Plan For Global CMC Assessment Platform Advances To Next Phase

The International Council for Harmonisation is seeking input from IT vendors on what it will take to establish a state-of-the-art technology platform that drug sponsors can use to submit quality-related post authorization submissions for collaborative assessment by multiple regulatory authorities.

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The International Council for Harmonisation has outlined ambitious plans for a technology platform it proposes to create to enable drug sponsors to submit post-marketing chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) changes for evaluation by multiple regulators around the world.

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