Author Archives: Guest Post

Clinical Study Reports to STFs

When working with sponsors who are new to eCTD submissions, one of the most common questions we get is, “What is a Study Tagging File and why do we need one for each clinical study report?”  To explain the importance … Continue reading

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Diabetes Research Strategic Plan

The media continually alerts us to the epidemic of diabetes in the world.  Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death.  Worldwide in 2007 there were 246 million people diagnosed with diabetes, and an additional 79 million people are at … Continue reading

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How will Healthcare Reform Impact Your Next Investigator Meeting?

The new Healthcare reform legislation can be debated by Americans for days on end, but tucked in among all of the changes for Medicare beneficiaries, pre-existing conditions, and the effects on small business owners lays a provision that most layman would not even notice. This provision, however, has the attention of US drug and device manufacturers and cannot be ignored. Continue reading

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Top Reasons to Adopt eCTD Viewing Software

The audience for the eCTD viewer at a drug company ranges from a few users to hundreds or even thousands, depending on the size of the company. Essentially, anyone who writes content, communicates with the FDA, or creates a submission should be using eCTD viewing software. And yet, despite the many advantages and increased global adoption of eCTD submissions, there are still questions and concerns around implementation, in particular among the smaller IND companies. Continue reading

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August 2010 FDA Guidances

Image via Wikipedia Each month, Cato Research Regulatory Scientist Cathy Anderson compiles a list of the notable guidance documents released by the FDA.  Here’s a summary of the guidances released in August 2010 (links go directly to PDF documents). Special … Continue reading

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