Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. Lifecycle Management forms the product information backbone for a company and its extended enterprise.
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Where Are We on the Digital Road Map? Find Out at the 2025 ISPE Biotechnology Conference
Digital transformation isn’t a future concept in the biopharmaceutical industry—it is already…
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QRM Based Integrated C&Q Series - Engineering Change Management
QRM Based Integrated C&Q Series - Engineering Change Management Complimentary Learning Level…
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QRM Based Integrated C&Q Series - Good Engineering Practices as a Key Enabler for Integrated C&Q
QRM Based Integrated C&Q Series - Good Engineering Practices as a Key Enabler for Integrated C&Q…
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Approaches to Lifecycle Management and Regulatory Readiness in Advanced Therapies
At the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, a session focused on lifecycle management considerations for…
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The Use of Engineering Change Management (ECM)
Complimentary Learning Level: Basic Session Length: 1 hour Asset Life Cycle Management evolves in…
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The Future of ATMPs: Insights, Opportunities, and Innovations at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting
Globally, there is an increase in approved advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), with…
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GAMP Good Practice Guide: Computerized GCP Systems & Data 2nd Edition
Published: July 2024 Pages: 258 Table of Contents Special Pricing for Emerging Economies Advances in…
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Connecting ATMP Discovery to Commercial: Improving Manufacturability
Connecting ATMP Discovery to Commercial: Improving Manufacturability Complimentary Learning Level…
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Project Definition Rating Index (PDRIx) for Manufacturing & Life Sciences Projects
Project Definition Rating Index (PDRIx) for Manufacturing & Life Sciences Projects Complimentary…
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Evaluation of Impact of Statistical Tools on Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) Outcomes
This discussion paper uses segments of typical validation case studies (validation of key attributes…
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Stage 2 Process Validation: Process Performance Qualification Batches
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate further discussion and suggest potential practical…
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Implementing Lifecycle Validation Practices at Contract Manufacturing Organizations
This paper discusses the nuances of lifecycle validation implementation at contract manufacturing…
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- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Computerized GCP Systems & Data 2nd Edition
- Guide: ATMPs - rAAV Comparability & Lifecycle Mgmt
- Guide: Biopharmaceutical Process Development & Manufacturing
- PQLI Guide: Part 1 - Product Realization using QbD: Concepts & Principles
- PQLI Guide: Part 2 - Product Realization using QbD: Illustrative Example
- APQ Guide: Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS)
Manufacturing Operations (1)
Process Analytical Technology (3)
Quality by Design (2)
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New Guides Expand ATMP Knowledge
The ISPE Guide: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products – Allogeneic Cell Therapy and the ISPE Guide…
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Risk- And Science-Based Media and Buffer Mixing Validations
The validation of media and buffer mixing is a continuing area of resource constraint in the…
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Leveraging GAMP® 5 Second Edition for Medical Devices
This article provides a brief introduction into the standards and regulations for medical devices…
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Life-Cycle Approach to Cleaning Topical Drug Products
Topical drug products and cosmetics are often manufactured in the same facility under a unified…
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Streamlining Postapproval Submissions Using ICH Q12 & SCDM
Postapproval change management of pharmaceuticals is an essential part of life-cycle management but…
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Reimagining CPV for a Pharma 4.0™ World
The life cycle approach to process validation stresses the need for continued monitoring of process…
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Viral Vector Platforms: Intersection of Facility and Program
Realizing the promise of any novel viral vector therapeutic depends on the innovator’s ability to…
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Today’s Pharma and Biotech Projects: A Phased Approach
This article revisits the concept of phased engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and…
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PQLI®: Advancing Innovation & Regulation
A unique aspect of the pharmaceutical industry is the pairing of innovation and regulation. For…
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A Vision for ICH Q12: Current Experience, Future Perspectives
Management of global postapproval chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) changes is a growing…
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Navigating the Life Cycle for Cell & Gene Therapies
Cell and gene therapies are complex. As more therapies come to market in the hope of bringing…
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Data Science for Pharma 4.0™: Drug Development, & Production—Part 2
This second of a two-part series explores digital transformation and digitalization in the…
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Stage 3 Process Validation: Applying Continued Process Verification Expectations
This discussion paper proposes ideas for answering the questions “How is Stage 3 monitoring and…
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Professional Development Training
ICH Q10: Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS)
The Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), as defined by ICH Q10, ensures product quality and continuous improvement throughout the lifecycle of pharmaceutical products. Overview This fundamental online course introduces the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), which is a framework that ensures product quality meets established standards throughout the lifecycle of pharmaceutical products. It aims for suitable process performance by implementing robust controls for drug development and manufacturing, including quality assurance, risk management, and regulatory compliance. The system identifies…
Quality Management Systems Training Course
Through lecture and group exercises this course illustrates how quality systems work, the purpose of the different elements, how they connect to each other and how to recognize and transfer knowledge/connectivity throughout the organization. The diagram below from ICH Q10, covers the product life cycle for a PQS/QMS system and all aspects will be covered by this course.
Quality Risk Management (QRM) Workshop Training Course
This interactive advanced workshop uses case studies to provide practical tools and techniques to identify solutions for applying QRM principles to current challenges and provides hands-on experience with preparing for and facilitating risk assessments.