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EU Commission Releases Draft Annex 11: ...

12/02/2025

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On July 7, 2025, the European Union (EU) Commission and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) published an updated draft of Annex 11: Computerised Systems, a supplementary guideline that is part of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Although it is GMP focused, the guiding principles of the annex can also be applied to other GxP standards.

EU Commission Releases Draft Annex 11: Computerised Systems
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Warning Letter Issued to Investigator of ...

11/18/2025

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In July, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to an investigator conducting a clinical trial for pediatric participants. The warning letter was the result of a routine inspection part of the FDA’s Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) as well as the investigator’s written response to the Form FDA 483.

Warning Letter Issued to Investigator of Pediatric Study
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ISO Release DIS 9001:2026 for Quality ...

11/06/2025

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On August 27, 2025, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released a Draft International Standard (DIS) for the ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management Systems (QMS) to ISO member bodies for a twelve-week review and ballot period. The goal of ISO 9001 is to help organizations create and maintain consistency of their products or services and seeks to improve and refine their internal processes and procedures to increase efficiency.

ISO Release DIS 9001:2026 for Quality Management Systems
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Problems Found in Sponsor-Investigator Led Trial

10/30/2025

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On March 25, 2025 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the sponsor-investigator of a study due to objectionable conditions observed during a Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program inspection. The sponsor-investigator’s written response to the FDA Form 483 were deemed inadequate therefore the FDA issued a warning letter stating that the sponsor-investigator was noncompliant with multiple regulations within 21 CFR part 312.

Problems Found in Sponsor-Investigator Led Trial
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Sponsor BIMO Warning Letter – What is a Drug?

10/08/2025

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On April 30th, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter and Form FDA 483 to the sponsor of a clinical investigation as the result of a Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) inspection. 40 participants were enrolled in the study and took the investigational product that the sponsor claims was to help individuals with sleeping disorders without submitting an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.

Sponsor BIMO Warning Letter – What is a Drug?

Additional Delay in Timing of the Compliance to the Updates to the Common Rule. This is Your Opportunity to comment on changes!

4/23/2018

The US Department of Health and Human Services along with 16 other agencies published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to delay the compliance date of the updated “Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects,” also known as the “Common Rule,” published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017. The January 2017 final rule is also known as the “2018 Requirements.”

Sandra SAM Sather Speaking at April 2018 ACRP Conference

4/16/2018

SAM Sather, MS, BSN, CCRC, CCRA, Vice President of Clinical Pathways, LLC, will be speaking at the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)’s April 2018 Expo. The session will cover global regulatory issues and counts as 1.0 ACRP continuing education credits.

 

Topic:        “A Global Perspective on Regulations Impacting Clinical Research”

When:        Monday, April 30, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT

Where:       Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center - National Harbor, Maryland (map)

FDA's Patient-Focused Drug Development – Part 2

4/12/2018

In part 1 of our FDA's Patient-Focused Drug Development blog, we discussed the origin of FDA’s patient-focused drug development from Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) V and VI and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) to the development of a guidance that will allow for the direct collection of patient experience data to guide regulatory decision-making. Plan for Issuance of Patient‐Focused Drug Development Guidance from May 2017 describes FDA’s plan for development of a guidance under the Cures Act.