External Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen and Director, Head of RA-CMC, H. LUNDBECK A/S
Quality - Drug Substance and Drug Product
Learn the basic principles of how to design, develop and document active substances and medicinal products and how the work is regulated by guidelines and quality standards.
This course provides you with a comprehensive overview of the quality related requirements and critical issues of the quality part of a registration dossier of a medicinal product with interfaces to product development and post approval maintenance.
The various subjects range from chemical synthesis of active substances and development of medicinal products including Quality by Design (QbD) to global quality trends.
Course content
Attendees will get an understanding of the basic principles of how to design, develop and document active substances and medicinal products i.e. how data are generated and how the work is regulated by guidelines and quality standards. Additionally, the student should be capable of analyzing and evaluating the development processes, reports, specifications, methods and data – all seen from a regulatory point of view.
For more details about the course, please refer to the course curriculum.
Course directors on »Quality - Drug Substance and Drug Product«
Karen Fich
Inger Mollerup
External Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen and Independent Regulatory Consultant, Inger Mollerup Regulatory Consulting
Course details for »Quality - Drug Substance and Drug Product«
Dates and examination
Course dates
25–27 February 2026
The course is available every other year.
Examination
Please find the exam dates in the exam plan.
Learning outcomes
This course will introduce you to regulatory quality requirements and documentation in regards to medicinal product development. You will be able to explain and identify the basic principles of regulatory quality requirements and documentation and learn how this work is regulated through guidelines and standards in order to obtain a market authorisation.
You will learn to apply and analyse the development processes, methods and data to ensure coherency and transparency of the quality dossier and compliance with required guidelines and quality standard. The course will teach you how to act in the chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC) interface, and analyse and discuss the CMC documentation in relation to the clinical phases.
After the course, you will be able to make quality plans and take decisions with regard to pharmaceutical development. Lastly, you will learn to review and assess pharmaceutical data and documentation at all levels of the drug development and life cycle.
Admission criteria
You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course:
- Hold a relevant bachelor degree or equivalent.
- Have a minimum 2 years of relevant job experience.
- Be proficient in English.
Find detailed information in the admission criteria on Master of Medicines Regulatory Affairs.
You will receive a response to your application at the earliest on 1 May and no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline.
Priority is given to enrolled students
This course is offered as a fixed elective course in the Master of Medicines Regulatory Affairs programme. Priority is given to students already enrolled. Once the enrolled students have been admitted to the course, the remaining seats are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Partnership with Atrium
Atrium is a partner of Master of Medicines Regulatory Affairs. This course is one of 5 courses at the Master's programme, which are offered in collaboration with Atrium.
Atrium is one of Europe’s leading private course providers of practice-based courses in Regulatory Affairs. Their courses are based on collaboration with academia, industry experts and representatives from healthcare authorities.
International educational academy
Atrium is an international educational academy established by The Danish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Lif). As a part of the Danish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industries, Atrium has a close connection to the experts in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Tuition fees
EU/EEA citizens
Master student: 21,401 DKK
Single course: 23,401 DKK
Non-EU/EEA citizens
Master student: 23,801 DKK
Single course: 25,801 DKK
The fee includes lunch and coffee.
More information
All course information is available in the course curriculum:Location
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Department of Pharmacy and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
Atrium, Lersø Parkallé 101
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
