Bioreactors
  • Cell culture media
  • Expression platforms
  • Cell culture and fermentation
  • Cell-line selection

Formulation Development

  • Excipients
  • Formulation screening
  • Extractables and leachables

Quality Assurance (QA) & Regulatory Affairs

  • Dossier writing
  • Regulatory strategies
  • Change control/comparability
  • Deviations and CAPA’s
  • Audits and inspections
  • IND/IMPD
  • Post-approval changes

Manufacturing

  • Scale up
  • Supply chain
  • Facility design and engineering
  • Raw material release
  • Cleaning verification
  • Packaging, labelling and distribution

Laboratory Informatics & Data Integrity

  • LIMS – Laboratory Information Management Systems
  • ELN – Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
  • LES – Laboratory Execution Systems
  • SDMS – Scientific Data Management Systems
  • CDS – Chromatography Data Systems
  • Data integrity – ALCOA, ALCOA+
  • Audit trails and user management
  • System validation – CSV, CSA
  • Part 11 and Annex 11 compliance
  • Master data management
  • Data lifecycle management
  • Electronic records and electronic signatures
  • Interface management – instrument and ERP integration
  • Cloud validation and SaaS compliance

Guidelines & Compliance

  • GMP – Good Manufacturing Practice
  • GLP – Good Laboratory Practice
  • GCP – Good Clinical Practice
  • GDP – Good Documentation Practice
  • ICH – International Council for Harmonisation
  • USP – United States Pharmacopeia
  • EP – European Pharmacopoeia
  • JP – Japanese Pharmacopoeia
  • EMA – European Medicines Agency
  • FDA – Food and Drug Administration
  • EudraLex – EU pharmaceutical legislation
  • WHO guidelines
  • ISO standards

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