As an Association dedicated to informing and advancing its members, BARQA provides status and visability for individuals concerned with the quality of research in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industry sectors. Since its inception in 1977, the Association has grown and developed to reflect regulatory changes, the impact of regulatory inspection and the changing structure and needs of industry.
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Edinburgh International Conference Centre
29th-31st October 2008
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Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical Due Diligence
This booklet has benn produced jointly between BARQA and SQA volunteers and is intended to provide detailed and practical guidance to those auditors involved in the due diligence process.
Authors:BARQA Due Diligence Working Party
Cost: 10 GBP
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This is a new annual competition launched this year.
Articles should be fresh, forward thinking and thought-provoking and relate to quality issues.
The deadline for submitting articles for 2008 is 1st December 2008 and all articles submitted will be acknowledged.
First prize 1,500 GBP BARQA credit
Second prize 1,000 GBP BARQA credit
Third prize 500 GBP BARQA credit
The BARQA credit can be redeemed against any BARQA Professional Development Course, Seminar, Conference, Regional Meeting or the BARQA CPD Scheme for Auditors,
The BARQA credit is transferable.
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The scheme is designed to encourage high standards among auditors through a transparent, vocational process providing progressive evidence of competence through independent assessment and experience by the completion of a logbook
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MSc in Quality Management in Scientific Research and Development
If you are interested in the new BARQA/Cranfield University MSc in Quality Management in Scientific Research and Development click here
The following committees are the focal points for gathering information, organising and contributing to conferences, seminars, courses and publications and working with government and with other professional bodies when appropriate.
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