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From Datasets to Disclosures: How the EU’s 2025 Real-World Evidence (RWE) Roadmap is Redefining Regulatory Writing
Explore how the EMA’s 2025 Real-World Evidence Framework is reshaping regulatory submissions—and what it means for medical writers navigating structured data and evolving reviewer expectations.

Jeanette Towles
Nov 3


Certainty as a Strategy: Strengthening Your NDA Filing Strategy Amid Regulatory Whiplash
Learn how Synterex helps biotechs turn regulatory uncertainty into advantage through expert strategy, automation, and AI-enabled efficiency.

Jeanette Towles
Oct 9


The Feynman Technique: How Regulatory Writers Can Simplify Without Dumbing Down
Albert Einstein once said: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Einstein’s words echo a principle at...

Synterex
Sep 4


Partners Who Make AI-Powered Document Authoring Work
When I read McKinsey’s article, Rewiring Pharma’s Regulatory Submissions with AI and Zero-Based Design , I couldn’t help but feel a mix...

Jeanette Towles
Aug 14


Write This, Not That: Metaprompting in the Wild World of Clinical Trial Documents
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly powerful tool in regulatory and clinical writing, many professionals are eager to...

Jeanette Towles
Jul 24


Using Mindfulness to Focus When Deadlines are Looming
You’re diligently working away on a regulatory document that’s due tomorrow morning, when you get an email from the study team that they...

Cheryl Kolus
Jul 9


Mind Mapping: A New Tool for Medical Writers
In your role as medical writer, you’ve just been assigned to write a regulatory document. To do your best, you’ll need to...

Cheryl Kolus
Jun 27


The New Frontier of Lean Authoring: Human-Centered Design in Regulatory Writing
In the evolving landscape of regulatory writing, it has become clear that creating clear and compliant documents is no longer enough. Building off the principles of lean authoring, regulatory writers must now consider holistically the experience of those who will review the documents.

Jeanette Towles
Dec 16, 2024
What Is Digital Employee Experience (DEx) and Why Should It Matter to Medical Writers?
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, digital employee experience (DEx) is more than just a buzzword—it’s an essential aspect of organizational success, particularly for professionals like medical writers.
Alex Olinger
Oct 21, 2024
The Challenges and Benefits of Implementing e-Consent in Clinical Trials
As clinical trials evolve in the digital age, e-consent has emerged as a promising tool to enhance patient engagement, streamline processes, and improve regulatory compliance. While the benefits of e-consent are significant, implementing this technology also presents several challenges that sponsors and clinical teams must navigate.
Alex Olinger
Sep 25, 2024
The Flip Side of Lean Authoring: Navigating the Complexities of Cross-Functional Negotiation
Lean authoring, a method popularized by medical writing expert Gregory Cuppan, emphasizes streamlined, focused writing that delivers key messages without unnecessary detail. It promises efficiency, but the reality of implementing lean authoring within a cross-functional team often involves substantial negotiation. Lean authoring becomes not a black-or-white process but, rather, an exercise in grayscale methodology.

Jeanette Towles
Sep 15, 2024
Chronicles of Drug Development and FDA: Review, Approve, Monitor
For a drug to get on the market in the United States, it must go through a rigorous review by the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) (or, in some cases, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research [CBER]).
Alex Olinger
Sep 3, 2024
Best Practices for Managing Information Requests from Health Authorities
Managing information requests from health authorities such as the FDA is a critical aspect of regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical companies. These interactions can directly affect the pace of your product's approval process. To succeed, it's important to follow best practices that focus on clarity, accuracy, and efficient project management.

Synterex
Aug 31, 2024
Keeping Cultural Differences in Mind as We Create Documents
As Americans, we tend to be very insular in our thinking. Since we don’t generally need to know another language, most of us don’t understand anything but English. Since we typically have far fewer vacation days than other countries, our vacations tend to be short.

Synterex
Aug 16, 2024
Ink with Integrity: Necessary Ethics in Medical Writing
In the realm of medical writing, titles like "regulatory" or "pharma" may take center stage, overshadowing the less emphasized term "ethical medical writer."
Alex Olinger
Jul 12, 2024
The 2 Types of Remote Work Environment
We’ve all seen a lot of articles in the last few years about the pros and cons of the remote work environment.

Synterex
Apr 25, 2024
How’s your posture? (Head, shoulders, knees and toes)
Many side effects can result from poor posture: shoulder, neck and back pain, circulation issues, dizziness and even depression, to name a few.
Karen Cross
Apr 11, 2024
Hello, My Pronouns Are…
Pronoun conversations are popping up all over; and, luckily, they’re spreading to the workplace, too. As pronouns are deeply personal, it’s important that this part of a person’s identity is both respected and accepted at work.
Alex Olinger
Jan 1, 2024
How to Write About Science for a Lay Audience
Medical writers are experts at writing detailed scientific documents geared toward scientists, clinicians, and regulatory agencies. However, sometimes we are asked to prepare documents for a lay audience. These can include lay summaries of clinical study reports, informed consent forms, or other patient education materials.

Katelyn Rivas
Nov 28, 2023
National Entrepreneurship Day: Celebrating Opportunity, Diversity, and Legacy
National Entrepreneurship Day is a celebration of innovation, determination, and the pursuit of the American dream. It's a day to honor the entrepreneurs who have dared to dream big, take risks, and build businesses that not only benefit themselves but also contribute to the growth of our economy.

Jeanette Towles
Nov 21, 2023
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