Catalent’s existing clinical packaging facility in Shanghai is nearing the end of its expansion, ready to meet the needs of the growing Asia-Pacific region.
PRA Health Sciences has launched a new site network focused on improving pediatric clinical development and access to novel medicines in this special patient population.
The new recommendations look to provide a more efficient and effective means of qualifying clinical trial investigators – to help teams ‘conduct better, more efficient clinical trials,’ says CTTI exec.
The industry must be “relentless” in driving the adoption of new advances in technology, says Janssen, which has shifted from doing things for patients and investigators, to doing things with them.
WHO recently assessed Biopharma Services, which demonstrated compliance across multiple regulatory and organizational guidelines – opening the doors to conduct more work with the WHO foundations.
Fusion Antibodies signed an agreement with Analytics Engines to bring machine learning and AI to its humanization platform in an aim to bolster product quality and manufacturability.
QPS has expanded its Phase I clinical trial capabilities by more than 20% and doubled its lab space, which will allow the CRO to accommodate ‘exponentially more sponsors’ as demand continues to increase.
World Courier has made a multimillion-dollar investment in its supply chain technology to help meet the expanding needs of the pharmaceutical industry.
Rather than limit health care data collection, the industry should focus on ensuring those data sets are used ‘in the most appropriate way,’ according to Health iQ chief commercial officer.
As sponsors drive CROs to consolidate, building a firm the size of Iqvia would take more than 20 years organically, says consultant – who shares the stuff of nightmares (and dreams).
Quanterix is expanding its biomarker technology platform to oncology with the launch of a new test bed for up to 10-plex assays, which will enable drug developers to expedite clinical trials, says CEO.
The PE firm Ampersand Capital Partners has acquired Pacific Biomarkers and is merging the CRO with Neomed-Labs to streamline clinical immunology development.
Iqvia describes the new platform as the marriage of eConsent with an authoring system – giving the clinical trial a framework for transparency and transformational change.
The predictive value of animal models is less than 50%, which makes them less informative than a coin flip, says AAPS speaker – who also argues that clinical trial participants are not fully aware of the risks.
The FDA has proposed a study to create a non-animal based model for drug development as part of its overall commitment to reduce the number of animals used in research.
Strong collaboration across the company’s clinical, commercial, and integration solutions teams led to a “solid performance,” said Syneos CEO Alistair MacDonald.
Synteract’s clients will benefit from a single source model, says CEO, following the acquisition of KinderPharm, a PA-based CRO focused on all phases of pediatric drug development.
The pharmaceutical industry has increasingly been adopting artificial intelligence – which has demonstrated the ability to predict instances of schizophrenia with 74% accuracy.
It’s a phrase we’ve all heard a thousand times – often from clients explaining why they didn’t go with your business as they’ve opted for the assumed ‘safe bet’ of a global leader.
Scientist.com has more than 70 employees across the globe, with offices in San Diego, Boston, the UK – and soon, Japan, with plans to open several satellite offices across the country.
While the industry has made significant strides in its aim to improve patient-centricity and engagement – the same principles need to be applied to clinical trial site relationships, says Syneos.
PCI Pharma Services is expanding its clinical site in Rockford, IL – following a string of acquisitions and expansions to help meet an increased demand for services
SGS has expanded its Chennai, India-based laboratory with the addition of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry systems to address updated ICH Q3D regulatory guidelines.
PharmaCyte Biotech has contracted Medpace to conduct the clinical trial using its novel live-cell encapsulation technology, Cell-in-a-Box, which the company says could revolutionize cancer treatment.
The MA-based CRO Veristat is partnering with Triumph Research Intelligence to provide centralized and risk-based monitoring solutions to improve clinical trial compliance.
Parexel is adopting Medidata’s Shyft Analytics platform to bolster its real-world evidence generation and outcomes research offering to biopharmaceutical and medical device clients.
Immuno-oncology clinical trials are fundamentally different from traditional oncology studies as it pertains to logistics, and require close coordination across several stakeholders, says CRO.
To manage the supply chain challenges faced by natural disasters, experts say to expect the unexpected – ensuring a strong shipping strategy is in place with temperature control and robust management.
PRA Health Sciences is looking at and assessing various opportunities using real world data – as the company has become reliant on data as part of its clinical process, says CEO.
Patients cite their doctor as the most trusted source of clinical trial information, a sentiment that resonates in advertising – which cannot take a “one-size-fits-all" approach – according to a recent report.
Medrio’s FDA-compliant tablet-based electronic-consent application for clinical trial participants looks to improve comprehension with graphics and videos.
The health care social network Inspire is expanding its research solutions to help life science stakeholders integrate the patient voice and experience into research.
Sharp has signed a preferred partnerships agreement with an MA-based CMO to reduce “friction” for clients while decreasing the time, cost, and complexity of managing clinical trials.
Data Cubed’s new CCO David Kiger – who has held roles at Bioclinica and Parexel – says the company is primed to be the go-to provider as the industry continues to shift to virtual clinical trials.
RxCelerate is opening its first office in the US to be closer to clients and meet a "huge demand" for drug discovery and development services in the greater Boston area.
Advanced Clinical is partnering with Cognitive Clinical Trials to overcome recruitment road blocks in Alzheimer’s clinical trials and expedite research through patient centric model.
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) is developing competence standards for principal investigators (PIs) as part of its goal to reduce variability in performance across various clinical research roles.
CROs this month have made significant new hires with WCG adding eight to its scientific leadership team, PPD hiring four, and BioIVT filling its new-created role of CCO.
Also, making the move from Bioclinica, David Kiger has been named...
LabCorp has launched Pixel by LabCorp, a consumer-initiated wellness test offering that allows for sample self-collection and access to online results.
After Pharm-Olam conducted an orphan disease trial for therapy for a rare blood disorder, the European Commission granted it marketing authorization, and FDA is to give it priority review.
The lawsuit cites more than 150 alleged clinical trial-related deaths since 2014 with plaintiffs calling on the FDA to update current informed consent regulations.
