Qunaterix' LucentAD test could reveal whether a person is likely to have Alzheimer's Disease or not. In an interview with company CEO, Masoud Toloue, he explains the science and motivation behind the test.
The Japanese firm Astellas Pharma will apply for planning permission to construct a drug manufacturing facility in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland worth around €330 million ($352 million).
The French-U.S. company Novadiscovery has hailed a “watershed moment for clinical trial design” as its trial simulation tool successfully predicted the outcome of a phase 3 oncology trial run by AstraZeneca.
The U.S. company Rome Therapeutics plans to use the proceeds of its $72 million Series B round to take an experimental autoimmune disease treatment through early clinical testing.
A partnership deal between the Dutch digital health company Congenica and clinical trial platform provider myTomorrows will see the companies pooling their technologies to help more patients receive precision oncology treatments.
The AstraZeneca-owned company Alexion has teamed up with Verge Genomics to deploy the U.S. startup’s drug discovery platform in the search for novel drug targets for rare neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases.
An oral treatment, developed by the U.S. company Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has shown promise as an alternative to injected therapies for tackling the rare disease acromegaly in a phase 3 trial.
HumanFirst, a cloud-based software company accelerating patient-centered drug development through AI, has announced the launch of its precision measures platform.
Glasgow diagnostics spinout Microplate Dx has closed a £2.5 million seed funding round to develop its point-of-care diagnostic platform, which can confirm the presence of bacteria and rapidly identify effective antibiotics to use and which ones to avoid....
CymaBay announced recently the initiation of its 52-week, placebo-controlled, randomized, phase 3 study — 'Intended to Determine the Effects of seladelpar on normalization of Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Levels in subjects with Primary Biliary Cholangitis...
The UK startup Intelligent OMICS (Intellomx) has launched a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical company Janssen to use artificial intelligence (AI) to discover drug targets for the treatment of blood cancer.
Less than a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its antidepressant drug zuranolone (Zurzuvae) a mixed welcome, Sage Therapeutics has launched plans to reorganize its operations by refocusing its drug development efforts and laying...
The small molecule drug alectinib (Alecensa) developed by the big pharma company Roche has improved disease-free survival in patients with a specific form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) when delivered as an adjuvant therapy in a phase 3 trial.
Andrew MacGarvey is chief operating officer (COO) of Phastar. We caught up with him earlier in the summer at DIA Global in Boston to discuss the company’s origins, opportunities for big analytical data DCTs, artificial intelligence and machine learning...
Eight new companies have joined The BioInnovation Institute’s (BII’s) Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies, it was announced today (August 31).
More people are talking about mental illness than ever before. However, despite increased awareness, it remains one of the most neglected areas of public health globally, with research and quality of care lagging behind physical health conditions.
With more than 63 biopharma companies attending and 15 event partners sharing solutions, the 7th Annual IPF Summit being held in Boston next month (September 2023) is not to be missed.
CDMO, Sirio Europe, is launching two new softgels aimed at those who want to develop in the pharmaceutical consumer health space at this year’s CPHI in Barcelona.
Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) was the world’s first highly automated cloud laboratory, was set up by two friends, Brian Frezza and D.J Kleinbaum who grew up together and joined forces after their PhDs to found the company.
Mahana Therapeutics announced last week (August 22) that it was entering into a multi-million dollar distribution and marketing partnership with the consumer health division of Bayer.
A partnership between Banner Health and nference will offer more ‘potent insight generation, offering researchers the option to examine more inclusive data’.
With so many advanced therapies on the horizon, the next few years are poised to be one of significant progress for patients with over 2000 cell and gene therapies in active clinical trials globally.
Actimed Therapeutics Ltd will put some of its additional funding of £4.75 million ($6 million) towards its attempt to provide the world’s first cure for cancer cachexia.
Another company OSP was lucky enough to catch up with at DIA Global in Boston this year, was well-established generative artificial intelligence (AI) software company, Yseop.
A kidney disease drug with a ‘durable and clinically meaningful impact on kidney function’ has been granted priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorizations for Pombliti + Opfolda, a two-component therapy to treat Pompe disease.
Integrated drug formulation and clinical trials company, BDD Pharma, will be expanding its phase appropriate development, manufacturing, and clinical testing services after a £2 million ($1.3 million) investment.
BioPharma Reporter and Outsourcing Pharma presents its latest round-up of the movers and shakers in the pharma industry. From Karuna Therapeutics to IO Biotech, we break down the key changes on the pharmaceutical job ladder.
Rohit Nambisam is CEO of Lokavant, OSP caught up with him at DIA Global in Boston earlier this summer to find out more about him and the work he is passionate about.
OSP discussed going beyond industry sponsors and how to support both patients and centers through clincal trial design with Erin Leckrone, senior director, clinical trials and Kathleen Kane, senior manager, clinical operations, at Be The Match BioTherapies....
Patients suffering from catheter-related bloodstream infections could be treated with Citius Pharmaceuticals antibiotic lock solution after it achieved 92 milestone events in its phase 3 trial.
Nathan Johnson has 20 years’ experience in clinical research as an innovator and programmer with expertise in statistical analysis and reporting, SAS programming, standards development, and data management.
The first oral pill in the United States specifically for postpartum depression, a serious mental illness, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
At-risk families of patients diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), better known in the US as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will now have access to genetic sequencing thanks to a financial award from Innovate UK.
Uncensored and brutally honest accounts from participants, caregivers and health professionals providing insights into clinical trial experiences are being shared by The Portrait Project.
Dr. Susan Wood is CEO and president of VIDA Diagnostics. She has over 25 years of experience championing clinical intelligence solutions into routine clinical use.
The National Health Service (NHS) research ethics committee has approved a non-cancer chronic pain clinical trial being rolled out by private health clinic LVL Health.
Columbia University is running three separate efforts to improve diversity within clinical trials, and it released data showing that early improvements could be seen.
The EMA organized a task force made up of various stakeholders to gather insights on potential EU-level actions to improve the set up of clinical trials during public health emergencies.
Adherence specialist AARDEX Group has been announced as a founding member of the CancerX initiative, which aims to bring diverse stakeholders together to drive innovation and improve follow up for cancer patients.
Phesi, a global provider of patient-centric data analytics, has released the results of its mid-year global analysis of all clinical trials conducted in 2023 to date.
Greenphire, provider of clinical trial financial solutions, has released its global 2023 State of Clinical Trial Patient Convenience Market Trends survey.
