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JULY 29, 2024

In today’s data-driven world, AI has become valuable and indispensable, enabling organizations to extract valuable insights from vast amounts of data, make informed decisions and drive innovation across different sectors — including drug development.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

5 Organoids are recognised as New Alternative Methods (NAMs) in drug development. This recognition was codified by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2022 with the signing of the FDA Modernisation Act 2.0 This can aid in the development of safer, more effective therapeutic strategies.

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PPD

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Our annual look at the state of the drug development industry highlights a dual set of challenges complicating progress. Rising costs have become a persistent challenge for drug developers, driven by a combination of internal and external pressures that have intensified in recent years.

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PPD

JUNE 20, 2025

While two approved treatments, pirfenidone and nintedanib, slow disease progression, there currently is no treatment that reverses the effects or offers a cure for IPF. However, recent advancements and strategic approaches in clinical trials offer hope that additional treatments are on the way.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As the clinical trial landscape evolves, drug developers are faced with novel challenges and changes in study recruitment, trial size and structure, and more. The adoption of new innovations, strategies and technologies offers opportunities to address persistent challenges and develop suitable approaches for the future.

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Alta Sciences

JUNE 26, 2025

1] It’s a privilege to participate in such a prestigious gathering of vision science professionals, and to gain insight into the latest innovations and treatments for complex ocular diseases. These technologies are helping pave the way toward more objective, reliable tools for clinical research. conference locations.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 7, 2025

Susceptibility or risk biomarkers can detect the likelihood of a patient developing a disease or medical condition, which is crucial for treatments that are most effective before the onset of symptoms. A biomarker is a measurable indicator of a biological process, disease state, or response to a treatment.

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LifeSciVC

JULY 17, 2024

By Mike Cloonan, Chief Executive Officer of Sionna Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC The drug development process in rare diseases is rife with challenges especially when companies target significant differentiation or first-in-class targets.

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Quanticate

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Contract Research Organisation (CRO) outsourcing has become a vital strategy for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies aiming to optimise clinical research and drug development.

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Quanticate

JULY 5, 2024

It’s essential for maintaining ethical standards, high-quality outcomes and facilitating global standardisation, enabling multi-center and multinational studies, thereby streamlining the development and approval process for new medical treatments, and maintaining public trust in clinical research.

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PPD

JUNE 20, 2024

Acceleration in every step of clinical research is critical to pharmaceutical developers. Yet, today’s clinical research sponsors face significant challenges. These delays financially disrupt the potential of both current and future clinical research. With a median delay of 12.2

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Dr Pooja Hingorani, Senior Medical Director of Oncology Early Development at AbbVie , shares her journey in STEM, from her early days in New Delhi to her impactful career in oncology research and drug development. Opportunities in clinical research and drug development were not always easy to come by.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JULY 29, 2024

Despite these advancements, challenges for widespread effective care remain due to the heterogeneous patient population, opening the door for further development of treatments for T2D. Obesity is a major factor in the prevalence of T2D, and it is vital to develop T2D treatments with this in mind.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The convergence of real-world data (RWD), technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a vital role in accelerating drug development. In a recent panel discussion at DIA Global , our experts explored how these elements are reshaping clinical research and drug discovery.

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PPD

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches. When sponsors are armed with this knowledge, it expedites the ability to expand and scale CGT development. Factoring in cultural dynamics is key to enabling new therapy treatment success.

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LifeSciVC

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch, CEO of Vigil Neuroscience, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC Patients and their care partners are at the center of our work in the life sciences industry – but at what point during the drug development process should companies start to engage these key stakeholders?

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JULY 9, 2024

The recent surge in GLP-1 treatments has ignited a profound shift in the pharmaceutical landscape, with more studies being announced than ever before. However, the treatment journey does not end with weight reduction, as maintaining weight loss overall is equally crucial.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 12, 2023

Molecular-level biochemical assays like transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics have emerged as valuable tools for identifying potential targets in cancer treatment through deep cyclic inhibition (DCI). How does the DCI mechanism compare to the design of other drugs for cancer treatment?

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MAY 1, 2024

For clinical research professionals, this journey often involves reconciling differing feedback from regulatory agencies, each with unique standards, priorities, and expectations. Yet, it becomes a manageable aspect of drug development with careful planning, strategic engagement, and flexible problem-solving.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In preparation for World Orphan Drug Congress Europe, we interviewed Nathan Chadwick, Senior Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease, and Derek Ansel, MS, LCGC, Vice President, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease, to hear their insights into the current progress in rare disease research and their hopes for 2025.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Fortunately, advances in clinical research are providing hope for better treatments and outcomes. With the support of global networks like ours at Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide), autoimmune and bone health research is accelerating, providing new solutions to patients around the world.

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Vial

MAY 20, 2024

Distinguishing the Roles of Preclinical vs. Clinical CROs in Clinical Research Randomized clinical trials are the gold-standard of evidence-based medicine, representing the culmination of the long, arduous drug development pipeline. The global preclinical CRO market was estimated to be valued at US$5.7

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Drug Target Review

MARCH 4, 2025

Obesity treatment is undergoing a major shift, much like the advances seen in cancer care. Phenomix Sciences , led by CEO Mark Bagnall, is using precision medicine to make treatments more targeted and effective. Phenomix Sciences, built on over a decade of clinical research at the Mayo Clinic, is disrupting this outdated approach.

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PPD

JUNE 7, 2023

As therapies for the treatment of NASH in adult patients go this year to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval , much work remains for drug developers aiming to advance treatments for pediatric populations. We are poised to use our expertise to advance your treatment.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

APRIL 8, 2025

In a recent webinar, Challenges of Drug Development in Early Parkinsons Disease , Tom Babic, MD, PhD , our Vice President of Scientific Solutions in Neuroscience, uses his 40+ years of experience to share invaluable insights into the current state and future directions of early Parkinsons disease (PD) research.

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PPD

JUNE 27, 2024

In general, ongoing research in AA is focused on molecules whose mechanism of actions and effectiveness have been proven in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. CorEvitas will be deploying AA focus groups among physicians and patients to provide insights for pragmatic clinical trial designs. Accelerate your alopecia areata treatments.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 23, 2025

As the biotech sector races to improve the tolerability of these revolutionary treatments, Poolbeg Pharma has a novel solution: an oral therapy, POLB 001, to block the development of CRS, by limiting inflammation without affecting the anti-cancer immune responses that are vital for effective immunotherapies.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 24, 2024

Many parents are hesitant to pursue testing since it will not affect the patient’s care management, as several of these diseases have no approved treatments, such as Fragile X, a syndromic form of autism. Throughout my research, I discovered that genetic counselors are more likely to discuss clinical trials with rare disease patients.

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Alta Sciences

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Four Pain Models Altasciences Uses to Assess Treatments During Clinical Trials pmjackson Wed, 09/13/2023 - 17:01 September is pain awareness month, and the importance of pain management and continued research into effective analgesics is integral to helping patients suffering from various pain conditions.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Fortunately, advances in clinical research are providing hope for better treatments and outcomes. With the support of global networks like ours at Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide), autoimmune and bone health research is accelerating, providing new solutions to patients around the world.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hacker groups in Russia and North Korea continue to mount cyberattacks against companies working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, Microsoft warned, calling on governments to take action against them. Among the targets, the majority are vaccine makers that have COVID-19 vaccines in various stages of clinical trials.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

As one of the more recent fields to emerge in the clinical space, psychedelics have gained significant traction as a potential treatment for various neuropsychiatric diseases.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

With 20-25% of the global population affected by metabolic problems, finding effective treatments is crucial for cardiovascular and metabolic (CVM) conditions. Traditional study designs feature predetermined sample sizes, assessments, and analyses that must remain in place over long treatment durations.

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Precision for Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2023

QuartzBio’s suite of end-to-end SaaS solutions provides pharmaceutical and biotech clients with a fully connected data ecosystem linking sample, biomarker, and clinical data to improve collaboration, planning and R&D productivity. This convergence of trials, labs and data sciences is driving faster clinical development and approval.

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PPD

JUNE 29, 2023

Although several corticosteroid treatments are available as first-line treatments, drug developers continue to seek more effective therapies to improve the wellbeing of those diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. But developing treatments for atopic dermatitis is complex and competitive.

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H1 Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As the pharmaceutical and biotech industries continue to push for faster drug development, the importance of equity and diversity in clinical trial recruitment cannot be overlooked. With the rise of digital health and data, there are endless possibilities for reaching vulnerable populations and improving access to treatment.

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