During this course, you will learn all relevant aspects to implement and/ or improve a comprehensive and integrated Supplier Qualification System which fulfils regulatory GMP requirements. Furthermore, you will get to know possibilities and tools to increase efficiency and decrease costs at your company.
Background
Qualification and audits of suppliers, contract manufacturers and laboratories and other service providers are an important part of each Quality System. But what is required and which steps are really necessary? And is it possible to even decrease audit activities?
Starting materials should only be purchased from approved suppliers. EU Directive 2004/27/EC states that the manufacturer shall only use active substances, which have been manufactured in accordance with the detailed guidelines on GMP for starting materials. But also in contract manufacture and analysis, the contract giver is responsible for assessing the legality, suitability and the competence of the contract acceptor to follow GMP (EU Guide to GMP [7.5]).
The requirements and efforts to qualify suppliers should therefore not be underestimated. However, it seems that a downright ‘audit tourism’ has grown and suppliers and service providers are audited on site frequently and sometimes too often. In the globalising world more and more supplies are coming from countries like India and China. And qualifying these suppliers brings new challenges. This adds up to significant expenses for both the audited and the auditing company.
But supplier qualification is not limited to auditing. The whole process of supplier qualification and co-operation should be integrated in the existing Quality System of a company.
Target Group
This course and its pre-course session are designed for all personnel involved in supplier qualification activities at their company and decision makers who want to improve the existing process. It is addressed to persons from Quality Assurance and Control, Procurement, Business Development, Manufacturing, Project Management and R&D.
Date & Venue
Date Pre-course Session: Suppliers from China and India Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 9.00 – 17.30 h (Registration and coffee 8.30 – 9.00 h) GMP Education Course: Efficient Supplier Qualification Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 9.30 – 17.45 h (Registration and coffee 9.00 – 9.30 h) Thursday, 16 April 2026, 9.00 – 15.30 h
Venue for both events Barceló Hotel Hamburg Ferdinandstraße 15 20095 Hamburg, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 40/22 63 62 0 E-Mail: hamburg@barcelo.com
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