Practical Implementation of ICH Q2(R2) and USP Requirements

Analytical method validation is more than executing experiments and filling in templates. It requires a clear understanding of performance characteristics, risk-based thinking, and regulatory expectations.

We offer a practical, on-request training course delivered on site at your organization, tailored to your analytical methods, products, and development stage.

This course provides a structured and practical translation of:

  • ICH Q2(R2) – Validation of Analytical Procedures

  • Relevant USP chapters (including general validation principles and technology-specific guidance)

  • Lifecycle alignment with ICH Q14 where applicable

Rather than focusing solely on theory, this training emphasizes how to design validation studies that are scientifically sound, efficient, and inspection-ready.

 

What the training covers

  • Validation strategy and performance characteristics

  • Accuracy, precision, specificity, linearity, range, and robustness

  • Combined accuracy and precision concepts

  • Total error thinking

  • Use of development data in validation

  • Setting appropriate acceptance criteria

  • Technology-inherent justification and orthogonal approaches

  • Practical pitfalls and inspection findings

  • Alignment between validation, lifecycle management, and control strategy

The course is interactive and highly practical. Real-life examples are used throughout, and participants are encouraged to discuss their own validation challenges.

 

Why this training?

Many organizations still apply a checklist-based validation approach.
ICH Q2(R2) and USP expectations require a more scientific and risk-based mindset.

This course helps your team move from compliance-driven validation to scientifically justified validation — improving robustness, efficiency, and regulatory confidence.