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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. The life sciences sector has traditionally outperformed others when it comes to attracting women to its workforce.

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FDA Approvals for a Liquid Epilepsy Drug and Vitiligo Medication – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 71

XTalks

Hear more about raising awareness about rare diseases like vitiligo and how it can help foster the development of new treatments. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode. Read the full articles here: Zonisamide Liquid Form Gets FDA Approved for Epilepsy Treatment.

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

pharmaphorum

To ease this burden, the life sciences industry has been searching for ways to make clinical trials more accessible for patients and to drive participation numbers, increase participant diversity, and improve overall patient experience. Build a base in the community. Keep it simple. In fact, the opposite is true.

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An Evolving Regulatory Environment for Rare and Orphan Diseases

Advarra

Orphan drugs have historically faced a number of barriers, such as limited research and development (R&D) investment due to an expected lack of profitability as well as challenges in clinical trial design and recruitment. Before 1983, only 38 orphan drugs had received U.S. FDA Expedited Programs.

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary Fibrosis: How Can Participation Be Improved?

XTalks

The exact cause of pulmonary fibrosis is often unknown, and in such cases, it is referred to as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, certain factors can contribute to the development of pulmonary fibrosis, including environmental and occupational exposures, certain medications, autoimmune diseases and genetic predisposition.

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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

XTalks

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease. Malaria Vaccine Phase II Trial.

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Top Three Reasons Why Your Medical Device Needs a Clinical Trial

Advarra

Regulations for research involving devices, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), and digital therapeutics differ from those governing pharmaceutical development. These products will require clinical trial data to get to market, but with significantly fewer participants required as compared to a drug trial.