Technology transfer is a logical method for managing the transfer of any process, including documentation and professional expertise, between development and manufacture or sites. Technology transfer aims to communicate product and process knowledge between development and manufacturing facilities in order to achieve product realization. The manufacturing process, control strategies, process validation approach, and continuous continuous improvement are all based on this information.
The major intention of technology transfer is to place special attention on the quality aspects of a pharmaceutical products. The sequence of technology transfer is development, scale up, manufacturing, production and launch, to the post approval phase.
Usually there is a Sending Unit and Receiving Unit and the unit managing the process which may or may not be separate entity.
The Sending unit provides a detailed characterization information of the finishes products. And also provides any information generated during process development which is required to enable the Receiving Unit to perform he further development, for the process optimization after successful transfer.
The documented evidence of Technology Transfer is formalized and stated in a technology transfer summary report. This report comprises summary of scope of the transfer the critical parameter observed in the Sending Unit and Receiving Unit in a tabulated format and the final concluding remarks of the transfer.
Technology transfer serves to join research with real world products that can provide benefits for society, solutions to problems and, at the same time, generating profit that can be used to fund further research and development.