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Maria Batalha

Maria Batalha

Senior Consultant in Delivery

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Maria Batalha is a senior consultant of delivery at ValGenesis with more than nine years of experience in compliance, digital continuous process verification and digital transformation. A data science specialist, she uses her background in biology and engineering to create solutions for life sciences challenges. Batalha, an active member of the Parenteral Drug Association's organization committee, holds a master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in enterprise data science from NOVA IMS. 

Blog Posts by Maria

How Spreadsheet Chaos Derails Quality by Design in Pharma

Quality by Design in pharma is widely recognized as the modern framework for drug development. By systematically defining product and process parameters, conducting risk assessments, and applying experimental data, QbD ...

Best Practices for Process Validation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The concept of process validation has been evolving since 1978 when the FDA issued “good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations.” In the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing, process validation aims for excellence in ...

How to Make Drug Developability Predictions With Machine Learning

In this blog post we'll discover how ValGenesis Consulting successfully collaborated with a customer to implement a comprehensive developability scoring system using Machine Learning (ML). This project was truly ...

Manual CPV vs Digital CPV: Why Should You Upgrade?

If you’ve been following our posts on continued process verification (CPV), you already know it plays a critical role in maintaining product quality across the pharmaceutical lifecycle. We’ve explored how to implement ...

Developing a Retrospective QbD: a ValGenesis Story

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Publications by Maria

The Path to Digital CPV

Start digital CPV with real-time trending, alarms, and compliant records. Cut manual effort and spot deviations sooner. Read the guide today.

Webinars by Maria

Closing the Loop: Turning CPV Trends into Risk, RCA, and Defensible Change

Discover how digital CPV enhances process control with near-real-time monitoring, faster root cause analysis, and more effective, inspection-ready decision-making.

Redefining Compliance: Benefits of Running CPV in Real Time

Discover how digital CPV is transforming compliance into a competitive advantage by centralizing data, enhancing process control, and accelerating pharmaceutical digital transformation.

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April 2026