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Ensuring sustainability in healthcare logistics is more important than ever. As these companies strive to reduce their environmental impact, they are also discovering benefits such as lower operational costs and a stronger sense of social responsibility. By optimizing resource use and embracing eco-friendly practices, they contribute to community health, comply with regulations, and build a positive public image. Here are some key actions driving sustainability in healthcare logistics:   1.       Green procurement   One of the steps to achieve green procurement...MORE >

There are many vital steps in the development of pharmaceuticals and on their path to patients and consumers. There are many important aspects that need to be considered when managing clinical trials and drug testing processes. There is, however, also the important phase of distributing those pharmaceuticals. Starting from the facilities where they are manufactured and ending in the pharmacies where they can be accessed by people who need them.    Good distribution practices (GDP) are a fundamental part of the whole...MORE >

The healthcare product manufacturing industry can be quite a difficult career path to take when you don’t know where to start. There are many different ways to get into the industry of course. However, what are the most efficient ways to do so? Naturally, a couple of medical backgrounds pave the way for such professional development. Students of Pharmacy, Biotech, and Chemical Engineering already have a good standing when it comes to working in healthcare manufacturing. But what can GMP training...MORE >

It is plain to see how much the pharmaceutical industry has grown over the past couple of years and how much it is still growing today. What lies at the center of all pharma, however, is maintaining good clinical practice. GCP has become one of the most sought-after standards in the healthcare industry. Without it, most studies would not be properly managed and even allowed to continue forward. Thanks to this, most companies require their employees, working on...MORE >

The Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament, and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, will be applied effectively as of January 31st, 2022 because of the need for the development of a fully functional EU clinical trials portal and database. The Regulation aims to ensure a greater harmonisation of the rules for conducting clinical trials throughout the EU. It introduces an authorisation procedure based on a single submission via...MORE >

Astra Nova is happy to announce the release of an updated Good Clinical Practice online course. This ICH-GCP training is compliant to the latest regulations in the clinical research space and is already available online to the people worldwide. The course is aimed at staff involved in clinical studies and is suitable for people conducting CTIMP (Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicine Product) and non-CTIMP courses. It ​​is designed to meet all criteria and regulatory requirements of the international regulatory...MORE >

With the start of the New Year, Astra Nova is proud to announce our new mutual project with our partners at BGO Software. Together, we have created this Clinical Trial Software survey and we are hoping all of you will be able to invest a bit of your time and fill it in. This way you will help us create better products for clinical research professionals, allowing them to do their job in the best and most efficient...MORE >

One of the very critical aspects in clinical research is monitoring. Overseeing the progress of any phase, step, procedure, and process in real time is crucial to the accurate completion of any clinical trial project. Regular monitoring activities are necessary to ensure quality, efficacy, compliance with regulations and predefined principles, as well as comprehensiveness, and precision in clinical research. Such activities also guarantee that the trial is not only conducted in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) but they also...MORE >

As most people involved in the Clinical Research or Pharmaceutical industry are well aware, both of those are ever-growing and changing, reaching revenues in the billions every year. The healthcare sector is developing more and more medicines and medical equipment, constantly evolving and improving. That is the main catalyst for the growing digitalization in recent years of both, Clinical Research and Pharma. What is the reason behind the partnership between Astra Nova and BGO Software Looking towards the future, our team...MORE >

The advancement in healthcare and medicine is a complex process which depends on a variety of factors such as testing hypothesis and proving that something works, introducing new effective treatments, improving the quality of medical services, integrating and using technological developments which facilitate the workflow of practitioners and so on. Above all, however, is the role of clinical trials. Considered to be a critical step when it comes to enhancing the medical landscape, clinical trials become the ultimate means for...MORE >