VCLS authors a number of articles on key industry journals, such as TOPRA Regulatory Rapporteur, Regulatory Focus from RAPS.
Latest Publications
Update on the Implementation of European ATMP Regulation
A July 2009 adoption/publication of a revised Annex I of Directive 2001/83/EC is foreseen. Discussions on how to appropriately assess…
Personalized Medicine: From Concept to Reality
As major pharma companies position themselves to market drugs in years to come, they’re seeing fewer blockbuster therapies on the…
European Biotech Outsourcing on Steep Learning Curve
Demand for contracted services in the European biotech sector is buoyant. As the industry matures and more biotech drug candidates…
The Implementation of the European Tissues and Cells Directives in France
The main purpose of the tissues and cells directives has been to define a minimum level of quality and standards…
Pharmacokinetics
As for chemicals, the development of numerous biopharmaceutical products has been accompanied during the last 15 years by a sustained…
Regulatory Innovative Biomedical Products on Nanotechnology Requires a Combination of Drug and Device Evaluation Expertise
Regulating innovative biomedical products based on nanotechnology requires a combination of drug and device evaluation expertise. Economic forecasts predict the…
An Insight into the Hearing on Advanced Therapies at the European Parliament
The European Commission issued a proposed regulation in November 2005 on Advanced Therapy Products aiming to provide the much awaited…
Harmonization Beyond the Implementation of the Clinical Trial Directive
In 1991 the European Commission (EC) initially proposed a clinical trial regulation rather than a directive. Although a regulation typically…