INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY
Inside the Global Regulatory Dialogue

Regulators Share Pandemic’s CMC Impact at CASSS Japan Forum; Guidance Output Continues Apace in Q1 2021

This four-part story explores the significant impact of the pandemic during 2020-2021 on the CMC review processes for vaccines and biotherapeutics at FDA, EMA and Japan’s PMDA in their efforts to support accelerated product development and review, while assuring that quality standards are met and the ongoing non-COVID-related workload addressed.

Part I: EMA Perspective

Part II: FDA CBER Perspective

Part III: FDA CDER Perspective

Part IV: Panel Discussion Among US, Europe, and Japan Regulators

Academia/Industry Collaboration Intensifies on Addressing the Pressing Needs in Biopharma Workforce Development

Academia and industry are collaborating more intensely on addressing the pressing needs in biopharma workforce development, in recognition of the challenges of keeping pace with the rapidly evolving process and product technologies and the cross-functional understanding and skills needed to support them.

Part I: NIIMBL’s Engagement with Academia on Workforce Development Needs

Part II: ISPE Workforce of the Future Traction at UMBC and UC Davis

Part III: Keck Institute’s Behrens on Biopharma Talent Needs and KGI/Industry Partnering

Part IV: Xavier’s Phillips on Sharable Quality and Regulatory Science Curriculum

Part V: CASSS Panel on Opening Up Biopharma Career Pathways

Part VI: European and Global Workforce Development Collaborations

Recent Technology and Partnership Advances Made Possible Precision and Speed of Vaccine Response to Pandemic, NIAID’s Graham Stresses at CASSS WCBP Conference

The precision and speed of COVID-19 vaccine development was made possible by recent R&D advancements and a strengthened network of public-private partnerships, NIH National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VCR) Deputy Director Barney Graham affirmed in his keynote presentation at the opening session of the CASSS Well-Characterized Biotechnology Products (WCBP) conference in late January.

Pandemic Spurs Deepening of Pharmacopoeia/Regulator/Industry Communication Channels

The pandemic is prompting all of those involved in medicine production, regulation, and standards-setting to take a hard look at their operations for how they can be: â—Ź adapted to continue being productive and address the pandemic exigencies, as well as â—Ź potentially improved on a longer-term basis. It is also significantly deepening communication and cooperation channels.

Part I: EDQM Pandemic Actions Continue Apace in Fall 2020

Part II: Pharmacopeia, Regulator and Industry Expert Panel Explores Pandemic and Nitrosamine Communications

Part III: Second Panel Focuses on Pandemic Organizational Impacts and Key Learnings

Part IV: EDQM and Ph. Eur. Evolution Addressed by Leaders Keitel and Vielle