Lifecycle Management of Analytical Method Validation in Compliance with the FDA, ICH and USP Expectations

Sunday, March 8, 2026 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM · 8 hr. 30 min. (America/Chicago)
Short Course Office - Room 211
Short Course
Pharmaceutical & Biologics

Information

Analytical laboratories play key roles in the pharmaceutical industry. The generation of data that ensure its reliability and allow for post-analysis verification of its authenticity is critical to the drug development process; thus, keeping the analytical method in compliance with FDA, ICH and USP regulations is a challenge for analytical scientists.
This course will review the current regulations from FDA, ICH, USP, and WHO, and different aspects of validation throughout development phases to establish critical acceptance criteria. It will also discuss change strategies to analytical procedures, especially the difference of validation, verification and transfer. Key experiments will also be discussed to establish different validation parameters. Participants are expected to share their experiences and discuss lab practices to keep method stay in compliance.
Day of Week
Sunday
Session Number
SC-7290
Application
Pharmaceuticals
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography/LCMS
Primary Focus
Application

Short Course Information

Course Level
Intermediate
Duration
Full Day Course
Learning Objective
Understand regulatory expectations of method qualification. Develop a systematic process to evaluate method validation. Discuss changes and how to support method lifecycle management. Understand pitfalls created by ineffective method validation.
Course Outline
1. Regulatory expectations of Method Validation a. Current review of critical GMP issues in analytical labs b. Review ICH Q2 and Q14 guidelines and FDA Guidance for Industry c. USP <1225>, <1226> and <1224> requirements d. Working with USP Monographs 2. Development of stability indicating test methods a. Discuss validation characteristics b. Stress testing and forced degradation studies c. Differentiate validation, verification and transfer 3. Lifecycle and Change Management of Analytical Procedures a. Types of changes to analytical Method b. Verification of compendial methods c. Key strategies of Method Transfer d. Structure validation protocol and establish acceptance criteria
Target Audience
Analytical chemists, GMP staff scientists, supervisors, directors, investigators in QC lab, R&D, production, manufacturing, contract labs, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, laboratory auditors, lab inspectors, data reviewers, lab investigators. This course is not intended for microbiologists.
Early Fee (before Jan 29, 2026)
$900.00
Full Fee (after Jan 29, 2026)
$1100.00

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