
The panel shares forward-looking perspectives on where the nitrosamines field is heading analytically, scientifically, and regulatorily over the next three to five years.

Maria Kristina Parr has worked as a professor for pharmaceutical analysis at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, since 2012. The research focus of her group is mass spectrometric analysis hyphenated to different chromatographic separation techniques (GC–, LC–, and SFC-MS[/MS]), with a main focus on drug, supplement, and bioanalysis as well as anti-doping research. Investigations in drug metabolism, determination of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds, and drug-drug interactions play an important role in her research. Research activities in her team consider green and white analytical chemistry principles, quality management, and analytical quality-by-design.

The panel shares forward-looking perspectives on where the nitrosamines field is heading analytically, scientifically, and regulatorily over the next three to five years.

Drawing on collective experience, the panel reflects on the most common and costly mistakes in nitrosamine impurity management programs, and what organizations could do differently.

The panel examines how risk assessment strategies are evolving, exploring SAR tools, genotoxicity data, and computational approaches for compounds with uncertain or contested classification.

The panel addresses the quality, availability, and reliability of reference standards, and explores where stable isotope-labelled internal standards add the most analytical value.

The panel digs into the practical difficulties of detecting and quantifying nitrosamines at trace levels, from instrument selection and sample treatment to method validation and transfer.

The panel examines where ICH M7, FDA, and EMA frameworks currently stand, exploring gaps, agency divergence, and what defensible data means in a regulatory submission.

The panel explores what has driven nitrosamines to become one of the most scrutinised areas in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and why the challenge feels unresolved.

The panelists introduce themselves and describe their expertise and experience in nitrosamine impurity research across consultancy, industry, academia, and toxicology.

LCGC North America
This Application Note demonstrates the separation and quantification of beta-blockers, listed as prohibited substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in urine using the Agilent 1260 Infinity Analytical SFC System.

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This Application Note demonstrates the separation and quantification of beta-blockers, listed as prohibited substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in urine using the Agilent 1260 Infinity Analytical SFC System.

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