Quality By Design

Applying Lean & Six Sigma methodologies to all stages of Pharmaceutical Product & Process Development

Selecting the correct partner to support your business is critical to success.

Based in Waterford, QBD Pharma Solutions have over 40 years’ experience working with Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device companies.

We create value for our Irish and international clients by applying Lean & Six Sigma methodologies to all stages of Product & Process Development, accelerating your time to market and increasing return on investment.

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Our Services

At QBD Pharma Solutions we use our experience to provide tailored solutions to meet your specific needs. Our services range from support and advice to training and development across the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device industries.

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Pharmaceutical Development & CMC support

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Lean & Six Sigma

Dossier Compilation & Due Diligence for M&A

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Quality & Regulatory Inspection Preparation

Tech Transfer & Process Validation

R&D Tax Credits

Training & Development

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Pharmaceutical Development & CMC support

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High Potency Manufacture

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Lean & Six Sigma

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Dossier Compilation & Due Diligence for M&A

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Quality & Regulatory Inspection Preparation

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Tech Transfer & Process Validation

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R&D Tax Credits

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Training & Development

Pharmaceutical Development & CMC

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) is vital part of your regulatory filing. Get this wrong and your product will be denied approval by the relevant authority.

Regulators need to be assured that there is consistency between product developed for clinical trials and that which goes to market.

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High Potency Manufacturing

Manufacture of high potency products represent a rapidly growing market with its own specific set of opportunities & challenges.

While our primary concern is ensuring that these compounds can be handled safely, manufacture and supply of your finished products require detailed forward planning to avoid additional costs or non-compliances in the future.

Lean & Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma is a powerful approach to dramatically improving your business processes through eliminating waste and increasing quality and efficiency.

By integrating Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies we provide a comprehensive and proven approach that can transform your organisation.

Note: QBD are an Enterprise Ireland approved vendor for ‘Lean Business Offer’ supports

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Dossier Compilation & Due Diligence

Writing of Pharmaceutical Development Reports and compilation of technical dossier sections can be a daunting task. At QBD we have vast experience of writing, reviewing, and submitting regulatory documentation for NDA, ANDA and NADA filings.

Reviewing dossiers for the purposes of in-licensing or M&A is vitally important to ensure value creation in your business. We can critically assess, identify gaps, and advise on the completeness of data packages and technical reports to predict the chances for approval by relevant regulatory authorities

Quality & Regulatory Inspection Readiness

Your Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) is the foundation upon which you build your pharmaceutical business. A robust PQS is essential to ensure your medicinal products are fit for their intended use, comply with relevant authorization requirements, and do not place patients at risk due to inadequate safety, quality or efficacy.

We apply Quality by Design to quality risk management. This strategic and systematic approach facilitates a faster, easier and more cost effective product to market pipeline.

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Technical Transfer & Process Validation

Executing Technical Transfer and Process Validation activities Right First Time is key to ensuring manufacturing challenges are quickly overcome, efficiency is maximized, and the end result is a robust and reliable process.

At QBD Pharma Solutions we can facilitate seamless TT and PV activities by effectively managing and mitigating risks and by implementing robust Project Management principles

R&D Tax Credits

Money spent by your company on a range of R&D and process improvement activities may qualify for the R&D Tax Credit. The credit is calculated at 25% of qualifying expenditure and is used to reduce your company’s Corporation Tax.

We can help you identify these opportunities and to put in place processes that will satisfy Revenue expectations ensuring you achieve the maximum benefit of the tax credit.”

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Training & Development

We provide customer specific training & development programmes both online and on-site in your company.

QBD Pharma Solutions are an approved vendor for the delivery of Enterprise Ireland’s Lean Business Offer.”

Pharmaceutical Development & CMC

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) is vital part of your regulatory filing. Get this wrong and your product will be denied approval by the relevant authority.

Regulators need to be assured that there is consistency between product developed for clinical trials and that which goes to market.

Clipboard and beaker ( pharmaceutical image

High Potency Manufacturing

Manufacture of high potency products represent a rapidly growing market with its own specific set of opportunities & challenges.

While our primary concern is ensuring that these compounds can be handled safely, manufacture and supply of your finished products require detailed forward planning to avoid additional costs or non-compliances in the future.

barel ( high potency manufacturing) image

Lean & Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma is a powerful approach to dramatically improving your business processes through eliminating waste and increasing quality and efficiency.

By integrating Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies we provide a comprehensive and proven approach that can transform your organisation.

Note: QBD are an Enterprise Ireland approved vendor for ‘Lean Business Offer’ supports

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Dossier Compilation & Due Diligence

Writing of Pharmaceutical Development Reports and compilation of technical dossier sections can be a daunting task. At QBD we have vast experience of writing, reviewing, and submitting regulatory documentation for NDA, ANDA and NADA filings.

Reviewing dossiers for the purposes of in-licensing or M&A is vitally important to ensure value creation in your business. We can critically assess, identify gaps, and advise on the completeness of data packages and technical reports to predict the chances for approval by relevant regulatory authorities

Laptop ( Dossier compilation) image

Quality & Regulatory Inspection Readiness

Your Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) is the foundation upon which you build your pharmaceutical business. A robust PQS is essential to ensure your medicinal products are fit for their intended use, comply with relevant authorization requirements, and do not place patients at risk due to inadequate safety, quality or efficacy.

We apply Quality by Design to quality risk management. This strategic and systematic approach facilitates a faster, easier and more cost effective product to market pipeline.

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Technical Transfer & Process Validation

Executing Technical Transfer and Process Validation activities Right First Time is key to ensuring manufacturing challenges are quickly overcome, efficiency is maximized, and the end result is a robust and reliable process.

At QBD Pharma Solutions we can facilitate seamless TT and PV activities by effectively managing and mitigating risks and by implementing robust Project Management principles

Cogs ( technical transfer ) image

R&D Tax Credits

Money spent by your company on a range of R&D and process improvement activities may qualify for the R&D Tax Credit. The credit is calculated at 25% of qualifying expenditure and is used to reduce your company’s Corporation Tax.

We can help you identify these opportunities and to put in place processes that will satisfy Revenue expectations ensuring you achieve the maximum benefit of the tax credit.”

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Training & Development

We provide customer specific training & development programmes both online and on-site in your company.

QBD Pharma Solutions are an approved vendor for the delivery of Enterprise Ireland’s Lean Business Offer.”

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Testimonials

Having known and worked with Ken for many years’, bringing QBD Pharma Solutions in to assist us with CMC activities related to our breakthrough veterinary therapeutics was an easy decision. Ken is not only extremely knowledgeable in his specialist areas but is also very experienced in a wide range of disciplines. His professional and structured approach gave us confidence that we had selected the right company to support us.

Dr. Liam Byrne,, Head of Technical & Business Development at TriviumVet

As part of an Enterprise Ireland funded ‘Lean Start’ business offer we used QBD Pharma Solutions to introduce Lean concepts and process improvement principles to our laboratory testing business and to provide training to our staff. We used process mapping for our high value activities to identify the value stream and eliminate waste from our business. With the support of QBD we expect to be able to improve our overall business efficiency allowing us to scale for the future.

David O’Connell,, Co-founder and MD at OCAE Consultants Ltd

We engaged QBD Pharma Solutions to provide support in applying innovative process improvement initiatives to our business. Their broad knowledge and technical approach to problem solving helped us to quickly identify areas for improvement and put in place measures to address them. We found QBD to be responsive, organised and efficient, and we look forward to working with them again in the future.

Mark McGarry,, MD at Axis Environmental Services

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