Executive Quality & Regulatory Consulting

AuditsInspection SupportQuality SystemsPractical Compliance

CliniQAl provides executive-level consulting to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations. We help clients prepare for inspections, strengthen quality systems and resolve complex quality and regulatory challenges across the product lifecycle.

WHEN EXPERIENCE MATTERS MOST

Senior expertise. Independent perspective. Practical delivery.

Organizations engage CliniQAl when independent expertise, practical judgment and executive quality leadership are needed most. Whether preparing for regulatory inspections, strengthening quality systems, leading remediation programs or navigating complex compliance challenges, CliniQAl delivers practical, risk-based solutions tailored to each client's needs.

Inspection Readiness & Support

Preparation before inspections, practical support during regulatory activity and structured follow-up afterward.

Quality Systems

Design, implementation and continuous improvement of scalable quality systems supporting R&D through commercial operations across pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations.

Independent Audits

System, facility, vendor, investigator-site, laboratory and service-provider audits against applicable global requirements.

Medical Devices & Combination Products

Quality systems, design control, safety vigilance, risk management, clinical compliance, supplier oversight and lifecycle support for medical devices and combination products.

Data Governance & Computerized Systems

Risk-based validation and compliance support for regulated clinical, manufacturing and laboratory systems.

Supplier & Outsourcing Oversight

Qualification, governance and performance oversight of critical suppliers, service providers and outsourcing partners.

Training & Continued Education

Custom-designed training, workshops and certification programs across all GxP disciplines.

Quality Risk Management

Systematic application of Quality Risk Management across all organizational levels and throughout the Quality Management System.

APPROACH

Senior expertise. Independent perspective. Practical delivery.

CliniQAl works closely with each client to understand the organization, its culture, and the regulatory and operational context behind every engagement. Solutions are tailored to the client's actual needs, with direct senior involvement from planning through delivery.

Let's keep it simple.

Independent PerspectiveObjective advice grounded in professional judgment, regulatory expectations, and the client’s specific circumstances.
Principal-ledClients work directly with the principal consultant from planning through delivery.
Practical, Risk-Based SolutionsRecommendations focus on what matters most and are designed to work within the client’s operating environment.
Collaborative PartnershipCliniQAl builds productive working relationships and adapts its approach to the organization, its people, and its culture.

Experience

Nearly Three Decades of GlobalQuality & Regulatory Expertise

Providing independent, practical and risk-based quality and regulatory consulting across the full product lifecycle, helping organizations strengthen quality systems, navigate regulatory requirements and prepare confidently for inspections.

FOUNDER &
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Arash Amirpour

Arash Amirpour is the Founder and Principal Consultant of CliniQAl Consult Corporation. With over 25 years of international experience, he has supported pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, combination product and clinical research organizations across all phases of product development and commercialization.

His expertise spans GxP quality systems, global regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, supplier qualification, clinical research, manufacturing, laboratory operations, and quality management systems. Throughout his career, he has partnered with organizations ranging from emerging biotechnology companies to global pharmaceutical manufacturers, providing independent, practical and risk-based consulting tailored to each client’s regulatory and operational environment.

Having worked globally, Arash brings a thoughtful, respectful and culturally aware approach to every engagement. He takes the time to understand each client’s organization, culture and unique challenges, fostering productive working relationships while maintaining the independence, objectivity and professional judgment essential to quality and regulatory consulting.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Education & certification

  • M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
  • ISO 13485 Lead Auditor
  • IRCA-Certified Pharmaceutical QMS Lead Auditor
  • Certified in Clinical Research and GCP

Training & professional contribution

  • Certified Lead Tutor for the IRCA Pharmaceutical Lead Auditor program
  • Extensive postgraduate training in GCP, GMP, pharmacovigilance and computerized systems
  • Senior member of multiple consulting firms including NSF Health Sciences (formerly David Beggs Associates)
  • Active member of several professional societies and associations within the pharmaceutical and regulatory sectors.

PREVIOUS INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

Novo NordiskQuality Control, Laboratories & GMP
Ferring PharmaceuticalsAPI Manufacturing & GMP Quality
NycomedInternational Clinical Quality, Auditing & Pharmacovigilance
Smith+NephewGlobal Medical Device, Operational & Clinical Quality Leadership

Expertise

Depth and breadth across regulated life sciences.

Practical expertise across products, disciplines, regulatory frameworks, and operating environments.

Quality Systems
Inspection Readiness
GxP Audits
Clinical Manufacturing
CAPA & Remediation
Commercial Manufacturing
Data Integrity
Risk Management
Pharmacovigilance & Safety
Computerized Systems
Laboratories
Calibration & Maintenance
Qualification & Validation
Distribution & Supply Chain
Clinical Supplies
Supplier Management
Packaging & Labelling
Supplier Outsourcing
Leadership & Quality Culture
Training

Product lifecycle

Quality expertise from development through post-market.

Support as products and quality systems mature from development through commercialization and post-market oversight.

Research & DevelopmentQuality foundations
Clinical DevelopmentGCP and sponsor oversight
ManufacturingGMP and laboratory compliance
CommercializationInspection and launch readiness
Post-MarketVigilance and continuous improvement

Therapeutic experience

Broad clinical and product experience.

Clinical development and quality oversight across diverse therapeutic areas and product types.

Oncology
Cardiovascular
Alzheimer's & CNS
Haematology
Pain Management
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Seizure Disorders
Gastroenterology
Dermatology
Osteoporosis
Vaccines & Immunology
Wound & Tissue Management
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Device Clinical Programs
Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease
Reproductive Health
Pulmonary Diseases

Regulatory frameworks

International requirements, applied practically.

Requirements applied according to the product, activity, and market.

FDA
Health Canada
EMA / EU
ICH
PIC/S
GCP
GMP
GDP
GVP
ICH Q10
ISO 9001
ISO 13485
ISO 14155
MDSAP
EU MDR
21 CFR Part 11
21 CFR 210/211
21 CFR 312
21 CFR 820 / QMSR
EU Annex 11

Industries

Experience across regulated life sciences.

Support for product companies and the partners, facilities, and research organizations behind regulated activities.

Life sciences

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical Devices
  • Combination Products
  • Clinical Development

Research and delivery partners

  • Clinical Research Organizations
  • Contract Manufacturers
  • Analytical Laboratories
  • Investigator Sites
  • Academic Research Centres
  • Service Providers & Suppliers

For a confidential initial conversation, contact us directly.

Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and clinical research organizations worldwide.