Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. Extreme heat and its impact on medicines Extreme heat can affect the efficacy and safety of medicines, potentially causing them to degrade or lose potency if not stored properly, according to experts. ... READ MORE >
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5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 24, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. Bridge-editing: A potential superior alternative to CRISPR for DNA alteration A new technique called bridge-editing has been developed, potentially surpassing CRISPR in precision and efficiency for DNA ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of May 20, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. New collaboration explores AI-based digital pathology Microsoft is collaborating with researchers from the University of Washington as well as Providence health network to develop a new artificial ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of April 29, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. FDA releases final rule on laboratory developed tests On April 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule regarding regulation of laboratory developed tests, following a proposed rule in ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of March 25, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here’s the latest. FDA issues warnings on plastic syringes from China According to MedTech Dive, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued three warning letters as part of its investigation into plastic syringes made in ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 5, 2023
This week we highlight a shortage of prescription medication in the United States. In addition, we discuss a Food and Drug Administration committee’s recommendation to approve a new RSV vaccine, comments on the Inflation Reduction Act impact, as well as a major acquisition in the diabetes space. Lastly, ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Feb. 13, 2023
This week we look at the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of an over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray, promising vaccines nearing approval to treat respiratory syncytial virus, and the FDA’s new guidance on diversity considerations for later-stage clinical trials. We also look at a new ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Jan. 30, 2023
This week we look at how start-ups are rethinking how clinical trials are designed and managed to improve efficiency and accuracy. We also examine biosimilar versions of a blockbuster biologic, what to expect for cell and gene therapy companies, and why the U.S. government may pay lower prices after ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Dec. 19, 2022
It has been quite the year in life sciences as we try to define a new normal following the pandemic. While funding struggled, breakthroughs abounded. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration continued its work on drug pricing and clinical trial diversity. We can’t capture it all in one article, but ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Dec. 12, 2022
This week we look at the doctors creating a personalized medicine to help a specific patient who had exhausted all other options. We also highlight options for using data to support Medicare drug pricing negotiation, large scale DNA sequencing projects in infants, and efforts to use genome sequencing to ... READ MORE >