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Medidata acquired by French software firm Dassault Systèmes for $5.8bn

12-Jun-2019

By Melissa Fassbender

Dassault Systèmes is set to acquire Medidata in an all-cash transaction valued at $5.8bn – a deal which will combine the power of modeling and simulation with data science to “catalyze the next generation of patient-inclusive therapeutics,” says CEO.

In the push for innovation, regulators are ahead of the curve as pharma and CROs lag behind

12-Jun-2019

By Melissa Fassbender

As regulators work to advance the modern clinical trial, the risk-averse clinical research industry is falling behind in the race to bring new therapies to patients, says an industry expert, echoing the former FDA commissioner’s calls for innovation.