Understanding the role of comparative clinical studies in the development of oncology biosimilars

14 February 2020 - Biosimilars have the potential to broaden patient access to biologics and provide cost savings for health care ...

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RWE: cost and time savings entice sponsors as pitfalls linger

14 February 2020 - The New England Journal of Medicine published an article earlier this week raising questions about the ...

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Understanding the rewards of successful drug development — thinking inside the box

30 January 2020 - Risks and rewards change during the life cycle of a drug. In the innovation period, drug companies ...

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FDA continues strong support of innovation in development of gene therapy products

28 January 2020 - This is a pivotal time in the field of gene therapy as the FDA continues its ...

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FDA issues draft guidance to foster oncology product development for paediatric populations

12 December 2019 - Today, the U.S. FDA issued a draft guidance document, “FDARA Implementation Guidance for Pediatric Studies of ...

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Do large pharma companies provide drug development innovation? Our analysis says no.

10 December 2019 - Large pharmaceutical companies oppose legislation being considered by Congress to lower the prices of prescription drugs. ...

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The FDA needs to set standards for using artificial intelligence in drug development

7 November 2019 - Artificial intelligence has become a crucial part of our technological infrastructure and the brain underlying many ...

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Wanted: better policies and incentives to revitalise R&D for new antimicrobial drugs

15 October 2019 - In the not-too-distant future that we could be facing — one with rampant, uncontrollable, multidrug-resistant microbes ...

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FDA cuts red tape in diagnosis applications for cancer trials

10 October 2019 - Drug companies developing cancer treatments can fold the risk assessment of unapproved screening tests into their ...

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FDA awards 12 grants to fund new clinical trials to advance the development of medical products for the treatment of rare diseases

8 October 2019 - The U.S. FDA today announced that it has awarded 12 new clinical trial research grants totaling ...

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The real impact of drug price legislation on biopharmaceutical R&D

2 October 2019 - As outcry around drug prices rages, arguments continue to surface that limiting corporate revenues via price controls ...

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Novartis and Microsoft announce collaboration to transform medicine with artificial intelligence

1 October 2019 - Multi-year alliance underpins the Novartis commitment to leverage data & artificial intelligence to transform how medicines are ...

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AI needs patients’ voices in order to revolutionise health care

30 September 2019 - Patients’ stories — what doctors call patient histories — are the bedrock of medicine. “Listen to ...

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FDA issues draft guidance on patient-focused drug development: methods to identify what is important to patients

30 September 2019 - Today the U.S. FDA issued a draft guidance on Patient-Focused Drug Development: Methods to Identify What Is ...

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Interacting with the FDA on complex innovative trial designs for drugs and biological products

20 September 2019 - This document provides guidance to sponsors and applicants on interacting with the FDA on complex innovative trial ...

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