Dec 8, 2016, 11:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | ERT announced this morning that it has acquired Exco InTouch. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Dec 7, 2016, 17:05 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | The United States Senate just approved the 21^st Century Cures Act in a 94-5 vote. The omnibus bill passed the House of Representatives last summer by a wide margin. The vote today also reflects bipartisan support. Passage of the Act “signals an encouraging moment for the nation that their government can make progress on behalf of the American people,” said the Bipartisan Policy Center

Dec 6, 2016, 10:55 by Michael Croft

Xconomy |  The U.S. Senate cleared the way for the 21st Century Cures Act, an omnibus healthcare spending and reform bill, by voting 85-13 to end debate.

Dec 6, 2016, 08:08 by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Dec 6, 2016 - Certara®, the leading provider of decision support technology and consulting services for optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes, today announced that it is extending its activities relating to drug safety assessment by establishing a new strategic Quantitative Systems Toxicology (QST) initiative

Dec 5, 2016, 14:49 by Michael Croft

ELLICOTT CITY, MD - Dec 5, 2016 - The Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) and Greenphire have launched a research initiative to identify opportunities for optimization in global payment processes

Nov 30, 2016, 10:48 by Michael Croft

STAT |  Rapid-culture diagnostic techniques can help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the long hospital stays that can accompany them.

Nov 30, 2016, 07:25 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Briefs | News, products, and partnerships from around the clinical trial and healthcare community including news from Takeda, CluePoints, Mayo Clinic, and more.

Nov 29, 2016, 07:20 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | An effort is underway to identify and collect healthy adults with various APOE gene statuses to potentially match them with available Alzheimer’s disease research studies. The GeneMatch program aims to create a pool of willing Alzheimer’s trial participants already characterized with APOE gene status.

Nov 23, 2016, 11:40 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Patrick Merel wants to change the conception of how data is acquired for medical research. This is why he has recently launched a mobile app through his company, Portable Genomics, that allows users to monitor their genetic data and control how it is distributed to corporations for research.

Nov 23, 2016, 09:40 by Michael Croft

STAT |  An investigational Alzheimer's treatment from Eli Lilly failed to slow the progression of the memory-destroying disease in a late-stage trial.

Nov 22, 2016, 11:12 by Michael Croft

Applied Clinical Trials |  Gamification is the application of game design principles and techniques to non-game contexts intending to create value for players and stakeholders alike. If applied, this principle can potentially drive greater innovation and efficiencies in clinical research.

Nov 22, 2016, 09:48 by Michael Croft

STAT |  The fate of Biden's initiative against cancer now rests with a lame-duck Congress, which is considering legislation that would provide significant funding for the effort.

Nov 21, 2016, 09:13 by Michael Croft

STAT |  Cancer clinical trials often overstate the benefits of drugs when they're used in the real world, where patients tend to be older and sicker.

Nov 18, 2016, 13:10 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | Medidata today announced the launch of the Medidata eConnect Partner Program. The collaborative initiative will enable the integration of healthcare data with the Medidata Clinical Cloud, a platform powering clinical trials for nearly 800 life sciences organizations worldwide.

Nov 17, 2016, 15:05 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | PatientsLikeMe has expanded the scope of patient-generated information it offers through Walgreens.com to help more people better understand how certain prescription medications may affect them.

Nov 17, 2016, 11:52 by Michael Croft

BostonGlobe.com |  The nation's top drug reviewer Wednesday criticized Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s program to develop the first drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, saying the Cambridge biotech's clinical study involving a dozen patients -none of whom took a placebo for comparison purposes - "left so many questions."

Nov 17, 2016, 10:36 by Michael Croft

Business Insider |  Andy Page is stepping down as president at 23andme and will remain on the company's board, according to a letter sent to employees. The news comes only a few weeks after it was reported that the company won't be pursuing next-generation sequencing.

Nov 17, 2016, 10:00 by Michael Croft

PITTSBURGH, PA - Nov 17, 2016 - Curable, a non-profit research accelerator that applies engineering approaches to medicine to develop solutions for rare diseases, today announced the initiation of the International PSC Genome Project, which includes the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Nov 16, 2016, 16:25 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | DrugDev announced today the formal acquisition of SecureConsent, an e-consent solution deployed on tablets and other mobile devices (including BYOD) to optimize site and patient convenience with which DrugDev has been working closely.

Nov 16, 2016, 10:10 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News As telehealth continues to evolve, new methods have emerged to better serve rural and underserved communities.