The industry in March saw new c-suite appointments at CRF Bracket, PCI Pharma Services, George Clinical, and Paragon Bioservices – as well as moves to boost medical device and DMPK services at Premier Research and Sygnature Discovery, respectively.
Lundbeck extends its research collaboration with the drug discovery services provider Enamine to help “intensify its search for quality lead compounds.”
Trialbee and Linical Accelovance join forces for patient-centric clinical trials using digital innovations to establish a single point of contact to expedite clinical trial enrollment, retention, and speed-to-market solutions.
LabCorp’s collaboration with Mission Bio will use single cell-sequencing technology to understand the genetics of rare cell populations, which could be key to making clinical trials successful, says CEO.
Clinical trials in the UK are reportedly declining as the country grapples with Brexit – a change which could make access to preclinical and bioanalytical research materials, including NHPs, problematic, says QPS.
Drug development – a dynamic and evolving process – is modernizing at an unprecedented rate, says industry expert, who stresses that change must continue to fully explore the opportunities.
Javara is offering transportation for clinical trial participants via Uber Health, which enables patients to schedule prepaid rides up to 30 days in advance of site visits.
Evotec AG is partnering with the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research to discover and develop first-in-class therapeutics in oncology using its new drug discovery platform.
WuXi LabNetwork enters an agreement with Science Exchange enabling users to order compounds directly following an increased demand for specialty chemicals.
Using its proprietary bioprocessing technology, Cellesce is scaling the production of breast organoids for drug discovery research – with plans to expand into other areas of unmet medical need, says CEO.
Thermo Fisher Scientific bolsters its gene therapy capabilities by acquiring Brammer Bio for $1.7bn, as the market becomes an ‘increasing focus’ for customers.
The four-hospital health system, Health Quest, will use IBM Watson for Clinical Trial Matching to match patients to clinical trials throughout its hospital.
AlzProtect is collaborating with Parexel Biotech to advance a Phase IIa clinical trial of its lead candidate, AZP2006, which is being developed for the treatment of a rare neurodegenerative disease.
