Dr Laura Brown MBA, BSc (Biochemistry), BSc (Psychology), PhD, Diploma in Clinical Science, FICR, is a Pharmaceutical Management and Training Consultant, Course Director for the MSc in Clinical Research at the University of Cardiff. She has more than 19 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies, including GlaxoWellcome, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Farmitalia and Phoenix International. She has worked in Drug Development, Clinical Research, Quality Assurance and Marketing and has a particular expertise in Clinical Research and GCP issues. She was Chairman of the ACRPI GCP Forum for six years. She regularly writes on clinical research issues and ICH GCP, is author of SCRIP’s GCP guide and is a member of the editorial board of the Good Clinical Practice Journal. She is co-author of several books on management including ‘Developing the Individual’, 'The Ultimate Book of Business Skills’ and ‘Pharmaceutical Project Management’.
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A three-day accelerated management programme to give you the high-performance management skills of an MBA, designed specifically for pharmaceutical/biotechnology professionals and also applicable to medical device/animal health industries
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An essential course for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and including best practice SOP writing using process mapping.
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Data integrity is a critical issue in document governance and is increasingly becoming a focus for regulatory inspections globally. This course will equip you with the necessary knowledge to identify and avoid potential data integrity issues before auditors do.
New for 2025
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This two-day interactive course covers the essential interpersonal skills needed to excel as a life sciences project manager.
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This course will assure monitors understand the importance of compliance with latest ICH GCP R3 requirements, and how these apply to monitoring clinical trials in the future.
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This course will take you through the key regulatory and guideline requirements for clinical research in Europe, including the new EU Clinical Trial Regulation and a brief review of key FDA requirements.
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This programme will give you an invaluable overview of the pharmaceutical industry, from discovery of the molecule through development to marketing.
New for 2025
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This brand new course on the recently published and long-awaited ICH GCP E6 (R3) is designed to help participants stay compliant and implement the new guideline effectively.
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A two-day course that will ensure you comply with new regulatory requirements.
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This course will provide an update on the experience of working to the regulation since Go-live, to help your implementation and compliance including transferring clinical trials from the directive to the regulation.
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Understand the importance of accuracy and attention to detail in day-to-day work and overcome the distractions of home working
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This essential course will explain the importance of using risk management techniques in clinical trials to comply with the latest focus on inspection in this area.
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The leading clinical research project management course designed specifically for the pharma/bio industries – also applicable to those working in medical devices and animal health
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Working in the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, with ever-increasing change and pressure, is probably one of the most challenging managerial roles of any industry today.
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Optimising oversight for inspection compliance.
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This interactive training skills and processes in pharma course is ideal for anyone with responsibility for planning or delivering training in the pharma, device or animal health industries (includes face-to-face and virtual training).
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This course will help participants learn to communicate and influence more effectively within the pharma and biopharma industries.
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This course provides the latest updates on the finalised ICH GCP E6 R3 guideline, EU Clinical Trial Regulation update, other EU and FDA requirements, consideration for managing studies in the future and AI and other technology developments.
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This comprehensive two-day course will introduce you to the core concepts of what makes an excellent leader - in the context of the pharmaceutical industry - and how to apply the different skills of leading your staff and team to maximise results
Summer school
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Working in the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, with ever-increasing change and pressure, is probably one of the most challenging managerial roles of any industry today. This 5-day Summer School has been especially designed to help you transcend these challenges by training you to become equipped to see the bigger picture in all aspects of your role.
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This programme will explore the key concepts of critical thinking applied to problem solving and decision making for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals.
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This course will cover CAPA methodology and documentation, diagnosing process improvement, developing options for process improvement, and planning and implementation in process improvements and CAPA.
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This interactive two-day course has been designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of both technical and interpersonal project management skills.
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