News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
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Genstar Capital, the private equity firm behind Bracket, has purchased CRF Health in a deal that will create a combined organization with more than 1,500 employees globally.
The industry is increasingly engaging in collaborations to gain access to technology, such as AI, which is being touted as a potential solution to some of the most challenging aspects of running clinical trials.
Ignoring pediatric considerations is no longer an option for the development of new medicines – though clinical trials in children are still not widely accepted by society, explains industry executive.
Cure Pharmaceuticals says it plans to apply its drug delivery technologies to Therapix Biosciences’ cannabinoid-based drug pipeline for non-pain indications.
“Arbitrary upper age limits for trial entry are almost never justified,” says FDA, which has renewed its efforts to include older adults in clinical trials and tackle some of the key enrollment challenges.
While senior citizens consume roughly one third of all medications – and make up only 13% of the population – factors that complicate geriatric clinical trials leave gaps in knowledge and developments.
It has been nearly 20 years since a currently available drug was tested and approved specifically for the newborn population, say industry experts who are calling for education and policy changes to address the needs of this special patient population.
Novartis says it will discontinue antibacterial and antiviral research to free-up resources for core focus areas.
The first ever drug to treat smallpox has been approved by the US FDA, after having been created by SIGA Therapeutics in coordination with several US departments.
Antoxerene and investor firm Juvenescence have collaborated to form FoxBio Inc., an offshoot focused on small molecule drug discovery for the pathways of ageing.
The US FDA has joined other national regulatory bodies across the globe in recalling certain valsartan medicines, which were found to contain a probable carcinogen.