Newsletter | July 18, 2025

07.18.25 -- FDA Quietly Eases Nitrosamine Reporting Rules Ahead Of August Deadline

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4th PAT & Real Time Quality Summit

Join 80+ experts from top pharma, biotech, and CDMO companies at the 4th PAT & Real Time Quality Summit in Boston this September to explore the future of Process Analytical Technology (PAT). Over 3 days, learn how to overcome tech transfer challenges, improve real-time release testing, and enhance manufacturing efficiency. Leave with new connections in the industry, actionable insights, benchmarked strategies, and key knowledge from case studies on PAT implementation.

FOCUS ON REGULATORY

FDA Quietly Eases Nitrosamine Reporting Rules Ahead Of August Deadline

The FDA changed expectations for nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities reporting, accepting progress reports in lieu of full compliance. Here's what it means.

 

 

Ask The Expert: 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance

Hear from a 21 CFR Part 11 expert with nearly 20 years of experience supporting pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies with implementing solutions and systems to ensure compliance.

 

Essential Drug Delivery Outputs For Devices To Deliver Drugs, Biologics

All future submissions are expected to align with FDA's draft guidance that clarifies the agency's expectations for establishing, evaluating, and controlling Essential Drug Delivery Output (EDDO) requirements.

 

Safer Single-Use Materials To Enhance Advanced Therapy Manufacturing

Single-use technology suppliers must align with advanced therapy manufacturers to de-risk manufacturing processes and chemical composition requirements to maintain the safety and efficacy of new treatments.

 

Improve Facility Monitoring Systems To Comply With Regulations

A facility monitoring system is a process monitoring tool that collects data from sensors such as optical particle counters, differential pressure sensors, and temperature probes in realtime.

REGULATORY SOLUTIONS

Quality, Compliance, And Regulatory Services For Life Sciences - CAI

Accelerate Development With Excipient GMP Cell Culture Solutions - Nucleus Biologics

Comprehensive CMC-QC Solutions For Cell Therapy - ACROBiosystems

FOCUS ON QUALITY/ANALYTICAL METHODS

 

Using Novel Biological Responses For Robust Cell-Based Potency Assays

Ensure the potency and efficacy of your biologic products with a GMP-compliant potency bioassay, offering accurate real-time assessments for GMP release and stability testing.

 

High-Quality Detection Of Mycoplasma Contamination

Ensure biopharmaceutical safety with a validated RT-dPCR workflow for mycoplasma detection. Learn how Mycoplasma Standard CFU Kits support compliance and robust contamination testing across diverse sample types.

 

Five Considerations For PUPSIT Implementation

Pre-use, post-sterilization integrity testing (PUPSIT) is vital for contamination control to ensure the integrity of sterilized equipment before use. Learn how PUPSIT can enhance safety and quality in your protocols.

 

Is A DIY Microscope For You?

Whether modifying existing instrumentation or building a new tool from the ground up, a meticulous process is as critical as the functional result.

 

Key Strategies For Transferring Potency Assays From Lab To GMP Production

With extensive experience in managing assay transfers across diverse sources and development stages, we have identified five critical factors that can significantly impact the success of potency assay transfers.

 

Increasing Efficiency Of Production With Intelligent MBR Design

Discover how to enhance your pharmaceutical production efficiency with an intelligent MBR design that offers tailored software, handling systems, and inspection machines.

 

Solutions For CQA Analysis Of IVT mRNA-Based Biotherapeutics

Discover new innovative solutions for mRNA analysis, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in IVT mRNA workflows, including advanced technologies and methodologies to optimize your research and development processes.

 

Analytical Techniques For Assessing Quality Of Therapeutic Proteins

Evaluating quality attributes of therapeutic proteins requires a strategic, regulation-compliant selection of analytical techniques that consider molecular characteristics and phase to ensure characterization.

 

The 2025 Digital Validation Handbook

In uncertain times, digital validation ensures compliance, data integrity, and operational resilience. Discover how modern solutions streamline processes, reduce risk, and drive measurable ROI.

 

Improved GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Peptide Recovery

Discover how an innovative technology enhances LC-MS analysis of GLP-1 receptor agonists by minimizing peptide loss and improving assay sensitivity and consistency.

 

ITC For Binding Characterization In Pharmaceutical Research

Discover an Isothermal Titration Calorimetry tool that is precise for characterizing molecular interactions, which is crucial for drug discovery and lead optimization in pharmaceutical research.

 

Development Of Separation Methods For GLP-1 Synthetic Peptides

Explore a novel HPLC-UV/MS method for analyzing GLP-1 analogs to address critical challenges in peptide separation, impurity detection, and performance for improved reproducibility.

 

Advancements In Evaluating Fc-Mediated Functional Activity In Biologics

Watch this presentation to gain a comprehensive overview of how to evaluate Fc-mediated functions — and why doing so is vital to the success of biologic therapies.

 

How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Enable Agile Manufacturing

Pharma leaders face rising pressure to deliver personalized therapies faster and more efficiently. Discover how top companies are evolving operations to stay agile, compliant, and competitive in a changing landscape.

 

Standardize Flow Cytometry Data With Easy Assay Transfer Across Sites

Gain insight into how a global pharmaceutical company successfully transferred their cell therapy assays across international locations.

 

Logical Scale Out Before Scale Up

Explore how synthetic biology and a "scale-out" biomanufacturing strategy can unlock "infinite diversity in infinite combinations," optimizing MSC functionality for superior outcomes.

 

A Successful Transition To cGMP Manufacturing

Examine the development steps that lead to an mRNA construct optimized for your requirements and that meets future-proof cGMP manufacturing requirements, thereby de-risking the development.

 

How Manufacturers Navigate Labor Shortages, AI, And Quality Challenges

Review a survey that reveals key industry challenges such as labor shortages, skills gaps, and safety risks, while also spotlighting AI adoption and rising investment in quality innovation.

QUALITY/ANALYTICAL METHODS SOLUTIONS

A Fast, Scalable, And Reliable Digital PCR System - QIAGEN

Evaluating Performance Factors Of Cryopreserved PBMCs - Lonza

Reliable Results For Nucleic Acid Analysis - Agilent Technologies

SCIEX Bio-Expo Live 2024: Quality, Data, & Analytical Solutions - Danaher Life Sciences

A Platform For Measuring Multiple Critical Bioprocess Parameters - Repligen – PAT

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