LRN and GeneEd Partner to Provide Comprehensive Business Ethics Education Solution for the Life Sciences Industry

The Combined Offering Helps Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Companies Manage Regulatory Risks and Inspire Higher Standards of Business Conduct 

LRN is adding more than 200 courses specific to the life sciences industry to its extensive library of online ethics and compliance courses. The integrated offering provides life science companies a single platform from which to integrate the varied types of online education they provide to ensure the highest standards of business conduct within their global workforce.

“The partnership between LRN and GeneEd represents LRN’s commitment to helping life science companies educate their workforce on critical compliance issues while also making ethical behavior part of their daily work,” said Paul Cole, Executive Vice President for Solutions at LRN. “This market-leading solution helps life science companies ensure legal compliance but also helps them to shape behaviors that provide competitive advantage.”

The life sciences industry is one of the most regulated industries worldwide, and is subject to a broad range of legal requirements. The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. and other regulatory bodies demand compliance with a myriad of laws and guidelines. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies are continually focused on education and training to ensure integrity and quality at every stage of the drug and device development process, from manufacturing and clinical trials to marketing, sales and distribution.

Together, LRN and GeneEd will provide online and custom training courses, covering good manufacturing practice (GMP), good laboratory practice (GLP), good clinical practice (GCP), validation, quality control, and medical device manufacturing and regulation. This complements LRN’s market-leading education library of more than 500 online courses on topics such as business ethics, workplace harassment, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-trust regulations, and proper workplace communications.

Paul M. Eisele, CEO of GeneEd, said, “We partnered with LRN because both companies seek to achieve fundamental changes in corporate culture and personal behavior. The behavioral changes GeneEd advocates are based on scientific and medical principles. LRN advocates holding employees to the highest ethical standards of behavior because it is the right thing to do as well as good business.”

About GeneEd
GeneEd is a leading provider of online training in the life sciences, serving Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as scores of healthcare providers, biomanufacturing plants, and research labs. GeneEd’s Therapeutic Area courses provide validated scientific training for thousands of clinical researchers and healthcare workers. GeneEd’s Regulatory and Compliance courses provide training in Good Clinical Practices, Good Manufacturing, Laboratory, Validation, and Quality Control for everyone from clinical and laboratory researchers to workers on the factory floor. For more information, visit www.geneed.com.

About LRN
LRN is the global leader in business ethics and corporate compliance management solutions, enabling companies to drive business performance through values-based corporate cultures. The company provides executive insights, management tools and workforce education that make responsible conduct part of everyday business practice. LRN is the trusted partner to leading businesses worldwide, including Disney, Dow Chemical, eBay, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Raytheon, and 3M. Founded in 1994, the company operates in more than 120 countries, with headquarters in Los Angeles and offices in New York, London, and Mumbai. For more information, visit www.lrn.com.

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