CMO Oversight - Quality Oversight of Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organisations
10/11 December 2025, Berlin, Germany
Course No. 21898
Speakers
Canice Kearney
Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland
Dr Sue Mann
Sue Mann Consultancy
Energy Kristina Hansen
MilCor Consulting
Jette Petersen
F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Objectives
Hear and discuss the expectations and best practices for effective and efficient Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMO) Quality and Supply Chain Oversight processes and how to get there. This will support you turning your company’s quality excellence goals into reality.
Background
Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) but also innovative Start-Ups and Research & Development organisations outsource parts, if not all, of manufacturing, testing and distribution activities for their product(s).
There are some good reasons for such an approach. It gives smaller organisations the opportunity to bring their own product(s) to the market and keep the focus on research and development and it also helps attracting investors. The actual employees can concentrate on core competencies. For larger companies, it offers more flexibility, focus on core competences and a good way to quickly add new products to the portfolio and develop markets faster.
Of course, such a business model also brings some challenges. The contract giver needs a high degree of trust with the business partners in the supply chain, must be able to deal with differences in corporate and quality culture and, above all, have the necessary oversight of the quality and supply chain of all activities and products.
Just as it is with other business areas, management has the responsibility to ensure that systems are in place to effectively monitor the state of control in order to intervene with timely decisions to manage risk, achieve goals, and add stakeholder value. It is of utmost importance to detect and heed possible problems early enough.
Target Group
QA Managers and Executives from MAHs/Virtual Companies including Senior Management and Business Executives and those involved in improving the Pharmaceutical Quality System.
Date / Venue / Presentations / Certificate
Date Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 09.00h – 17.15h (Registration and coffee 8.30h – 9.00h) Thursday, 11 December 2025, 08.30h – 15.15h
Venue HYPERION Hotel Berlin Prager Straße 12 10779 Berlin, Germany Phone +49 (0) 30 / 236250 0 Email hyperion.berlin@h-hotels.com
The presentations for this event will be available for you to download and print before and after the event. Please note that no printed materials will be handed out on site and that there will not be any opportunity to print the presentations on site.
After the event, you will automatically receive your certificate of participation.
The ultimate responsibility for the performance of a medicinal product
Articulating MAH responsibilities in a complex organization
Effective MAH governance
Quality and Supply Chain Oversight when working with CMOs – what is different and what are the Challenges?
What does CMO oversight mean and what is expected?
What aspects of the supply chain are relevant and how is sufficient oversight achieved?
How to handle more than one quality system
How to manage differences in culture and language
Supply Chain Maps – Examples of Complexities involved
What is required of a Supply Chain Map (SCM)?
Control and format of SCMs and setting the scope of responsibilities
Achieving value from use of SCMs – and aligning company’s approach for supply
Interactive Session: What is needed in your Organisation? (Specific Quality System Aspects)
How the PQS should interact with other companies’ Systems
Detailed review of possible points of interaction (e.g. change controls, deviations/non-conformances, complaints & recall, preparation of the Product Quality Review, audits……)
How to ensure effective and efficient interaction and communication.
What are the challenges to overcome?
Batch Certification – Minimum Requirements & Best Practices
Arrangements for QP Certification at the contract giver
Manage deviation reporting and change control implementation
Batch Certification – Considerations for outsourcing
Case studies, examples of effective arrangements
Case Study IMPs: CDMO Oversight at Roche
Responsibilities
Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations (CDMO) selection and Control
Overview Management
Point of contacts
Reviews and quality reports (external/ internal)
Dealing with difficult CMO Stakeholder Behaviour
Top 10 most difficult behaviours to handle
Reasons
How to increase engagement
CMOs needing high Level of Oversight
Triggers, figures and stickers
Handling below satisfactory CMOs
Use of Quality Risk Management (QRM)
Objective of QRM and how best to use this tool
When to use QRM proactively and how to ensure this is effective
Examples of when QRM has to be used reactively and how to make informed, scientific decisions
Post Product Release Oversight Responsibilities
MAH’s responsibilities after certification and release of medicinal product
Testimonials
Seminar Programme as PDF