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The development, quality, and procurement teams should work together to determine which materials and suppliers are needed, says Jane Zhang, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, ETCH Sourcing, and Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, Regulatory Compliance Associates (RCA), and Siegfried Schmitt, Parexel, tackle the ever-growing problem of having a properly trained workforce with a variety of needed skill sets.

Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company, outlines the importance of batch recovery procedures in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, Regulatory Compliance Associates (RCA), Siegfried Schmitt, Parexel, and Anita Michaels, RCA, explain how CDMOs can best handle regulatory inspections and client expectations.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, Parexel, give their opinions on why those working in the pharmaceutical industry should lend their voices to draft regulations.

Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice-president, Technical at Parexel, answers questions on the use and benefits of real-world evidence for small-molecule and large-molecule drug development.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, Parexel, answer questions on the use of real-world evidence for both small-molecule and large-molecule drug development. In addition, they tackle a question on supply chain security problems that arise during transportation of pharmaceutical goods.

Michelle Heiter, laboratory and quality control specialist, and Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company, discuss how to effectively use contamination control strategies in your operations.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, talks to Piet Christiaens, PhD, scientific director, E&L expert at Nelson Labs, and Dennis Jenke, PhD, principal consultant for Nelson Labs and chief executive scientist, Triad Scientific Solutions, about extractables and leachables and the testing required for each.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss if and when identity testing is necessary to be performed on a final product when the API is sourced from a third party.

Speedier implementation of the Post-Approval Change Management Protocol is essential for it to have a positive effect on supply security, says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Simona Guidi, Associate Director, Cell and Gene Therapies at ProPharma, discusses the options available for controlling adventitious contamination in cell processing and the use of closed processing systems for cell therapy production.

Matt Cushing, VP of Quality and Science, Nelson Labs, and Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company, discuss PDA/ANSI Standard 06-2025: Assessment of Quality Culture Guidance Documents, Models, and Tools, which was published in February 2025.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss how to address an FDA warning letter citation for a failure to establish a quality control unit.

While global harmonization exists, there are still differences between the US and European GMP requirements that manufacturers should know, says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel.