An experimental antidepressant developed by Neumora Therapeutics has shown promising results in a phase 2 trial, leading the company to plan its pathway to phase 3 testing.
The U.S. startup Surge Therapeutics has raised $32 million in a Series B round to bankroll the development of a hydrogel-based immunotherapy delivered during cancer surgery.
The U.S. startup Surge Therapeutics has raised $32 million in a Series B round to bankroll the development of a hydrogel-based immunotherapy delivered during cancer surgery.
The pharma giants AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer and Merck have been revealed as founding members of the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD), a project aiming to accelerate drug development by collecting genomic data from underrepresented populations.
Liz Beatty is co-founder and chief strategy officer at Inato, a clinical trials platform which flips the traditional model and allows community sites to participate in the trials that are best aligned with their interests and that of their patients.
Roche has entered a licensing and collaboration deal with the U.S. company KSQ Therapeutics to co-develop KSQ’s lead cancer drug, which is designed to sabotage the DNA repair mechanisms of cancer cells.
Cumulus Neuroscience, a global digital health company focused on advancing neuroscience clinical trials and patient care, presented interim data from their first-in-class CNS-102 feasibility study at the European Network to Cure ALS Annual Meeting (ENCALS)...
The U.S. company Arthrosi Therapeutics has bagged $75 million in a Series D round to fund the clinical development of a small molecule drug for chronic gout.
2San, a supplier of self-diagnostic tests, has partnered with Proov to distribute their proprietary at-home fertility tests in select Hy-Vee stores across eight states in the Midwest.
Ora, a clinical research organization (CRO) for ophthalmology pharmaceutical and device development, has partnered the North West London Clinical Trials Alliance, to improve the quality and access to clinical research in the region.
The Israeli company Galmed Pharmaceuticals is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed by the U.S. company OnKai to help carry out clinical trials of a rare disease treatment in communities that have low access to healthcare.
Jason Dong, co-CEO-founder of Mural Health, wants to make sure patients taking part in trials are not out of pocket. He joined OSP while at DIA Global to discuss how his business came about and why it is so important.
Updated guidelines for risk-based quality management (RBQM) are much more than just for monitoring purposes and can show quality by design concepts, save immeasurable time on manpower and shows there has been a complete mindset shift within the last 15...
OSP spoke to senior director of clinical trials, Erin Leckrone, and Kathleen Kane, senior manager of clinical operations at Be The Match Biotherapies, to discuss how creating a well-designed and reviewed protocol is critical to a study's overall...
With the FDA issuing guidance on more diversity within clinical trials, it is a subject many companies are being encouraged to focus on, each with their own approach.
Lucy Jung is the CEO and founder at Charco Neurotech, a medtech start-up which has developed the CEU1, a wearable device for Parkinson's, that uses vibrotactile stimulation to reduce symptoms of slowness and stiffness - resulting in improved movement....
New guidelines have been issued by the FDA called Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials. Curavit was ahead of the game with its plans, find out how.
RAIR Health, an applied data and AI company focused on the extraction of clinical insights from real world data, has signed a non-exclusive data license agreement with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCH) focussed on the field of ophthalmology.
Kicking off a series of DIA Global interviews in Boston, OSP had the pleasure of speaking to Cal Collins, co-founder and CEO of OpenClinica - a company that wants to empower data managers, clinical researchers, and study participants.
Eli Lilly has announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization (MA) for its ulcerative colitis treatment, Mirikizumab.
Anebulo Pharmaceuticals is currently developing a new, first-of-its-kind drug, ANEB-001, intended to rapidly reverse the negative effects of acute cannabinoid intoxication (ACI) within one hour of administration. The treatment is a cannabinoid receptor...
uMotif is starting to reap the rewards of its patient first technology – that really does what it says on the tin, says the company’s CEO, Steve Rosenberg.
Everybody seems to be talking about artificial intelligence at the moment. Some are fascinated, others afraid and a few might worry for their jobs. However, for the pharmaceutical industry, it is said to be completely transforming the landscape.
Helmholtz Munich, part of Germany’s biggest research organization, the Helmholtz Association, alongside DDN, the world’s largest data storage company have been selected as a winner of the 2023 AI Breakthrough Awards, for best AI-based solution for life...
Sequana Medical has just announced additional data on safety, quality of life and survival from its North American alfapump study, called Poseidon which could signal an end to manual draining of ascites.
The escalation of a drug targeting tumors, by releasing active chemotherapy into the disease tissue, has had ‘remarkable’ results and also shown a reduction in side-effects.
Coordinating with Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (MHAM), this June, Pfizer has announced it is partnering with multi-award winning, singer and actress, Lady Gaga, who was diagnosed with migraine when she was 14.
Multinational pharmaceutical company, Gedeon Richter UK Ltd, announced this week that it has acquired full marketing and distribution rights to a contraceptive range.
Mural Health is on a mission to make it as easy as possible for people to take part in clinical trials, the company will be heading to DIA Global in Boston where they hope to glean a meaningful understanding of the current landscape and hot topics.
The message mdgroup, an organization devoted to creating 'remarkable patient experiences through solutions for clinical trial recruitment, engagement, retention, and outcomes', is that its focus is on people not technology.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced this month (June) it is requesting feedback on draft recommendations and how they should be applied to increasingly diverse trial types and data sources.
Slope, a site-first organization, ‘eliminating the chaos’ impacting clinical trials has joined CancerX as a founding member of The White House’s national Cancer Moonshot.
Sygnature Discovery has launched an in vivo inflammation model, that the company says is ‘exciting but only the beginning’ of understanding life-limiting neuroinflammatory conditions.
Artificial intelligence (AI) biotech company, Owkin, has invested $50million in a project that will use spatial omics, a set of cutting-edge technologies that offer unprecedented information on the structure of tumors.
With generative AI continuing to create a buzz, OSP took the opportunity to speak to Indegene, a digital-first, life sciences commercialization company that helps biopharmaceutical, emerging biotech and medical device companies develop products. Talking...
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder that primarily affects males, caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for a protein called dystrophin. This protein is crucial for the normal functioning of muscles, and its absence leads to...
A healthcare company on a mission to produce a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test so patients have more chance of being cured, has produced 'exciting results' from a study.
Research has reinforced the efficacy of Lumakras (sotorasib), a small molecule inhibitor in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
Jim Murphy is Greenphire's CEO and leads the company's strategy and he says he is committed to fostering a culture of growth, innovation, excellence and employee satisfaction. Under his leadership, the company has expanded exponentially - in...
'Compelling and landmark' results will ‘fundamentally change’ the journey of patients with stage 2 and 3 early breast cancer, specifically those in need of new, well-tolerated options to prevent their cancer from coming back.
A study looking at the feasibility of using repeated sampling of validated digital measures at home, in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), has completed enrollment for a multi-site study.
H1, a US data healthcare data technology company has been selected by non-profit funder of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) research, The Michael J Fox Foundation (MJFF), for its Trial Landscape solution.
A partnership has been formed between Allucent, a biopharma services provider, has partnered with Thread, a decentralized clinical trial (DCT) and eCOA technology provider to launch Allucent Patient Direct Trials, a DCT focusing on small and mid-sized...
Vicore Pharma’s drug candidate, C21 formulation, currently in a phase 2a trial aimed at people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), has been patented.
The UK has the tools to become a life-sciences superpower but those thinking about taking part remain put off by the lack of financial motivation, a clinical trials start-up says.
Redx has been presented with a commemorative plaque at its HQ at Alderley Park, in recognition of its discovery of pirtobrutinib, the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in Eli Lilly's cancer treatment Jaypirca.
A previously announced research collaboration between Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences that was focused on oncology has been expanded to include inflammatory diseases therapies.