A study to evaluate the effect of seladelparm, a small molecule treatment by CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. on patients with cirrhosis was announced this month (September 21).
Drug discovery will benefit from a virtual artificial intelligence (AI) expert thanks to Opportunity Pharma and OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences joining forces.
A new approach to discovering targets for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases has been presented by Insilico Medicine with the University of Cambridge, UK.
Patients with a rare and incurable blood cancer, associated with an overproduction of blood cells, will soon have access to a small molecule Novartis treatment.
Mural Health Technologies, Inc. has raised $8 million in seed funding for the growth of its Mural link platform it says is aimed at ‘modernizing the clinical trial experience for both patients and caregivers’.
Exscientia plc will receive an upfront cash payment of $20 million from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, as the companies collaborate plus potential payments of up to $674 million in aggregate.
A study of MedRhythm’s MR-001 neurorehabilitation system, designed to improve walking and ambulation in adults with chronic stroke impairment, will use Curavit Clinical Research as its virtual contract research organization (VCRO).
Built upon seven years of real-world patient journey data, Belong.Life has recently announced the launch of its software as a service (SaaS)-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI) cancer clinical trial matching platform.
This week's woman in science, is Maria Pereira, who leads the Innovation Hub at TISSIUM, a Paris-based medtech startup that develops solutions for tissue reconstruction.
Qunaterix' LucentAD test could reveal whether a person is likely to have Alzheimer's Disease or not. In an interview with company CEO, Masoud Toloue, he explains the science and motivation behind the test.
A partnership deal between the Dutch digital health company Congenica and clinical trial platform provider myTomorrows will see the companies pooling their technologies to help more patients receive precision oncology treatments.
The AstraZeneca-owned company Alexion has teamed up with Verge Genomics to deploy the U.S. startup’s drug discovery platform in the search for novel drug targets for rare neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases.
HumanFirst, a cloud-based software company accelerating patient-centered drug development through AI, has announced the launch of its precision measures platform.
CymaBay announced recently the initiation of its 52-week, placebo-controlled, randomized, phase 3 study — 'Intended to Determine the Effects of seladelpar on normalization of Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Levels in subjects with Primary Biliary Cholangitis...
Andrew MacGarvey is chief operating officer (COO) of Phastar. We caught up with him earlier in the summer at DIA Global in Boston to discuss the company’s origins, opportunities for big analytical data DCTs, artificial intelligence and machine learning...
Eight new companies have joined The BioInnovation Institute’s (BII’s) Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies, it was announced today (August 31).
More people are talking about mental illness than ever before. However, despite increased awareness, it remains one of the most neglected areas of public health globally, with research and quality of care lagging behind physical health conditions.
With more than 63 biopharma companies attending and 15 event partners sharing solutions, the 7th Annual IPF Summit being held in Boston next month (September 2023) is not to be missed.
CDMO, Sirio Europe, is launching two new softgels aimed at those who want to develop in the pharmaceutical consumer health space at this year’s CPHI in Barcelona.
Mahana Therapeutics announced last week (August 22) that it was entering into a multi-million dollar distribution and marketing partnership with the consumer health division of Bayer.
A partnership between Banner Health and nference will offer more ‘potent insight generation, offering researchers the option to examine more inclusive data’.
With so many advanced therapies on the horizon, the next few years are poised to be one of significant progress for patients with over 2000 cell and gene therapies in active clinical trials globally.
Actimed Therapeutics Ltd will put some of its additional funding of £4.75 million ($6 million) towards its attempt to provide the world’s first cure for cancer cachexia.
Another company OSP was lucky enough to catch up with at DIA Global in Boston this year, was well-established generative artificial intelligence (AI) software company, Yseop.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorizations for Pombliti + Opfolda, a two-component therapy to treat Pompe disease.
Integrated drug formulation and clinical trials company, BDD Pharma, will be expanding its phase appropriate development, manufacturing, and clinical testing services after a £2 million ($1.3 million) investment.
BioPharma Reporter and Outsourcing Pharma presents its latest round-up of the movers and shakers in the pharma industry. From Karuna Therapeutics to IO Biotech, we break down the key changes on the pharmaceutical job ladder.
Rohit Nambisam is CEO of Lokavant, OSP caught up with him at DIA Global in Boston earlier this summer to find out more about him and the work he is passionate about.
OSP discussed going beyond industry sponsors and how to support both patients and centers through clincal trial design with Erin Leckrone, senior director, clinical trials and Kathleen Kane, senior manager, clinical operations, at Be The Match BioTherapies....
Patients suffering from catheter-related bloodstream infections could be treated with Citius Pharmaceuticals antibiotic lock solution after it achieved 92 milestone events in its phase 3 trial.
Nathan Johnson has 20 years’ experience in clinical research as an innovator and programmer with expertise in statistical analysis and reporting, SAS programming, standards development, and data management.
At-risk families of patients diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), better known in the US as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will now have access to genetic sequencing thanks to a financial award from Innovate UK.
Uncensored and brutally honest accounts from participants, caregivers and health professionals providing insights into clinical trial experiences are being shared by The Portrait Project.
The National Health Service (NHS) research ethics committee has approved a non-cancer chronic pain clinical trial being rolled out by private health clinic LVL Health.
Adherence specialist AARDEX Group has been announced as a founding member of the CancerX initiative, which aims to bring diverse stakeholders together to drive innovation and improve follow up for cancer patients.
Liz Beatty is co-founder and chief strategy officer at Inato, a clinical trials platform which flips the traditional model and allows community sites to participate in the trials that are best aligned with their interests and that of their patients.
Cumulus Neuroscience, a global digital health company focused on advancing neuroscience clinical trials and patient care, presented interim data from their first-in-class CNS-102 feasibility study at the European Network to Cure ALS Annual Meeting (ENCALS)...
2San, a supplier of self-diagnostic tests, has partnered with Proov to distribute their proprietary at-home fertility tests in select Hy-Vee stores across eight states in the Midwest.
Ora, a clinical research organization (CRO) for ophthalmology pharmaceutical and device development, has partnered the North West London Clinical Trials Alliance, to improve the quality and access to clinical research in the region.