Francis Bursa

About Francis Bursa

Senior Statistician – Francis joined Quantics in 2013. With a Masters from Cambridge and DPhil in Theoretical Physics from Oxford University, Francis brings high level mathematical ability and extensive experience in simulation techniques to Quantics. These techniques can be used to explore “what if” scenarios, reducing the need for further experimental data. Francis heads the R&D team.

How to Set Suitability Criteria for Relative Potency Bioassays

In our last blog we discussed the purpose of system suitability tests and sample suitability tests and gave some examples of each. However, we did not explain how to... read more →

15th February 2019
Francis Bursa
Bioassay

Possible outcomes of a NI Clinical Trial

What is a Non-inferiority Clinical Trial?

In this blog we will discuss a particular type of clinical trial design, the non-inferiority trial. We will explain the difference between non-inferiority trials and more typical clinical trial... read more →

22nd October 2018
Francis Bursa
Clinical

Understanding System and Sample Suitability Tests for Bioassay.

Suitability tests for bioassay are often confusing. In this blog, we discuss the two types of suitability tests: System suitability tests and Sample suitability tests. The blog is deliberately... read more →

31st August 2018
Francis Bursa
Bioassay

How to Combine Relative Potencies for Bioassay

Welcome to our blog on combining relative potencies. In this blog, we’ll review the methods recommended by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and European Pharmacopoeia (PhEur) for combining relative... read more →

20th February 2018
Francis Bursa
Bioassay

When and How Should I Transform my Response Data?

Our clients sometimes tell us that they don’t want to use response transformations since it feels like an unwarranted manipulation of the data. However, there is little point in... read more →

29th August 2017
Francis Bursa
Bioassay

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