Pharma IQ Top Blogger Awards 2011 - Legal & Regulatory

At Pharma IQ we like to share the best things in life! With that in mind we are pleased to be able to release the first in our series of Pharma IQ Top Blogger Awards.

This week we name our 10 favourite regulatory and legal blogs, giving the authors the credit and recognition they deserve for their contribution to the community.We recommend that you peruse our brief descriptions below and select some or all of these great resources to add to your regular reading list.

  Patent Docs

A great legal blog covering patent issues in a great deal of depth. The blog is very readable for all its detail and the blog authors run a Twitter feed for bite sized updates in between posts.   Eye on FDA

Mark Senak charts every significant move of the FDA and other interesting regulatory developments that affect communications and planning. He also runs a Twitter feed and has some interesting video interviews as a supplement to the regular blog posts.  

Patent Baristas

Lively, accessible and charmingly written intellectual property news and commentary focusing on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields, authored by attorneys with Frost Brown Todd LLC.

The Scientific Lawyer

A veritable treasure trove of scientific legal literature, brought together in one spot. Points you in the direction of many new and interesting articles you might otherwise miss.

Generic Pharmaceuticals & IP Blog

Does exactly what it says on the tin. A great blog that covers Indian issues often missed or skimmed by other sources accompanied by a news feed. Really useful index facility helps you make use of the post archive. Follow the author @GenericIPGuy on Twitter for added value.

  Pharma Compliance

A slick looking blog that combines useful compliance insights with RSS feeds skimming the best news into manageable topic specific sub categories and a conversation monitor picking up everything that's hot in the comments below the posts.  

BioLaw

A broader, life science offering covering topical and interesting subjects in environmental law, natural resources law, agricultural law, food and drug law, biotechnology, neuroscience, behavioural psychology and evolutionary biology, health law and bioethics.

  Validation & Regulatory Compliance

They say it all when they state "we only post content when we have something of value to offer to the community". In depth posts and easy comment access make this a useful platform for following conversation.   WHO Guideline

There are some great resources on this blog if you can pick through the ads; our verdict - persevere, or subscribe by email! It provides information on SOP for microbiology and aseptic techniques in manufacturing of sterile pharmaceuticals, quality assurance, gmp guidelines for pharmaceuticals and regulatory affairs.   FDA Law Blog

Well thought out categories, some useful tracker tools and a detailed look at a wide variety of FDA activities make this both interesting and useful to read. It is authored by Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C., the largest dedicated food and drug law firm in the US.