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Measuring Deaths and Long-Term Effects, Questions About Russian Vaccine, Citizen Scientists Making Their Own: COVID-19 Updates
Sep 18 | Clinical Research News | COVID-19 will become seasonal (eventually), mental effects on children and pregnant women, gaps in vaccine interest, what’s behind disparities, a test to identify plasma donors, better way to measure deaths, thousands could have lasting nerve damage, what does and doesn’t put people at higher risk, reasons for rehospitalization, potential shortening of life expectancy, azithromycin okay by itself, and researchers question Russian vaccine while citizen scientists experiment with DIY ones. Plus, a backlog in oncology, AI put to work and seven digital health solutions get NIH funding. More
Pandemic’s Silver Lining: Lasting Research Innovation
Sep 16 | Clinical Research News | While non-COVID medical research, including clinical trials, has partially resumed after widespread suspensions, delays and slowdowns during the outbreak, subsequent waves of COVID-19 infections still threaten to re-occupy clinicians, researchers, and labs. Fortunately, adversity can trigger adaptation. More
Follow the Money: COVID Research, Decentralized Trials
Sep 14 | Clinical Research News | Big money to speed clinical trials for Freenome’s colorectal cancer blood test, both THREAD and Science37 get investments to advance decentralized research approaches for global clinical trials, and more. More
NSAIDS Are Safe, Near-Zero Hospital Transmission, Clinical Sites In Trouble: COVID-19 Updates
Sep 11 | Clinical Research News | NSAIDS are safe for COVID-19 patients, a CHOP study shows convalescent plasma appears safe and possibly effective for children, a Boston study shows very low rates of hospital transmission of COVID-19. Plus, NIH launches two Phase 3 trials for blood thinners, the International Vaccine Institute preps with Gates money, and Phesi warns that many clinical trial sites may not bounce back. More
10 Buzzwords for Virtual Trials and Remote Monitoring You Should Know
Sep 09 | Clinical Research News | Standardized vocabulary in clinical research operations is essential. We conducted surveys and documented conversations with the research community while they work to shape an entirely new approach to clinical research operations. More
Telemedicine Allows ‘Unlimited Communication’ Crucial To Weight Loss Success
Sep 08 | Clinical Research News | Many chronic diseases—including high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, lower back pain, and some cancers—are closely related to being overweight, and patients need ongoing, sometimes daily, guidance and interaction with their doctor for sustained weight loss. Telemedicine is an affordable way to do that and the results can be better than what can be accomplished with in-person visits. More
Steroids, Vaccine Distribution, Depression and Pregnancy Concerns: COVID-19 Updates
Sep 04 | Clinical Research News | A protease inhibitor used to cure a deadly coronavirus-causing disease in cats holds potential for testing in humans, a comparative look at current treatment approaches, proposed Fair Priority Model for vaccine distribution and needed reforms to the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization process, concerning trends among pregnant women, rising rates of depression, promising news on steroids, and multiple trials on the launch pad—all among the explosion of COVID-19-related news over the past week. More
Clinical Trials For Companion Diagnostic Approval
Sep 02 | Bio-IT World | The regulatory framework around drug and diagnostic co-development, and how to overcome the inevitable hurdles, was the subject of multiple presentations at the 12th Annual Next Generation Dx Summit held virtually last week. Representatives from pharma and FDA weighed in on the clinical trials required to get companion diagnostics to market. More

CATO SMS Unveils New Brand
Sep 17 | CATO SMS unveiled its new brand today, revealing an updated look and logo capturing the company’s powerful offering following the merger of CATO Research, LLC and Specialized Medical Services-oncology BV (SMS-oncology). More
Biofourmis Closes $100 Million Series C Funding Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Accelerate U.S. and Global Expansion
Sep 17 | Digital therapeutics leader Biofourmis closes $100 million Series C led by SoftBank. Funds will help accelerate virtual clinical trials business, among other initiatives. More
Patient Groups Issue Guidelines for Ensuring Access to Care and Treatment for Rare Disease Patients, Citing Critical Needs and Gaps Further Exposed and Stretched During COVID-19
Sep 17 | Global Genes and the Child Neurology Foundation, as part of the Rare Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) collaboration, announced today the joint release of a report highlighting and supporting guiding principles of rare disease care and access — which the groups assert are universally relevant to all patients with rare diseases. More
Litmus Health Achieves HIPAA Compliance and NIST Cybersecurity Framework Adherence for Real World Data Infrastructure
Sep 17 | Litmus Health, the research-ready infrastructure platform for real world data, that you might find interesting. As a bit of background, Litmus collects real world data from wearables and sensors, and analyzes these data for inclusion in clinical trials for their customers in pharma. This morning, the company announced that after a thorough third party security assessment, its infrastructure was determined to be secure and compliant when measured against federal security regulations. More
APIS Assay Technologies Ltd expands bioinformatics expertise with acquisition of Beogenomics
Sep 17 | Please see below for the latest news from APIS Assay Technologies Ltd announcing the acquisition of Beogenomics, a specialised software developer with major expertise in Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (BIOX). Beogenomics develops both on-prem and secure cloud-based data analysis solutions — helping customers design, build and run custom tailored genomics & proteomics pipelines. The integration into Manchester-based APIS will support the launch of a new BIOX Service Line as part of the company’s ongoing Biomarker Research and Development activities. More
ECCRT and IDDI establish partnership for continuous development of IDDI global team members
Sep 17 | European Centre for Clinical Research Training (ECCRT) has been selected as a premium provider for continuous online learning by IDDI, a BIOSTATISTICAL AND ECLINICAL SERVICES provider for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies. ECCRT will provide access to the eLearning ‘Virtual Campus’ platform that will allow IDDI’s global staff members to attend ICH Good Clinical Practice and related trainings. More
WEP Clinical joins with Wren Healthcare to provide home healthcare services
Sep 17 | WEP Group Holdings Limited (WEP), a specialist CRO focused on delivering lifesaving drugs to patients that have an unmet clinical need, is expanding its capabilities by making a strategic investment in Wren Healthcare Limited (Wren), a successful and growing clinical nursing healthcare provider in the EU. More
CATO SMS ACQUIRES ARRAY BIOSTATISTICS
Sep 17 | CATO SMS announced today that it has acquired Wilmington, NC-based Array Biostatistics (Array) to expand its offering of specialized clinical research solutions. More
Matexcel Offers a Wide Selection of Natural Materials for Research Needs
Sep 17 | More
Lifeasible Provides Virus-like Particles Production in Plant
Sep 17 | More

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