by GCP Central | Feb 23, 2026 | updates law & regulations
The EU AI Act is no longer a proposal. It is law, and it applies in stages. The European Commission sets out the application timeline, including key dates in 2025 and 2026, with some obligations running on longer transition periods into 2027. The staged timeline is...
by GCP Central | Nov 26, 2025 | GCP Central News
If you are registered in the Dutch GCP-WMO register, you know your certification is time-limited. Three years after you pass the GCP exam, your registration expires, and you need recognized re-certification training to stay on the register. At the same time, finding a...
by GCP Central | Mar 5, 2025 | GCP Central News, GCP Central Products
The ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline has been updated, and the transition from version R2 to R3 brings significant changes for clinical research professionals. To help you stay compliant and implement these updates effectively, GCP Central has launched the...
by GCP Central | Jan 21, 2025 | GCP Central News
GCP Central is pleased to welcome Femke Kuiper as our newest Business Development Manager. With over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and animal health industries, she brings a wealth of expertise in sales, marketing, and project...
by GCP Central | Dec 12, 2024 | updates law & regulations
Most likely, the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) will release the updated Good Clinical Practices (E6) R3 guidelines early 2025. This change represents a significant shift in the setup of the guideline that has been around since 1996. Since the...
by GCP Central | Nov 13, 2024 | GCP Central News
Originally posted on the ION Pharma website here. The goal: To empower myGCP, a regulatory intelligence learning solution by GCP Central, to navigate through evolving industry demands. How? By enhancing its platform to integrate new collaboration requirements from the...
by GCP Central | Sep 13, 2024 | GCP Central News
Utrecht, September 11th, 2024 – Reducate EdTech Group, a leading player in professional online continuing education, announced the acquisition of Amsterdam-based GCP Central today. Reducate serves more than 175,000 professionals in more than 40 different professions...
by GCP Central | Sep 2, 2024 | GCP Central News
Dateline: Utrecht, September 2, 2024 Press Release GCP Central is proud to announce the launch of the eBROK® course that was built for the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU). The launch of the ‘future-proof’ eBROK® course on September 2nd, 2024...
by GCP Central | Jun 5, 2024 | updates law & regulations
The update to the ICH GCP E6 (R3) guideline is currently in its final stages. The guideline is being updated in 2 parts: First the Principles and Annex I are being updated and will go live, secondly Annex II will be released. The timelines of the ICH GCP R3 update was...
by GCP Central | May 27, 2024 | GCP Central Products
Continuous learning is not just a trendy term. It stands for continuing education, which, compared to older learning methods, is a much more efficient way to keep knowledge and qualifications up to date. You also stay abreast of new developments more easily. We...
by GCP Central | Apr 24, 2024 | GCP Central Products
In clinical research, staying up to date with regulatory changes is paramount to ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical devices. With the implementation of the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR), effective from May 26, 2021, significant shifts have occurred...
by GCP Central | Apr 24, 2024 | GCP Central News, GCP Central Products
GCP Central has now been in existence for more than 10 years. A time in which we have put all our energy, passion, and dedication into training the international community of medical scientific researchers on good clinical practice, or GCP, and locally applicable laws...
by GCP Central | Mar 25, 2024 | GCP Central Products
The Medical Device Directive (MDD) has governed medical device regulation within the European Union since its inception in 1993. However, the evolution of technology and the healthcare landscape has rendered the MDD outdated. Consequently, a pressing necessity arises...
by GCP Central | Feb 27, 2024 | GCP Central News
This month’s frequently asked question: Why can’t I open my certificate? With the upcoming ICH GCP R3 update, and the need for innovative and up-to-date training, it’s also essential to have access to your certificates, and know how long they’re valid...
by GCP Central | Jan 29, 2024 | GCP Central News
We are getting more and more questions about the EU CTR. The transition period is about to end, and we ‘re noticing it. That’s why we would like to share with you the most critical issues: The Clinical Trials Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 536/2014) or, in short, the...
by GCP Central | Dec 20, 2023 | GCP Central News
The Nederlandse federatie van umc’s (NFU) (English: Dutch Federation of University Medical Centers) has awarded GCP Central the contract to develop further and maintain the e BROK® course from 2024 to 2027. The BROK® (Basiscursus Regelgeving en Organisatie voor...
by GCP Central | Nov 30, 2023 | GCP Central News
GCP Central has now been in existence for more than ten years. It is a time in which we have put all our energy, passion, and dedication into training the international community of scientific researchers on good clinical practice, or GCP, and locally applicable laws...
by GCP Central | Oct 29, 2023 | GCP Central Products
The upcoming update to ICH GCP (R3) sees vital guideline changes with layout changes and additional sections. There are also additions, incorporating new topics such as remote access, digital consent, decentralized clinical trials, reporting, and record...
by GCP Central | Aug 22, 2023 | updates law & regulations
What is coming with ICH GCP R3? Since ICH GCP (or officially, ICH E6 R1) was first drafted more than 20 years ago, the complexity of clinical trials has increased, with the design of trials, technology use, and data quality and collection changing to the evolving face...
by GCP Central | Jul 24, 2023 | GCP Central News
GCP Central has been around for more than ten years. A time when we have put all our energy, passion and dedication into training the international community of medical scientific researchers in the field of good clinical practice, or GCP. So that scientific research...
by GCP Central | Jul 24, 2023 | GCP Central News
Last year we, Marieke Meulemans (CEO of GCP Central) and Valerie Prins (now copywriter of GCP Central), had a fantastic adventure together. We participated in the Hockey World Cup for 35+. We got to know each other at that tournament, and the first seed was planned...
by GCP Central | Jul 20, 2023 | updates law & regulations
Since ICH-GCP (or officially, ICH E6 R1) was first drafted more than 20 years ago, the complexity of clinical trials has increased, with the design of trials, technology use, and data quality and collection changing to the evolving face of research. The...
by GCP Central | Jun 12, 2023 | GCP Central Products
More and more studies are being conducted involving staff who don’t handle all aspects of GCP, especially in Decentralized Clinical Trials. There is a lot of uncertainty about what these people need to know about Good Clinical Practice. ICH E6(R2)...
by GCP Central | May 25, 2023 | GCP Central Products
How long is my GCP certificate valid? This is one of our frequently asked questions. While some companies offer certificates for 2, 3or 4 years, at GCP Central we take our training a little more indepth. In this article, we’ll go over some key factors...
by GCP Central | Apr 24, 2023 | Experiences
GCP Central has now been around for more than 10 years, a time in which we have put all our energy, passion and dedication into training the international community of medical and scientific researchers on good clinical practice, or GCP. This is so that scientific...
by GCP Central | Mar 24, 2023 | GCP Central News
We will soon be launching our new myGCP Powerapp. We are incredibly excited about it and will give you an insight into its development in this blog. Why this app? Because we ran into an old, ingrained pattern and would like to break it. Recognizing your knowledge of...
by GCP Central | Feb 20, 2023 | GCP Central News, GCP Central News
With the European Commission adopting a longer transition time to adapt to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), important questions to pose are why this delay and how does it impact your clinical research-related work? GCP Central spoke with our resident MDR expert,...
by GCP Central | Feb 20, 2023 | Experiences, GCP Central News
GCP Central has been around for more than ten years now. A time in which we have put all our energy, passion and dedication into training the international research industry on good clinical practice, or GCP. So that scientific research is conducted per the applicable...
by GCP Central | Dec 12, 2022 | GCP Central Products
In this guest blog from Esther Daemen, we look at the need for the involvement of clinical experts in developing new medical devices, from concept to completion, and the importance of adhering to the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Clinical evaluation is an...
by GCP Central | Nov 21, 2022 | GCP Central News
This is the third and final part of a series of articles where GCP Central goes in-depth into the challenges, learnings, and critical findings of implementing the new European Clinical Trials Regulation (EU CTR). In this instalment, we look at issues encountered in...
by GCP Central | Nov 7, 2022 | GCP Central News
This is the second in a series of articles where GCP Central goes in-depth into the challenges, learnings, and critical findings of implementing the new European Clinical Trials Regulation (EU CTR). In this installment, we look at transparency and publishing clinical...
by GCP Central | Jan 31, 2022 | GCP Central News
Today’s the day the EU CTR comes into effect. This new legislation will majorly impact organizations involved in the design and implementation of clinical trials. Our previous blog covered the fundamentals of this new regulation and what made it different from...
by GCP Central | Jan 26, 2022 | GCP Central Products
On the 31st of January, 2022, the European Commission’s new clinical trial legislation will come into effect. With the hope of creating a better environment to conduct clinical trials within the EU, the European Clinical Trials Regulation (EU CTR...
by GCP Central | Dec 13, 2021 | GCP Central News
On November 1, 2021, the new Local Feasibility Procedure and the use of the Research Institute Suitability Statement (VGO) will be in place. This is mandatory for drug research. We spoke with Sanofi’s Thera Max-Mos, Head Clinical Study Unit ai, NL, to...
by GCP Central | Dec 3, 2020 | GCP Central News
As learning methods change and the pressure to manage time efficiently evolves, so does the need to provide effective, practical training. We firmly believe hours spent in the classroom and death by PowerPoint should be history. GCP Central is committed to...
by GCP Central | Nov 18, 2020 | GCP Central News
Managing our time effectively at work is a constant challenge, made even more problematic when it’s time to attend training sessions or seminars to keep our skills current. We can end up losing valuable time in our already jam-packed schedules. But what if...
by GCP Central | Mar 25, 2020 | GCP Central News
I wanted to take this moment to talk with you all about recent events. No one was prepared for the severity of COVID-19 and the effect it has on all of our lives. In times of crisis, you want to help each other, but as an individual and as a company, there’s only so...
by GCP Central | Nov 18, 2019 | GCP Central News
The 2020 implementation of the European Clinical Trials Regulation (ECTR) will bring big changes to the way that clinical trials are conducted in Europe. While it will make setting up multinational trials easier and bring new treatment options to patients (sooner), it...
by GCP Central | Sep 30, 2019 | GCP Central News
In the latest installment of Meet the Team, Anouk has recently joined GCP Central. We caught up with her and discovered what she’s bringing to the team. Where are you from? I am from Veendam, a small town in the north of Holland (Groningen). What’s your...
by GCP Central | Aug 30, 2019 | GCP Central News
At GCP Central, it’s not only about GCP training. We love to share news from our floor and our team, showing that there’s not only a better way with training but also our human side. Our team is growing, and it’s time to introduce you to one of our newest members....
by GCP Central | Jul 30, 2019 | GCP Central News
It’s time to get to know us a little better, so we are proud to announce and share our brand video today. This year, we launched our new brand and renewed global focus on bringing our new way of learning GCP training to the world, And now, we want to share more...
by GCP Central | Mar 29, 2019 | GCP Central News
Join us this week as we catch up with our resident GCP nerd, Eric Klaver . He gives us a sneak peek behind the classroom door of the latest GCP Central WMO/GCP training course held earlier in March. Eric, tell us a little bit about yourself I’ve been teaching GCP now...
by GCP Central | Mar 22, 2019 | GCP Central News
In January 2019 we wrote an article about what it means when a training provider claims to have “TransCelerate acknowledged” GCP training. The article sparked lots of interest from our community; with many people responding, engaging and echoing the...
by GCP Central | Feb 15, 2019 | GCP Central News
Are you looking for a job in clinical research? Then increase your chances on the labor market with a Blended WMO / GCP course. Though our unique didactic training method, we ensure that you achieve your goals. Blended The WMO / GCP training is accessible, interactive...
by GCP Central | Jan 31, 2019 | GCP Central News
In the world of Good Clinical Practice, what does it mean when a Training Provider claims to have “TransCelerate acknowledged” GCP training? Our questionnaire shows not many investigators, CRAs and site staff are aware of the existence and added value....
by GCP Central | Dec 31, 2018 | GCP Central News
Editorial Note: This blog is the first in a new series from GCP Central where we bring you stories and experiences from behind the scenes. Stay tuned to learn more! Earlier this year we announced our exciting plans to launch internationally . We started in October by...
by GCP Central | Nov 28, 2018 | GCP Central News
All GCP training is the same, right? After all, it’s all about getting that certificate and being “compliant”: to tick that box. It is a struggle to keep up with the latest changes and current guidelines. And then before you know it …...
