April 6, 2021
By James Jardine, Staff Writer, MasterControl
If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic proved to pharmaceutical companies that digitally integrated processes are the key to surviving a crisis. If your organization has difficulty connecting people, processes, and systems, there are three pragmatic measures you can take to bolster your existing infrastructure, help ensure secure connections, and enhance collaborative work.
March 24, 2021
By David Butcher, Staff Writer, MasterControl
Since its founding in 1978, medical device manufacturer Weaver and Company has grown, regulations relevant to its products have evolved, and paper-based processes posed greater risk. Recognizing that managing paper quality and production documents was no longer practical, the Colorado-based company has taken steps to modernize with MasterControl's digital quality management and manufacturing solutions.
When was the last time you reviewed your quality documents? If you don’t review them, how do you know if you need to update and revise them? These are the questions that Marty Jackson1, a MasterControl professional services consultant, asks new clients who are switching from a paper-based document management process to an automated system. In most cases, they are stumped.
August 7, 2020
by David Jensen, Staff Writer, MasterControl
Noticing an increase in violations of current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) regarding data integrity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drafted a question-and-answer-based guidance to address some of the frequently asked questions and to clarify the role of data integrity in regulated product manufacturing.
April 4, 2019
by David Jensen, Staff Writer, MasterControl
Noticing an increase in violations of current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) regarding data integrity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drafted a question-and-answer-based guidance to address some of the frequently asked questions and to clarify the role of data integrity in drug manufacturing.
March 27, 2019
by David Jensen, Staff Writer, MasterControl
Another phase of the industrial revolution — dubbed Industry 4.0 — is underway and gaining momentum. While the previous phases of the industrial revolution have been about adopting new technologies, Industry 4.0 is about redefining the organizational culture.
July 18, 2018
by Beth Pedersen, Staff Writer, MasterControl
It’s 2018 and technology has pervaded every area of our lives. Yet a visit to almost any manufacturing floor reveals that paper is alive and well, even in forward-thinking companies with strong IT strategies and digital transformation initiatives in place. Why is it that the truly paperless factory floor remains so elusive?
May 31, 2018
by Philippe Charbon, CEO of Apsalys, a European value-added Partner of MasterControl
An examination of how the evolving standards of data integrity are affecting regulations and quality considerations within life science industries worldwide.
May 29, 2018
by Philippe Charbon, CEO of Apsalys, a European value-added Partner of MasterControl
The emergence of new guidelines on data integrity, and the interpretation of that data via audits and inspections, doesn't detract from pre-existing elements of regulation, particularly Annex 11 of the European Union’s (EU) good manufacturing practice (GMP) guidelines.
June 28, 2016
James Jardine, Marketing Communications, MasterControl Inc.
Call it the curse of success: as Unity Lab Services—a business unit of Thermo Fisher—flourished, the already massive amount of vital documentation that required tracking, continual updating and maintenance became exponentially larger and more difficult to manage. For a company that has obtained its leading edge by providing customers with a single source for integrated lab services, support and supply management, the very notion of out-of-control documents and outdated, rogue work instructions spelled potential disaster.
April 26, 2016
Dave Hunter, Product Management Director, MasterControl
Document control issues are among the most commonly cited observations in FDA Form 483s and warning letters. In the medical device sector alone, document control-related issues represented 10 percent of Form 483 observations and 8 percent of warning letters in 2014(1).
February 25, 2016
James Jardine, Marketing Communications, MasterControl Inc.
If a document control system exists to improve your organization’s productivity and help maintain a continual state of audit readiness, what rudimentary features does it absolutely need to have? The components that are deemed essential may vary slightly from one organization to the next based on individual business requirements, but the following checklist covers the minimum functionality that should be expected from a categorically complete document control software solution.
