Preclinical Safety Assessment and Regulatory Affairs

510(k), IDE, PMA, ISO evaluation, program design, preparation and filing
Study protocol design
Study placement, monitoring, report preparation/review
Clinical safety studies
Expert Reports
Position Papers
Technical Writing
Full information services support
Materials qualification
Combination Products

We are a small organization priding ourselves on offering timely, quality, and cost effective services in the pharmaceutical area. We have successfully filed 83 INDs and led twenty firms completely through to IND filing and completion of Phase I.

Preclinical Drug Development

Planning, costing, and management of the drug development process
Interaction with the FDA to facilitate human and veterinary pharmaceutical registration
Preparation of preclinical documents for IND/NDA/BLA/CTD and NADA submission
Toxicology, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic study planning, placement, monitoring, and analysis
Evaluation of in-license pharmaceutical candidates including due diligence

Chemical and Biological Manufacturing

Formulation Development
Product and Material Sourcing: including finished goods and third party sourcing
Product Source Selection: identification and evaluation of external capabilities versus pipeline requirements; selection of outside support; evaluation of manufacturing facilities and outside companies, preparation and negotiation of contracts
Streamlining of development to commercialization times through evaluation of needs and resources, identification of alternatives and management of process
QA/QC monitoring
GMP audits and inspections
CMC document preparation

Clinical Drug Development

Preparation of Investigator Brochures, clinical protocols and clinical trial reports
Preparation of clinical study manuscripts for publication
Placement and management of Phase I studies

Complete IND/NDA/BLA/CTD Preparation, Review, Filing, and/or Maintenance

Complete Project Training and Management

Preclinical Biological and Safety Assessment

Early candidate profiling and screening
Protocol development
Study placement and monitoring
Report writing and review
IND/NDA/BLA preparation, review and filing
EC/CPMP expert reports
FDA presentations and interactions

Degradent, Residual Solvent, and Impurity Evaluation and Qualification

QSAR analysis using DEREK, Meteor, and ToxSys
Full literature reviews
Expert opinion letters

Post Approval/Marketing Support

Scientific review of marketing materials
Marketing training programs/seminars
Physician awareness lectures

Dr. Gad was the originator of the rodent functional observational battery (FOB), and has extensive experience in the areas of behavioral and neurotoxicology, with current GCS experience in study design and conduct, hands-on testing, SOP , protocol and technique development and evaluation, and data analysis. Animal model experience (and publications) in the field of neurotoxicology includes rats, mice, ferrets, primates, and guinea pigs. He continues to be actively involved in adult , juvenile and developmental neurotoxicity evaluation and has published works and provided training on a canine FOB.


GCS is experienced and equiped for preclinical, clinical and survey study design and analysis. This experience is supported by numerous publications in the field, and GCS can offer a unique perspective of experience in both statistical analysis/modeling and experimental toxicology. We maintain and are proficient in the use of SAS 8.1, Statview and other major packages.


GCS has performed numerous risk assessments and prepared comprehensive reports on them for pharmaceutical, industrial, agricultural and environmental agents, food packaging materials, Proposition 65 filings and medical devices.

Dr. Gad is teaching eleven courses in 2007 on the following topics: Safety Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals, Drug Registration and Safety Evaluation, Drug Development and Non-Clinical Safety Evaluation of Drugs and Biologics, Registration and Biocompatibility Evaluation of Medical Devices and Biomaterials, First-in-Man Clinical Studies for Drugs and Devices, and Combination Product Safety Evaluation and Registration. We can prepare and teach a modified form of these courses and several other subjects as courses or seminars, on- or off-site, at reasonable rates. Please click here for the course schedules and topic listings.


Dr. Gad has extensive experience and has published widely in the area of immunotoxicology as it applies to drugs, devices, personal care products, pesticides and industrial chemicals. He was the originator of the mouse ear swelling test (MEST) in 1984 and further developed variations designed to evaluate photosensitization and cellular immune suppression. He has assisted clients in solving both preclinical and clinical immunotox problems and in designing and interpreting studies to evaluate them. He has also helped industrial groups develop and refine preclinical and clinical sensitization protocols.

GCS is extensively experienced in developing and implementing programs to clarify and solve problems/issues around the preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing safety of pharmaceutical products and medical devices, keeping development, production and marketing of drugs on or near plan.

Dr. Gad initiated and managed the occupational toxicology program at Searle, identifying needs, developing data and generating Material Safety Data Sheets for all compounds and process intermediates, making them available worldwide by an electronic system. Airborne control objectives were generated for all production materials, allowing cost effective engineering of safe facilities, compliance with domestic and international regulations, and flexible management of synthesis and manufacturing operations.


If GCS does not offer the particular expertise that you require, perhaps another member of The Roundtable of Toxicology can help:

http://www.toxconsultants.com
Dr. Gad is the past President of the Roundtable.

Particularly recommended are Dr. William Brock (http://www.brocksc.com) and Dr. Robert Kapp (http://www.biotox.net).


Gad Consulting Services
Shayne Cox Gad, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., ATS
102 Woodtrail Lane
Cary, North Carolina 27518
Phone: (919) 233-2926
Fax: (919) 233-2927
scgad@gadconsulting.com

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