The Importance of QMS and Vendor Oversight for Non-EU Sponsors Under The CTR

Good clinical practice is well-entrenched in global biopharmaceutical companies, and almost every sponsor company adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki with regards to following ethical principles in their medical research. For US companies, the standards established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are very much in line with what is required in the European […]

Independent Oversight: Why It’s a Risk to Have Your CRO as Your Legal Representative

In theory, there is no reason and nothing in the Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR) that prevents a contract research organisation (CRO) being named as the EU Legal Representative by a Sponsor. However, it does beg the question as to whether there would be a conflict of interest, since what it means is the sponsor is […]

Asking the Right Questions: Staying Ahead of the CTR and MDR with the EU Legal Representative

The EU legal representative plays a unique role in the life sciences industry and requires a distinctive skill set – with a background in regulatory affairs and quality assurance, but from inside the good clinical practice (GCP) sphere. Now, with the added complexity of the Clinical Trials Regulation and the Medical Devices Regulation, the role […]

Getting Ready for the Clinical Trial Regulation

Blog series: Maintaining Regulatory Momentum in the Covid-19 era: It’s been a difficult year for many biopharma companies and perhaps even more so for clinical research organisations, with Covid-19 forcing the postponement or even cancellation of many if not most clinical trials.  It is however important to keep a finger on the pulse of the […]