Putman Media Launches PharmaQbD.com for the Advancement of Drug Development

Putman Media has officially launched PharmaQbD.com, the first web site dedicated to advancing the philosophy of Quality by Design within the pharmaceutical industry. PharmaQbD.com is a community-oriented web site that will help advance a smarter, more scientific approach to drug development.

Itasca, IL (PRWEB) October 23, 2008 -- Putman Media has officially launched PharmaQbD.com, the first web site dedicated to advancing the philosophy of Quality by Design within the pharmaceutical industry. PharmaQbD.com is a community-oriented web site that will help advance a smarter, more scientific approach to drug development.

"We believe that scientific inquiry and experiment are not at odds with business strength," says Agnes Shanley, editor in chief, who notes that the mission statement for the new site and newsletter is "Better Science. Better Business." Shanley is also the editor of PharmaQbD.com's sister publication, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine (www.PharmaManufacturing.com).

The editorial advisory board for the new site has also been announced, comprised of some of the leading experts on QbD within the drug industry in the U.S. and abroad:

John Avellanet, CEO, Cerulean Associates

Ranjit Barshikar, GMP/Quality Consultant

Prabir Basu, Executive Director, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education

Bikash Chatterjee, President, Pharmatech Associates

Joseph De Feo, CEO, Juran Institute

Alistair Gillanders, CTO and VP North America, DynoChem, Inc.

Steve Jolley , Vice President of Pharmacovigilance, Patni Life Sciences

Jason Kamm, Principal, Tunnell Consulting

Michael Kowolenko, Senior VP, Wyeth Biotech

Michael Meagher, Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Justin Neway, CSO, Aegis Analytical

Moheb Nasr, Director, Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, FDA

Rakesh Patel, Assistant Professor, Ganpat University, India

Russ Somma, President, SommaTech, Inc.

The concept of Quality by Design is one familiar to many industries, but just taking root within pharmaceuticals. QbD is a systematic approach to drug quality, espoused by the Food & Drug Administration, that asks manufacturers to build in drug quality from early development through the entire product lifecycle, whereas the traditional focus of quality has been on the final product.

PharmaQbD.com, and its twice-monthly newsletter PharmaQbD E-news, will feature regular interviews and communication with experts and professionals directly involved in QbD, those best qualified to comment on the successes and challenges of this new vision for the pharma industry.

"We hope that PharmaQbD.com and PharmaQbD E-news will be catalysts for the continued growth of the Quality by Design movement within the pharmaceutical industry," says Tonia Becker, publisher of Putman Media's life sciences group, which includes Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine and PharmaManufacturing.com. "QbD is not a fad, but a philosophy that is guiding change within every aspect of the drug industry."

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