This week we highlight a bold move to continue clinical trial progress, how the contract research organization industry perceives the state of biotech funding, and machine learning and the fight against long COVID-19. We also weigh COVID-19 risks and a White House event, and the Food and Drug ... READ MORE >
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5 things to know in life sciences: Week of March 21, 2022
This week we highlight continued investment in virtual trials, robotic injections, costs of COVID-19 treatments and the need to understand drug safety for pregnant patients. Finally, we look at the most recent round of drug pricing reform in Congress which aims to reduce insulin prices. Each week we ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
This week, we highlight Moderna’s contract extension with Rovi, a recent report that indicates the global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market is expected to grow by over $8.65 billion by 2026, Robert Califf’s return as Food and Drug Administration commissioner, an artificial ... READ MORE >
Clinical trials and life sciences services: Spring 2022 outlook
While there has been a downward trend in COVID-19 clinical trial starts, these trials maintain strong momentum into 2022. Enrollment remains at the top of the list of challenges facing clinical trials. Virtual trial companies have seen exponential growth over the past two quarters. Read about ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Jan. 31, 2022
This week, we highlight a breakthrough tubeless insulin pump which received Food and Drug Administration clearance. We also look at a telehealth pharmacy booming during the pandemic, potential breakthroughs in neurovascular research, the disparity of Asian scientists’ contributions and recognition in ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Jan. 17, 2022
This week, we look at antimicrobial-resistant diseases, their toll on health systems globally and the need for new treatments. We also feature the continued delays in Food and Drug Administration inspections, the demand for decentralized trials, as well as medtech's initial public offerings and their ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Jan. 10
This week we highlight a flood of studies and approvals with a focus on leveraging new technologies, data and gene sequencing to increase patient care. While the life sciences industry has always been on the forefront of innovation, we are now seeing the various components of the ecosystem come together ... READ MORE >
Five things to know in life sciences: Week of Dec. 6
This week a new investment fund is starting that is focused on the modest goal of extending human life. We also look at new leadless pacemakers, using illustrated stories to make the complexity of clinical trials easier for patients to understand, and studying the common cold as a window into future ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of November 1
The life sciences industry saw the first meaningful activity around drug pricing reform as Democratic lawmakers included language in their domestic spending package. At the same time, innovation and investment continue to exemplify the life sciences ecosystem. By the way, we’re a little late in getting ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Oct. 18
For the first time, researchers at New York University have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered kidney from a pig into a human patient. This is a remarkable milestone as animal organs have traditionally been rejected by humans. The development could play a critical role in the treatment of ... READ MORE >