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December 18, 2013 10:17 AM
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Determining Criticality-Process Parameters and Quality Attributes Part I: Criticality as a Continuum - A practical roadmap in three parts that applies scientific knowledge, risk analysis, experimental

Determining Criticality-Process Parameters and Quality Attributes Part I: Criticality as a Continuum - A practical roadmap in three parts that applies scientific knowledge, risk analysis, experimental | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it
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In its December 2013 edition, BioPharm International has published Part 1 of a three-part series of articles by Mark Mitchell of Pharmatech Associates: "Determining Criticality – Process Parameters and Quality Attributes." The author is breaking new ground in defining the notion of criticality with a framework that maps to the three phases of the Process Validation lifecycle. 

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October 9, 2013 5:50 PM
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Using New Process Validation Guidance for Legacy Products - Video Blogs | Pharma Evolution

Using New Process Validation Guidance for Legacy Products - Video Blogs | Pharma Evolution | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it

From the INTERPHEX 2013 conference, Wai Wong, VP and GM of global operations at Pharmatech Associates, discusses the new process validation guidance.

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Legacy products pose a process validation challenge, since little historical data may be available. Risk and gap analysis and tools like FMEA offer some help in applying new guidance, says Wai Wong, VP and GM of global operations at Pharmatech Associates.

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October 3, 2013 4:53 PM
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Process Validation & Defining What Is Critical

Bikash Chatterjee discusses the importance of linking process design to product performance, and defining critical process parameters.
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October 9, 2013 4:43 PM
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QbD Takes a Step Forward with ICH Q11

QbD Takes a Step Forward with ICH Q11 | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it
Ever since the FDA issued its landmark guidance Pharmaceutical GMPs-A Risk Based Approach in 2004, the industry has been struggling with how to demonstrate process understanding as a basis for quality.
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Article by Bikash Chatterjee of Pharmatech Associates published in the July/August 2013 edition of Controlled Environments magazine. 

The new ICH Q11 guidance represents the most recent example of the FDA’s commitment to the principles of Quality by Design (QbD), intended to encourage the use of science-based and risk-based approaches of the drug manufacturing process at each stage in the lifecycle.

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October 9, 2013 4:34 PM
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Process Validation: A framework for implementing a stage 3 process validation program

Process Validation: A framework for implementing a stage 3 process validation program | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it

In January 2011 the FDA issued the New Process Validation Guidance.  This modern definition of Process Validation has abandoned the concept of a one-off activity where success consists of obtaining three commercial batches of product, in favor of a scientific approach."...

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Article by Michele Levenson and Bikash Chatterjee of Pharmatech Associates, published in the September 2013 edition of Pharmaecutical Processing magazine.

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October 26, 2013 4:30 PM
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How Well Do You Know 21C Process Validation? Take Our Quiz ...

How Well Do You Know 21C Process Validation? Take Our Quiz ... | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it
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October 9, 2013 5:40 PM
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Fighting Back - Pharma Takes Aim at Counterfeit Drugs

Fighting Back - Pharma Takes Aim at Counterfeit Drugs | Pharmatech Associates articles: technical expertise for the regulated life science industry | Scoop.it
In the U.S. we are accustomed to trusting that the medications we take are real and not fake. But incidents of counterfeiting reported by drug makers have increased steadily over the last decade to more than 1,700 worldwide last year.
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Article published in the July 2013 edition of Pharmaceutical Processing magazine by Bikash Chatterjee of Pharmatech Associates. This topic was presented by Chatterjee at the INTERPHEX 2013 conference in New York City.

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Justifying QbD's Return on Investment - Bikash Chatterjee | Pharma Evolution

If we agree that quality must be the primary driver for our industry to emerge from this quagmire of negative public sentiment and regulatory action, is it possible to build a ROI justification to incentivize organizations to pursue higher quality?
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Blog post in PharmaEvolution by Bikash Chatterjee of Pharmatech Associates - August 30, 2013

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October 9, 2013 4:37 PM
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Benefits of Risk-Based Validation: A Suite of Case Studies

Three companies, three stages of development, and one key strategy can benefit them all: risk-based validation.
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Article by Moria Feighery Ross of Pharmatech Associates, published in the August 2013 edition of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine. A discussion in practical terms of how a risk-based validation system aids a company to respond to change.

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October 3, 2013 4:55 PM
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CPhI Announces Members for Expert Industry Panel - Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine

CPhI Announces Members for Expert Industry Panel | Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine |

The founding panel members are: Ali Afnan, president at Step Change Pharma; Brian Carlin, director of Open Innovation at FMC; Bikash Chatterjee, president and CTO of Pharmatech Associates...

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