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  • Should Sponsors Provide Source Document Templates?

    Sponsor-provided templates provide a compelling opportunity to improve upstream trial execution. However, in today’s world of increasingly complex and data-driven trials, the opportunity comes with important caveats. read more

  • Status Of AI Regulation On Drug Development

    As AI capabilities scale, the FDA expects sponsors and their outsourcing partners to treat AI like any other regulated, computerized system that can influence safety, effectiveness, or quality–define the role, document credibility, control the lifecycle, and monitor performance. read more

  • Horizon Lines: A Quarterly Review of NDAs – July-September 2025

    This quarterly review on New Drug Applications contains data for applications approved during the third quarter of 2025, which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. A total of 48 applications were approved by the FDA during these three months. read more

  • Quality: The Gold Standard for CDMOs - No Exceptions, No Compromises

    In today’s hyper-competitive pharmaceutical landscape, innovation, speed-to-market and cost control usually take the spotlight when selecting a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). However, underneath all those metrics, a single truth remains: if quality fails, so does everything else. read more