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Supply Chain & Technical Operations

Manufacturing and supply chain have to run GxP-compliant and economical at the same time. We support tech transfer and scale-up, GDP-compliant distribution and supplier qualification, shortage management as well as lean and digitalization programs, from the shop floor to validated IT, without losing regulatory control.

  • Biotech
  • IVD
  • MedTech
  • Pharma

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27 topics in Supply Chain & Technical Operations

EU GMP Guide Annex 1 (Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products, 2022 version)

Automated Visual Inspection

AVI consulting for visual final inspection: system selection and defect library, method validation with a probability-of-detection study and reference standard per EU GMP Guide Annex 1, computer system validation per GAMP 5, and ongoing performance monitoring of false-reject and detection rates.

ICH Q5E (comparability of biotechnological/biological products subject to changes in their manufacturing process)

Biotech Scale-up

Scale-up consulting for biotech and biopharmaceutical companies: scientific support of the scale change in upstream and downstream, derivation of the critical process parameters under ICH Q8 and ICH Q11, comparability strategy under ICH Q5E, and process validation with PPQ under ICH Q7 and Annex 15 of the EU GMP Guide. The focus is on the scaling questions that distinguish biological processes from chemical synthesis.

21 CFR Part 11 (FDA, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures)

Business, Data & IT

Business, data and IT consulting for GxP-regulated life sciences companies: technology strategy and system selection, computerised system validation under GAMP 5, data integrity to ALCOA+, audit trail and e-signature design against 21 CFR Part 11 and the EU GMP Guide Annex 11, plus the integration of AI applications under the AI Act (EU) 2024/1689.

EU GMP Guide (Eudralex Volume 4)

CAPEX Planning & Qualification

CAPEX consulting for regulated production facilities: needs assessment and business case, User Requirement Specification with integrated GMP requirements, technical tendering and supplier selection, project controlling as well as FAT, SAT and qualification through to GMP-compliant commissioning, for pharma, biotech, MedTech and IVD.

EU GMP Guide (EudraLex Volume 4), Part I, Chapter 5 (Production / Procurement of Starting Materials)

Compliant Procurement Excellence

Consulting for GMP-compliant procurement in life sciences: design of auditable procurement processes and SOPs, quality agreements with critical suppliers, risk-based supplier categorization and a procurement KPI system, aligned with supplier qualification, change control and the supplier audit program.

EU GMP Guidelines Annex 11 (Computerised Systems)

Digital Governance

Digital governance for regulated life sciences IT: a complete system inventory with GAMP 5-based criticality assessment, defined system ownership across IT, QA and the business, IT policies for change control, access control and incident management in line with EU GMP Annex 11, plus integrated IT risk management and software lifecycle management - as a robust foundation for CSV and data integrity across all sectors.

EU GMP Guide Annex 11 (Computerised Systems)

Digitalization in Life Sciences

Digitalization consulting for regulated Pharma, Biotech, MedTech and IVD environments: a GMP-compliant roadmap, paperless manufacturing with electronic batch records, risk-based system selection and the validated introduction of LIMS, eQMS, MES and ERP in line with GAMP 5 and EU GMP Guide Annex 11.

ISO 50001 (energy management systems)

Energy & Resource Management

Energy and resource management for regulated life sciences production: energy audit, consumption analysis across HVAC, compressed air and refrigeration systems, process optimization and implementation of an energy management system to ISO 50001, with robust data for ESG and CSRD reporting.

EU GMP Guide Annex 11 (Computerised Systems)

ERP Integration

ERP integration for regulated life-sciences companies: GMP process design for batch management, goods receipt and batch release, interfaces to LIMS, MES and eQMS, risk-based validation in line with GAMP 5, plus GMP-compliant data migration and go-live management for SAP, Oracle and comparable systems.

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