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ComplianceControl is Launched - 09/01/06

We know compliance matters, so we’ve become ComplianceControl. With over fifteen years’ experience of providing leading compliance and validation services and with continued positive industry feedback from our numerous clients across the pharmaceutical and life science sectors, PL Consultancy has become ComplianceControl.


Designed to better reflect the high levels of service we provide in regulatory compliance and validation, and to better represent our extensive suite of compliance solutions, the launch of ComplianceControl has also been timed to coincide with the introduction of ComplianceControl Centre – one of the most comprehensive suites of compliance products created and 100%-focused on the requirements of your sector.

With offices in the UK (pictured) and Poland, ComplianceControl understands your compliance needs as controlling compliance really does matter.

Compliance a click away for new EU countries? - 08/01/06

A brand new resource which for the first time offers a comprehensive overview of Validation and Compliance data could help countries new to the European Union meet strict EU regulations in weeks rather than years.

ComplianceControl Centre is a unique new Oracle-based software suite that can work alone or integrate with any proprietary off-the-shelf or in-house developed systems to provide senior executive and management with real-time control and visibility of the complete compliance status of their organisation.

The software has been developed primarily for the life science and pharmaceutical global markets, where compliance and validation in manufacturing, research and development, clinical trials, supply and support systems such as IT are pivotal to the success of a new drug.

The enlargement of the European Union has meant that Eastern European countries, such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary must adhere to EU regulations. As a result, all are now highly focussed on finding low cost, highly effective solutions which can make them compliant as quickly as possible.

“These countries do not want to go through the same expensive 10-15 year learning curve which some of the major companies in Central Europe and the USA have,” explained David Forrest, an IT and compliance specialist with more than 21 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry who is heading up the Compliance Control business.

“They are looking for a quick and effective route to compliance and beyond that, ways to ensure they will remain compliant in the future.”

The system stores all critical Compliance data in a secure single database which is available and visible - with scalable levels of access - across an organisation. It tracks the status of projects, documents, systems, software, hardware, manufacturing and laboratory equipment. In addition, all project risks, changes, minutes, issues and actions are visible in real-time as is an overall assessment of compliance.

The launch of the ComplianceControl Centre follows a period of extensive research by ComplianceControl.

“Projects undertaken in both existing and emerging markets have provided a very clear indication that controlling Compliance is not only a critical issue but also one where there is a real need for specialist systems and software,” added David Forrest.

“We believe there is a need for such a system in most organisations. Small and medium organisations, for example, cannot afford the various corporate systems available. Very often spreadsheets or ad hoc in-house databases are created and used to ensure Compliance, but these are time consuming and inefficient to maintain and support. The availability of software like this gives them a corporate system at a fraction of the cost and one which can remain as they grow and develop, without demanding regular upgrades and development.

“In the case of larger organisations, many already have policies and procedures in place for Compliance and Validation and many work very well indeed. However, even here there are often many variations in the systems used and indeed how those systems are used. There’s no doubt that a single central repository for Compliance data would save many large organisations a lot of time and money and allow them real time access to current Key Compliance Indicators. That’s what we believe we have brought to the market.”