Case Study: AGADA Biosciences achieves stronger audit readiness with Qualio Compliance Intelligence

How a Canadian CRO uses Compliance Intelligence to scan its entire QMS in 30–40 minutes and walk into sponsor audits calm and ready

AGADA Biosciences, a Halifax-based CRO focused on accelerating drug development for rare diseases, needed a better way to manage quality and compliance across a highly regulated environment. As an early adopter, the team, led by Senior Quality Assurance Manager Chris Rice, explored Qualio’s Compliance Intelligence tool to identify compliance gaps and improve audit readiness without relying on fragmented, manual checks.

With Qualio’s Compliance Intelligence, AGADA centralized compliance monitoring across its QMS, from SOPs to attached documents, and automatically flagged gaps for action. The result was less administrative burden, faster audit preparation, improved confidence in audit readiness, and more time for continuous improvement and sponsor-focused work; the tool also surfaced documentation updates and new process documentation that strengthened the QMS.

AGADA Biosciences

Chris Rice

Senior Quality Assurance Manager