Quality assurance professionals are responsible for developing, monitoring, and overseeing processes that assure control in manufacturing in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and other life-science industries. Increasingly, the concept referred to as Quality by Design (QbD) is becoming necessary for professionals working in quality assurance. According to the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Journal, Dr. Joseph […]
Pharma 4.0 applies Industry 4.0 concepts to the pharmaceutical industry and offers a great deal of potential for improvement within manufacturing. The concept involves expanding current manufacturing strategies to include a holistic approach that considers information from every stage, from development, to manufacturing and enterprise planning. This increases safety and efficacy along the full product […]
In the pharmaceutical industry, small samples of drugs or other materials are routinely tested to help ensure that they are safe and consistent. To determine how these sample batches of pharmaceutical products are tested, drug makers and health regulators develop and implement what are called sampling plans. During your pharmaceutical quality assurance training, you will […]
In the pharmaceutical industry, quality assurance (QA) is essential for ensuring that pharmaceutical products are manufactured to a safe and consistent standard. QA is a very broad field that refers to any aspect that may affect a drug’s quality during its research, development, manufacturing, and sales phases. QA professionals are responsible for instituting a range […]
Gene editing is the process of artificially modifying an organism’s DNA by removing a piece of the DNA and replacing it with new genetic material. This form of genetic engineering has the potential to provide enormous benefits, including treating genetic disorders, improving crop yields, and controlling the spread of disease. However, gene editing also comes […]
Gene therapy could be a revolutionary way to treat rare and deadly diseases for which today’s treatments are limited. As opposed to traditional biopharmaceutical drugs, gene therapy entails introducing healthy genes into a person’s body to replace unhealthy ones. Currently, those who are suffering from rare illnesses must undergo costly and time-consuming drug treatments, but […]
Pursuing a lucrative and meaningful career in the pharmaceutical industry as a quality assurance or quality control professional is a worthwhile investment. However, many students both in Canada and abroad require additional financing opportunities to cover their tuition and other related expenses so that they can focus on their studies. Thankfully, there are plenty of […]
The cosmetic industry is growing each year, with more and more customers buying and using various products across the globe. As a result, it is more important than ever for cosmetic companies to have clear guidelines concerning the safety, consistency, and reliability of their products, and to ensure that they conform to regulatory standards. As […]
A huge proportion of a pharmaceutical professional’s time can be spent observing and measuring the nature and composition of specific substances. Today’s modern laboratories make use of a wide range of instruments in order to achieve greater insights into the products being developed and tested. In their advanced module projects, quality assurance students at Toronto […]