ARTICLES BY MICHAEL COOPER

  • Certifying Exports: A Roadmap To EMA’s Certificate Of Medicinal Product
    2/8/2021

    In Part 1 of this series, we discussed requirements for exporting U.S.-manufactured material to foreign markets supported by an FDA-issued certificate of pharmaceutical product. Here in Part 2, we will explain how to export EU-manufactured product to foreign markets leveraging a certificate of medicinal product issued by the European Medicines Agency.

  • Certifying Pharma Exports: Intro To FDA’s Certificate Of Pharmaceutical Product
    2/1/2021

    <p>When exporting human drugs, manufacturing facilities are often asked by foreign customers or governments to provide documentation of the facility&rsquo;s compliance with FDA standards. In Part 1 of a two-part article, we discuss the requirements for exporting U.S.-manufactured material to foreign markets leveraging a certificate of pharmaceutical product (CPP) issued by the FDA.&nbsp;</p>

  • CBER Takes On More Oversight Of Biologic Biosimilar Master Files
    8/11/2020

    For a new biologic product applying for marketing authorization under a biologics license application (BLA), the drug master file (DMF) may be utilized for raw materials, starting materials, and packaging materials, but not for drug substance, drug substance intermediate, or drug product, for reasons that will be discussed in this article.

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Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper is a clinical and regulatory affairs program manager at Pharmatech Associates. He has over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with expertise in regulatory affairs chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) submissions; GMP inspections for biologics and vaccines; QA lot release of drug substance and drug product; deviation and CAPA resolution; and facilities, utilities, and equipment validation.