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3 Barriers Between Patients and Clinical Research

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As part of our patient advocacy efforts, at FindMeCure we are dedicated to creating a bridge between patients and the world of clinical research. This includes spreading clinical trial awareness, connecting patients to the trials they are interested in but also speaking up about the issues in the clinical research industry. .

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Team behind RECOVERY trial of COVID drugs casts its net wider

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. “The cost of developing a new drug is extortionately high,” said Landray, adding that a very large proportion of those costs is in phase 3, and that means many promising therapies may never be taken forward by pharma companies.

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Drug development and working with specialised Rare Disease networks

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Additionally, the work being done within Rare Disease networks, formed of specialty sites, pharma companies, CROs, researchers, and other stakeholders, can all benefit from the value generated by real world genomic data, as outlined by panellist Dr Joanne Hackett, Head of Genomic and Precision medicine at IQVIA.

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Patient involvement in trial design: looking to the future

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That was the message from ‘The New Normal: Balancing the rapid evolution of trial design with patient need’ panel at the NIHR’s Clinical Research Network Virtual Event on Delivering Complex and Innovative Design (CID) Studies. Thankfully, many pharma companies seem to be gradually improving on this. Listening to patients.

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A history of the pharmaceutical industry

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Another military man in the drugs business was Edward Robinson Squibb, who as a naval doctor during the Mexican-American war of 1846–1848 threw the drugs he was supplied with overboard due to their low quality. Thalidomide and the development of drug safety regulation and monitoring. George Merck on the cover of Time magazine.

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Transitioning Between Academia and Industry: Advice from Leading Scientists That Made the Switch

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Lin has made several transitions throughout her career, from being a clinician at an academic center, to academic research, to heading business development in industry. In the beginning, I always thought I wanted to be a doctor, but then I felt it was very depressing, particularly at that time and in that particular field.