CMC Live - Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls

018 - 2020: A Year in Review with Ed Narke, Brian Lihou & Meranda Parascandola

Episode Summary

In this very special episode of CMC Live, hosts Ed Narke, Brian Lihou and Meranda Parascandola provide an in-depth recap of Season One, complete with direct quotes from all of their illustrious guests. Ed, Brian and Meranda reflect on everything from Jim Mencel’s perspective on expedited drug development programs and Dave Adams’ belief in trusting the API process to Daniel Torok’s analysis of the White Coat Effect and Judy Magruder’s effective strategies for early stage drug development. They share insights from David Blasingame on the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing in China as well as Hedley Rees’ views on the importance of creating a value chain. Finally, Ed, Brian and Meranda discuss topics they’d like to integrate into Season Two and thank the listeners for their support throughout the year. zcTR6b8N5mnoOKtALIZa

Episode Notes

What We Covered

Tweetable Quotes

“One of the things that resonated with me on that particular podcast was how Dave [Adams] took a step back and said, ‘You really can’t underestimate the importance of the skilled technicians that actually run the process.’” 

“The reality is they still need that person-in-plant. So, I think what Dan [Torok] brings to the table is what a lot of clients look for. Some clients don’t have that infrastructure and they blindly trust the CMO – and sometimes not always to the right result.” 

“I think people are now realizing that they do need to take a lot of different factors into consideration when selecting their CMO and they might need that assistance from experts like us.”

“If you know that you have properly identified and characterized the development history of your product, and its pitfalls, and its areas of concern – and you’ve explored those – it really makes for a much more robust filing that stands up to scrutiny.” 

“We had a special external guest, Hedley Rees, who talked a bit about supply chain and how to create a value chain.” 

“Our job as regulatory reviewers, strategists, authors, CMC experts, is to decipher what the data is saying.” 

“I think that’s the experience that Judy brought to bear is that holistic approach to a client’s program.” 

Relevant Links

Design Space InPharmatics – LinkedIn

Design Space InPharmatics – Twitter

Edward Narke on LinkedIn

Brian Lihou on LinkedIn

Meranda Parascandola on LinkedIn

Taming the Big Pharma Monster

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