Continuous professional development (CPD) is important for employee personal development and is of strategic value for organizations. Having qualified and knowledgeable personnel can help deploy strategy and yield competitive advantage in the marketplace. This article presents the results of a qualitative and quantitative study on the progression and experiences of industry-based graduates who completed a masters in regulatory affairs. The results demonstrate that regulato...

Regulatory intelligence activities are complicated by the push for stronger product sales in emerging markets, where medical device regulations can change rapidly or be confusing and even contradictory. Understanding how, when, and with whom to communicate the new or changing regulatory information within a medical device company affects global market strategy and product success. The research reported here examined how medical device companies structure their regulatory i...

RAPS recently brought together three leading authors of the just-released, newly revised third edition of Regulatory Intelligence 101 to discuss the book and the practice of regulatory intelligence (RI). Author and global RI expert, Céline Rodier Seguy, joined lead editors, Daanish Ashraf and Bill Sietsema to answer questions and provide insight on keeping up with complex and constantly changing regulatory information, during a live webcast moderated by RAPS Senior Edi...

Feature articles during March focused on regulatory intelligence (RI), including first-hand accounts of setting up a dedicated process for RI monitoring and developing an in-house RI database, as well as an examination of the implications of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) new integrated review template for RI. Also included were articles on the importance a global unique device identification (UDI) system, the FDA’s Bad Ad program, and the importance of writ...

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review summaries, previously referred to as summary basis of approval documents, can serve as invaluable sources of regulatory strategy information, the details of which are not publicly available from any other source. When the FDA announced its plans to use a more streamlined approach to communicating regulatory decisions through an integrated assessment process and review document, it raised concern among those who contribute to and...

Earning your Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) is a significant investment in your regulatory career. The RAC is the leading credential for regulatory professionals in the healthcare product sector. It shows employers, clients, colleagues and others not only that you have the requisite regulatory knowledge, but also that you are committed to your profession. To get the credential, you must pass one of two challenging RAC exams. The average pass rate is between 40% ...

Companies with a global regulatory presence may benefit from developing an in-house regulatory intelligence database. Such a database can be customized to focus on key subjects by building content reflecting published sources and the company’s experience. Adaptable content for multiple uses can be built by the company’s local experts. The system structure must support diverse users to create, maintain, document, access, and understand the information with functional collab...

It is important and of value for organizations to establish a dedicated regulatory intelligence (RI) function and process with designated roles and responsibilities to support RI monitoring. The true value is realized when there is commitment and engagement across the organization to build the RI resource. This article will lay out how one process was defined for regulatory surveillance/ monitoring (which relies on communication, cross-functional team engagement, and a rob...

Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden wasted little time in acting to halt former President Donald Trump’s “midnight regulations” and to revoke some of his predecessor’s controversial deregulatory orders in his first day in office.   Biden’s “regulatory freeze” memorandum will likely impact several moves by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the final days and weeks of the Trump administration that impact the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), e...

Q4 Regulatory Focus Article Series: Regulatory Intelligence   RAPS is pleased to bring you another edition of its Regulatory Focus Article Series, comprised of timely and relevant technical articles, case studies, interviews, and research reports. These topic-focused collections are intended to benefit RAPS members responsible for healthcare-related products. Articles are developed by global subject-matter experts representing a range of regulatory responsibiliti...

It isn’t easy to be a highly effective regulatory writer, but clear, well-written documentation is a critical part of bringing essential medicines and medical products to market. In RAPS’ newly released, Regulatory Writing: An Overview, Second Edition , aspiring and experienced writers alike will find expert guidance and advice that is easy to apply. Completely updated from the previous edition, Regulatory Writing covers content development for regulatory documents...

Feature articles during November focused on a range of topics, including a comparison of US drug regulatory pathways with those in China, as well as the application of EU and US guidelines during product development for advanced therapies. The line-up also included articles on the challenges in getting contemporaneous approval for medicines and companion diagnostics, and the importance of early planning in preparation for the transition to the EU In Vitro Diagnostic Devi...