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Supply Chain Strategies for 2023

May 20, 2023 || Kelly Smeltzer
 
At the beginning of my career, I was part of the purchasing department for a Fortune 50 healthcare company. In those days, we analyzed requirements and set safety stock levels that ensured we never ran short of any materials needed to produce a batch of product – all uncertainties were…

Sláinte and Thank You to Our Agents in Ireland

March 17, 2023 ||
 
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, we at CAI take great pride in celebrating the accomplishments of our agents in Ireland. Our Irish team has made invaluable contributions to our company’s success and growth, and we want to take this opportunity to acknowledge their hard work and dedication. Ireland has long…

Nick Armstrong Named CAI’s Initial Senior Director of Digital Enablement

February 3, 2023 || David Shenberger
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2, 2023 – Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI) announced  Nick Armstrong has been named the Initial Senior Director of Digital Enablement, as CAI continues our investment in Digital Transformation for both our internal programs and our clients’ operations. Mr. Armstrong has 15 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical, Food,…

Wesley Vestal Named CAI’s Chief People Officer; Joins Company Leadership Team

January 3, 2023 || David Shenberger
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, January 2, 2023 – Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI) announced that Wesley Vestal has been named CAI’s Chief People Officer. In this role, Wesley will be responsible for leading CAI’s global human resources team, utilizing his background in leadership development, strategic workforce planning, and systems implementation to transform clients’…

Erik Adams Named Global Director of Program Project Management

January 3, 2023 || David Shenberger
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, January 3, 2023 – Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI) announces Erik Adams named Global Director of Program Project Management (PPM). In this role, Erik will be responsible for leading CAI’s global program and project management team, growing the PPM business services, and develop tools and processes to drive client…

Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

December 8, 2022 || Laurent Saugrin
 
This article is the first of five (5) articles that fall under the umbrella of the paper “ISPE│GAMP5 – a risk-based approach to compliant gxp computerized systems, second Edition: PRESENTATION OF THE Major Changes” released in October 2022. INTRODUCTION The broad scope of digital health includes categories such as health…

Kneat and CAI:  Building the Future of Validation Together

October 24, 2022 || Jon Thompson
 
Building the Future of Validation Together was the title of a recent webinar co-presented by Rick Mineo, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Kneat and Aaron Roth, Associate Director, Global C&Q, CAI.  The webinar can be found here:  https://kneat.com/webinars/.  This title perfectly sums up the growing relationship that was formalized just…

Quality Mindset on High-Risk Projects

October 7, 2022 || Lana Caperton
 
From client project kick-off to ribbon cutting, a high-risk project can be controlled if quality behaviors and expectations are exercised and embraced by the Team throughout the process.  Drivers for client projects include getting drug product to more patients at a lower cost (expansion of new process trains and scale…