285© World Health OrganizationWHO Technical Report Series, No
961, 2011Annex 7WHO guidelines on transfer of technology in pharmaceutical manufacturing1
Introduction2
Scope3
Glossary4
Organization and management5
Production: transfer (processing, packaging and cleaning)6
Quality control: analytical method transfer7
Premises and equipment8
Documentation9
Qualifi cation and validationReferences2861
Introdu ctionThese guiding principles on transfer of technology are intended to serve as a framework which can be applied in a fl exible manner rather than as str ict rigid guidance
Focus has been placed on the quality aspects, in line with WHO’s mandate
1 Transfer of processes to an alternat ive site occurs at some stage in the life-cycle of most products, from development, scale-up