ComplianceQuest (CQ) supports 21 CFR Part 11 FDA compliance requirements for life sciences organizations in health-care, pharmaceutical, life-science, biotechnology, medical- manufacturing, medical devices, and other FDA-regulated industries. Title 21 CFR Part 11 requires companies to implement controls, including audits, system validations, audit trails, electronic signatures, and documentation for software and systems that are involved in processing many forms of data, as part of their business practices and product development.

Title 21 CFR Part 11 enacted the FDA’s requirement that they are able to recognize electronic records and electronic signatures as trustworthy, reliable, and legal equivalents to paper records and handwritten signatures. This also allows companies to adopt a ’paperless’ system of record keeping.