Joint Professional Bodies QP Symposium 2024

Future Proofing the QP Role

EPiC will be attending the Joint Professional Bodies QP Symposium 2024 on 15th May 2024.

Hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Society of Biology and Royal Society of Chemistry, the JPB QP Symposium brings together peers across pharmacy, chemistry and biology. The theme of the symposium will be on “Future Proofing the QP Role” and the event is aimed at eligible QPs and trainee QPs. 

Our Managing Director, Richard Andrews will be presenting on ‘Qualified Persons in an Ever-changing World’  This presentation will highlight and explore the world in which QPs are now required to operate, giving consideration to areas such as product and technological developments, post-COVID practices, global supply chains and expanding regulations and guidance. Insights into the challenges faced by QPs in navigating this complex environment will be presented, along with thoughts on how they can be overcome. Points for trainee and practising QPs to consider in order to ensure they are fulfilling the requirements of their role, as well as their own potential, in an ever-changing world. 

Making Pharmaceuticals Conference 2024

The EPiC Team

Pharma Discovery to Distribution

The EPiC team were pleased to be able to attend the UK’s Making Pharmaceuticals Conference 2024 in Coventry from 23rd to 24th April 2024.

The two-day conference covered topics spanning the entire product lifecycle, from discovery to distribution, and it was a fantastic opportunity to explain and promote our services to the conference attendees as well as meet with many of our current and past clients

EPiC delivered two presentations at the event. Darren Jones presented ‘Annex 1—Current & Future Deficiencies’, which identified areas where the pharmaceutical Industry routinely failed to comply with the previous Annex 1 and looked ahead to predict the potential compliance ‘pitfalls’ within the revised guidance and how to avoid these. 

Lewis Corbett presented on ‘Inspection Readiness’, which covered what being inspection-ready means in practice based on insights from former MHRA Inspectors. It highlighted expectations for PQS documentation, completion of operational activities, and examples of how to leverage output from the PQS to confirm GMDP compliance and prepare for a regulatory inspection.

The conference brought together industry leaders, professionals, and experts to share knowledge, insights, and innovations in the pharmaceutical field. Attending this event was an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, learn about developments in the industry, and contribute to ongoing advancements in healthcare.

We’ve already signed up to attend again next year, so be sure to save the date and join us on 29th and 30th April 2025!

European Forum for GCP On-line Seminar: Renovation & Regulation

The European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP) are hosting a half day seminar this autumn on regulatory and ethical hot topics including practical considerations for ICH GCP E6(R3) Renovation, Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) Regulations (EU and UK IMP considerations for compliance), an update from the MHRA GCP Inspectorate and ethical discussions on consent modernisation.

EPiC Auditors are pleased to support the event hosted by the Quality Working Party. Pharma compliance expert Michelle Yeomans will be delivering a presentation on the Clinical Trials Regulation transition and the implications for IMP management to ensure compliance. We believe in the importance of collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field of clinical trials to improve and protect public health.

The virtual seminar takes place on Monday, September 11th, 2023, and brings together leading experts and stakeholders to discuss practical considerations, updates, and ethical debates that are at the forefront of the industry.

To see the full agenda and register please visit the EFGCP Website.

Making Pharmaceuticals Conference

Serious about Making Pharmaceuticals?

Our Directors Richard Andrews and Darren Jones will be joining GMP Healthcare Ltd on stand 220 at this year’s Making Pharmaceuticals Conference in Coventry on the 25th – 26th April 2023.

As the largest Pharmaceutical Event in the UK, it covers everything from Processing, Medical Devices, Regulatory, Clinical Testing, Research & Development, Operational Excellence, Pharmaceutical Quality, Serialisation, Clinical Trial Testing, Ingredients / Excipients, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Packaging & Labelling, New Technologies & Data Management.

We will be on hand to discuss any challenges you are facing and offering our expertise to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as other associated healthcare clients, to achieve and maintain regulatory compliance and excellent pharmaceutical quality systems, to best industry standards.

Registrations are open for your complimentary Exhibition & Conference passes. It will be great to catch up with clients and colleagues old and new. If you are attending, please come along and say hello at the Making Pharmaceuticals Conference!

Making Pharmaceuticals Conference

WE SPECIALISE in helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as other associated healthcare clients, to achieve and maintain regulatory compliance and excellent pharmaceutical quality systems, to best industry standards. As ex MHRA inspectors, we know how the Regulators work and think. No consultants know how the MHRA operates better than we do.  We specialise in mock inspections; GXP audits, supply chain and system audits. We work with large organisations but also have a particular interest in supporting new and expanding small companies including wholesalers; contract laboratories and clinical development laboratories.