Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has emerged as a powerful technology in the pharmaceutical industry with many applications to enhance drug discovery and development. In order to use IMS to support drug development, IMS researchers must develop, validate, and establish best practices to assure data integrity to adequately support new drug registrations. The Imaging Mass Spectrometry Society (IMSS) initiated a project to examine how MS is currently being used in the industry and partnered with the Japan Association for Imaging Mass Spectrometry (JAIMS) to conduct a thorough survey of IMS scientists, data analysts/users, project managers/leaders, and pharmaceutical compliance specialists who currently use IMS techniques in support of their drug discovery and development efforts. The survey asked detailed questions related to technical aspects of: 1. sample collection & preparation; 2. qualitative and quantitative sample analysis; 3. examination of parent drug, metabolites and biomarkers; 4. data acquisition, reporting and integrity; 5. General applications; and 6. regulatory concerns. This international survey was conducted online through Survey Monkey in both English and Japanese in September of 2020, with a goal of beginning efforts to establish best practices for the wide acceptance of IMS data for use in regulated drug development industry. This oral presentation will discuss the preparation and conduct of the survey, survey results, and to provide the audience with an approach to developing surveys to help establish best practices for the application of other drugimaging technologies in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
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