Category: Validation

New Guidelines: ICH Q2(R2) and Q14

The Assembly of the ICH met in-person in Prague on 31 October & 1 November 2023. The revised guideline on “Validation of Analytical Procedures”, ICH Q2(R2), and the new guideline on “Analytical Procedure Development”, ICH Q14, reached Step 4 and were adopted by the ICH Assembly Regulatory Members. The final versions of both guidelines are […]

JPAG Symposium: Stability VI

The MTS consultant, Oona McPolin, will deliver a presentation entitled, ‘Challenges in Development and Validation of Stability Indicating Methodology‘ at the JPAG symposium, ‘Stability VI’ on the 30th June 2022, which will be held at the Royal Society of Chemistry in Burlington House, London. If you are interested in the analytical methodology used for supporting […]

Limit of Quantitation: Does it Matter?

Defined as “the  lowest amount of analyte  in a  sample which  can be quantitatively determined with  suitable precision and  accuracy” in ICH Q2(R1), limit of quantitation (or ‘quantitation limit’ in the ICH terminology) is an important method performance characteristic which is typically demonstrated during analytical method validation. Although the concept of limit of quantitation (LOQ) […]

Drafts of ICH Q2(R2) and Q14 on Public Consultation

Draft versions of the revision of ICH Q2, Validation of Analytical Procedures, and also the new guideline Q14, Analytical Procedure Development, were published on the 24th March 2022. The deadline for comments is 31st July 2022. You can view the draft guidelines, and also a presentation from ICH about the guidelines, using the following links: […]