Industry Urged To Share Potential Regulatory Challenges To Decentralized Manufacturing
Executive Summary
In a world where pharmaceuticals could be manufactured with no fixed address, industry and regulatory authorities must work together to interpret site-based compliance requirements, expert says. New concepts like the MHRA-proposed hub-and-spokes model could play key role.
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