Structure + Content
In this CAS, you achieve the skills to work in a highly regulated environment.
- CAS
Regulatory Affairs Pharma
You achieve the skills to work in a highly regulated environment and learn how to act as a liaison person between companies and regulatory authorities.
This CAS:
- is aimed at people who are planning to work in the field of regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry or who are currently working in the areas of development, manufacturing, quality management or regulatory affairs,
- provides the knowledge to successfully operate in this environment,
- teaches the general framework: structure and function of EU bodies, marketing authorization procedures and legal framework, labelling, GXP, life cycle management.
Start your continuing education on 24 April 2026.
Factsheet
- Degree/Certificate Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Regulatory Affairs Pharma
- Duration Week 17 to week 40
- Schedule Friday: 1pm to 7.30pm
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Application deadline
24 March
9–24 participants - ECTS credits 12 ECTS credits
- Costs CHF 7500
- Teaching language English
- Location Biel, Aarbergstrasse 46 / Online
- School School of Engineering and Computer Science
- Next session Spring semester 2026
Objectives + Skills
- You get insight into global regulatory strategies e.g. ICH (International Harmonization).
- You gain knowledge about the structure and function of relevant Regulatory Bodies.
- You learn the different regulatory pathways for the Marketing Authorization.
- You know how to develop the Scientific Technical Dossier to accompany a Marketing Authorization Application.
- You become familiar with GxP.
- You learn how post-approval changes are regulated and how pharmacovigilance is performed.
- You learn about product classes that are subject to special regulation.
- You learn how to interact with regulators e.g. how meetings between applicant and regulator take place.
- In a case study you work on a real project or question from your company or from your own interest.
Structure
The individual modules that make up this programme are named below.
- Global drug regulatory affairs + structure and function of regulatory bodies
- Lifecycle Management (from R&D to Clinical Development)
- Lifecycle Management (from marketing authorization and launch to pharmacovigilance and withdrawal from the market)
- Product classes with special regulations
- New trends and challenges
- Semester work (Living Cases)
Skills profile
Levels of competence
- Knowledge of terms, definitions, and regulations; factual knowledge.
- Understanding the context, ability to explain complex matters.
- Applying knowledge in simple situations.
- Analysing one’s own solution method.
- Synthesis of new solutions and application in complex situations.
- Assessing applicability for specific problems and situations, evaluating of methods and of alternatives, connections with other fields of expertise.
Methodology
A module may include a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, seminars, case studies, practical labs, assignments, etc.
Proof of proficiency
For the 12 ECTS credits to be recognized, successful completion of the competency assessment is required (exams, semester work).
Testimonials
The continuing education program in Regulatory Affairs in Pharma and Life Sciences provides an excellent foundation for understanding global regulatory frameworks. It is helping me strengthen my expertise in regulatory affairs and bridge my prior experience in pharmacovigilance with new regulatory knowledge. It offers a perfect balance of academic and real-world learning.
The CAS in Regulatory Affairs Pharma provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory landscape and practical tools for daily work in the pharmaceutical industry. I especially valued the combination of expert lecturers and real-world case studies, which made the learning experience both relevant and applicable.
The CAS has a compact design and provides an excellent overview of RA in the EU, US and Switzerland. The presentations given by colleagues from the field and the Swissmedic enabled a valuable exchange of ideas, combining theory with practice. The knowledge I acquired is very helpful in my professional life going forward. The wonderful interaction with my fellow students, coupled with the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, made this CAS a truly special experience.
Degree + Titel
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in «Regulatory Affairs Pharma»
Requirements + Admission
Find out which professionals this continuing education program is designed for and what requirements you need to bring with you.
Target audience
- You are planning to work in the field of regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry.
- You are currently working in the areas of development, manufacturing, quality management or regulatory affairs and want to improve your knowledge in regulatory affairs for medicinal products for human use.
Requirements
Ideally you have a medical, pharmacy or science degree, an engineering education, legal studies, a higher education in material science, a degree in Business Administration or in a related field.
Entrance Requirements
As a rule, a university degree and practical experience are required for admission.
People with a high vocational training can apply, provided they have suitable professional experience and prior scientific and methodological knowledge.
Infoevent + Course guidance
Do you have questions about the programme? The head degree of programme, CAS heads, and lecturers will answer your questions at our information events.
Contact
Location
Please refer to the pages for the respective degree programmes (CAS, SAS) for information on how and where your continuing education will take place. We are located at Aarbergstrasse 46 in the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne.
Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB)
A location with many advantages
- Classrooms within two minutes walking distance from Biel/Bienne railway station
- Ideal train connections from Bern’s main railway station (every 15 minutes) and from Bern Wankdorf (every 30 minutes)
- State-of-the-art infrastructure in the new SIPBB building
- Various catering options in the immediate vicinity
- Innovation and networking events
And that’s not all! Biel/Bienne is…
- an innovation hotspot,
- a university city,
- an industrial and service city with numerous major players in the watchmaking, mechanical engineering, precision engineering and medical technology industries and major representatives of the communications and telecommunications sectors,
- bordered by Lake Biel and its wide range of sports and leisure facilities,
- a city that embodies bilingualism,
- a town with a vibrant cultural life.
Biel Aarbergstrasse 46 (Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne)
