Stop Asking Why

Sometimes the "why" question should be broken into smaller parts. by Harish Jose  Senior Quality Engineer ASQ CRE, ASQ CQE, ASQ CS...

The SCIO Concept: How to Conduct Cost-Effective Clinical Trials

For the past 20 years, the cost of new drug  development has risen at a rate  that was 7.4%  higher than inflation, and clinical trials bear...

Study Sites: Too Many Vendors, Too Little Time

Clinical site employees are dealing with  more tech vendors than ever before,  consuming  time that should be spent  running the study,  wor...

Why We Trek to Trade Shows

You'll see MasterControl exhibiting at  more than 10 trade shows this year.  MasterControl staffers frequently address  industry confere...

Leveraging Quality Management Systems to Visualize and Mitigate Risk at a Cross-Enterprise Level

Learn to use a quality management system at a  cross-enterprise level during the Proactive  GCP Compliance Conference MasterControl Expert A...

How to Explain Your Quality Job to Young Kids in 4 Steps

First-graders learn the concept of quality  through a paper airplane building exercise. by Lillian Erickson Global Quality Manager, MasterCo...

The #1 Cause of Medical Device Recalls—and How to Avoid It

FDA report lists faulty software  design as top recall cause. by Lisa Weeks, MasterControl Communications Would it surprise you to learn tha...

ISO 13485:2016 What are the Changes About?

The 2016 version of ISO 13485 was published  in February 2016. Become familiar with  the standard's  changes so your  products stay on t...

Quality by Design Part 1: You Can't Design Something You Don't Understand

If the cost of poor quality is like an iceberg, the obvious penalties are a lot less scary than what lies below the surface. by Beth Pederse...