Regulatory Affairs

David Blasingame is a Director of CMC at Rigel Pharmaceuticals and former Senior Consultant at Design Space InPharmatics. David is an accomplished process chemist with over twenty years of experience in process research and development, API and drug product manufacturing and developing cross-functional and external CMO relationships. In this episode, David, Ed, Meranda and Brian discuss the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing drug manufacturing to China, the value of person in-plant approach, and the importance of communication and trust in building good partnership relationships.

Amber Sheriff is a Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant at Design Space InPharmatics. With more than 32 years of experience, Amber is an expert in regulatory strategies for orphan drug designation, exclusivity, controlled correspondences, and briefing books, to name a few. In this episode, Amber, Ed, Meranda and Brian discuss regulatory pathways in the European Union (EU), the impact Brexit has had on CMC filings, and the advantages and disadvantages of the three defined procedures to obtain approval for products in Europe.

The market for the manufactured and supplied APIs is changing continuously, and there are many factors influencing these changes. Being aware of these changing trends is important. Perhaps what’s even more important is how you leverage the opportunities they bring and how to react to them. In this episode, Ed, Meranda and Brian talk with a group of drug substance services experts about the major trends you should know and be aware of, and how you can use them to your advantage. This panel includes experts who have appeared on the podcast before: David Blasingame, Jim Mencel, Dave Adams and Daniel Torok.