Tag Archives: GMP

Origami and citoQualis will work together to help Medical Device startups get products to global markets faster

KFAR SABA, Israel, 9-Nov-2021 — /EPR HEALTHCARE NEWS/ — Origami, a leading provider of no-code business process automation software for Medical Device and other industries, and citoQualis, a regulatory and business advisory leader for EU Medical Device companies, are announcing a partnership to help Medical Device startups get products to global markets faster.

Medical Device startups face unique pressures due to numerous country-specific regulations. This new partnership will help companies efficiently manage their regulatory approval processes, and enable rapid business growth.

Origami’s medical device customers operate around the world. With recent EU regulatory updates, companies are seeking strategic regulatory and business guidance to help them get and maintain product approval in that geography. The new partnership will provide Origami customers with access to citoQualis expertise in business and complex regulatory landscapes.

The citoQualis team points out that Medical Device startups have global workforces that “expect to access their systems from wherever they’re located, and to use those systems to collaborate internally and with citoQualis” says Mr. Wolfgang Werner, CEO of citoQualis.

According to Mr. Werner, “As advisors, it’s our job to identify opportunities and share our insights. For startups, the faster a product moves from idea to production, the better. With Origami’s flexibility, we are able to give our clients a software option that works for them now and as they scale.”

Germany and other EU countries have strong medical device startup ecosystems, which citoQualis is well connected to. Origami is excited to work with citoQualis and the startups they advise, noting how both companies focus their solutions and teams on helping customers succeed in complex environments.

Yaniv Shimony, CEO of Origami says “startup CEOs recognize Origami’s business value, in that they always have the solution their company needs. When you create a new and innovative medical device, using inflexible software point solutions slows your business down. With Origami, information is instantly available about any part of your business such as sales, quality, design, product approvals, manufacturing, equipment maintenance, purchasing, supplier compliance, invoicing, complaints and more.”

Existing customers will be able to maintain and expand EU market access by working with local regulatory experts, facilitating hundreds of millions of Euros of revenue.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

2019 PDA Europe Biomanufacturing Conference in Munich: new speakers announced

2019 PDA Europe Biomanufacturing Conference in Munich: new speakers announced

BERLIN, 14-Aug-2019 — /EPR HEALTHCARE NEWS/ — The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) today announced representatives of seven health authorities have been invited to speak at the 2019 PDA Europe Biomanufacturing Conference, 3-4 September 2019 in Munich, Germany. The following health authorities have confirmed speakers:

  • Danish Medicines Agency
  • Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board
  • European Medicines Agency
  • European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM)
  • Swedish Medicines Agency

Mats Welin, Medical Products Agency, Sweden, and Dolores Hernan, European Medicines Agency, will provide an opening plenary talk on Accelerated Access and discuss the results of a 2018 EMA/FDA workshop on quality considerations for early access approaches. Those intrigued by Accelerated Access can learn more in the follow-up session, moderated by Martjin van der Plas, Dutch Medicine Evaluation Board. Welin and Hernan will participate in a panel discussion ending that session.

After a the first-day luncheon, Nanna Kruse, Danish Medicines Agency, will peel away some of the mystery surrounding the forthcoming International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Guideline Q12: Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management. In a parallel track, the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (speaker TBD) will intrigue the audience with a review of challenges regulators routinely face with the advent of new vaccines and innovative biologics.

Bright and early on 4 September, the EDQM’s Gwenael Cirefice and the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (speaker TBD) turn the attention to ICH and advances in test methodologies. In a parallel track, Martjin van de Plas returns to the podium to review regulatory ideas regarding quality by design and control strategies. Hernan takes the mic as the conference’s last speaker to discuss EMA’s 2025 regulatory science strategy.

The meeting will close with a panel discussion including all the regulatory representatives participating.

Learn more about the topics that will be examined in-depth and/or to register. https://www.pda.org/global-event-calendar/event-detail/biomanufacturing-conference

Members of the press are welcome to apply for a press pass. https://www.pda.org/about-pda/press-pass-request-form

SOURCE: EuropaWire

2019 PDA EU Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Cell and Gene Therapy – From Promise to Cure Conference

BERLIN, 28-May-2019 — /EPR HEALTHCARE NEWS/ — The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the 2019 PDA EU Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Cell and Gene Therapy – From Promise to Cure Conference, in Vilnius, Lithuania, June 4-5. Expert speakers representing industry, government and academia will cover the full breadth of scientific and regulatory considerations for successfully launching and manufacturing cell and gene therapies.

Lithuanian University of Health Science professor Romaldas Maciulaitis will get the meeting off to a quick start with his presentation, “Development and the Use of ATMPs in EU/Lithuania.”

Following him in the opening plenary session is Alistair Gibb from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, presenting “ATMPs System-wide Challenges from Innovation to Uptake – Pragmatic Supportive Regulation and Standards.”

The Paul-Ehrlich Institute’s Isabelle Bekeredjian-Ding takes the podium after her British counterpart with, “From Individualized to Standardized Microbiological Quality Control in ATMP Manufacturing.”

The PDA EU ATMP Conference comes just a month after PDA’s successful Cell and Gene Therapy Conference in Long Beach, Calif., May 6 – 7. That conference drew 200 participants. Earlier this year, PDA published Technical Report No. 81: Cell-Based Therapy Control Strategy.

Go here to see the full speaker lineup.

Press passes are available here to bona fide members of the press.

SOURCE: EuropaWire