Guest Columns

1. What Did ICH Q14 Miss On Analytical Method Validation? 7/7/2025

   Revisions to ICH Q14 remedied some shortcomings, but the latest version still contains errors and ambiguities. Here is a detailed breakdown.

2. June 2025 — CDMO Opportunities And Threats Report 7/3/2025

   Each month, Outsourced Pharma works in conjunction with PharmSource, part of GlobalData, to present its “Contract Manufacturing: Opportunities and Threats (CMOT) Report” to our readers. The report identifies CDMOs that might be impacted by key events affecting their clients, including company acquisitions, product acquisitions and licenses, product approvals, late clinical product terminations, and FDA rejections.

3. Process Validation: Optimizing Operational Excellence In Pharma And Medical Devices 7/3/2025

   Process validation is often viewed as a costly regulatory formality. However, it is actually a strategic investment that, when integrated into business planning, delivers measurable outcomes in productivity, compliance, speed-to-market, and profitability.

4. Cleaning Process Capability: Risk-Based Cleaning Process Performance Qualification 7/1/2025

   A cleaning validation professional must know how many process performance qualification runs are necessary. Here's how to go about demonstrating this with a high degree of assurance while minimizing the number of qualification runs.

5. Sorriso's Path To Oral Biologics Dosing Is Through The Gut 6/30/2025

   Following positive results from a Phase 1b trial, company leaders describe scaling their yeast expression and spray-drying processes as they prepare for Phase 2.

6. Why 'Which Is Best?' Is The Wrong Question In CGT Development 6/27/2025

   In cell therapy development, the instinct to seek a single “best” option is natural — but in reality, there’s rarely a universal winner.

7. Understanding FDA's New National Priority Voucher Pilot Program 6/25/2025

   The FDA's vouchers will be issued to companies addressing health issues in the U.S. and increasing domestic manufacturing, among other criteria.

8. The Latest Techniques And Technology For Differentiating Capsids 6/24/2025

   Since AAV gene therapy’s origins, scientists and regulators have sought optimized ways to measure empty/full capsids. This expert reviews pros and cons of modern methods.

9. AI-Assisted QMS: Bridging ISO/IEC 42001:2023 And ICH Q10 For Pharmaceutical Excellence 6/23/2025

   Integrating AI into quality management systems (QMS) can be a transformative opportunity to enhance quality assurance, improve compliance, and enable proactive risk management. 

10. Navigating FDA Regulatory Changes: Policy Shifts, Deregulation, Restructuring, And Future Oversight 6/23/2025

    Recent shifts within the U.S. FDA reflect an increasingly complex tension between scientific rigor and accelerating political and economic pressures. Here are the newest developments and emerging focal points.