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New EU in vitro regulations delaying access to treatments

Drug Discovery World

New EU legislation designed to improve public health is delaying clinical trials and blocking access to new treatments for cancer and rare diseases, says the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). The In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) came into effect in May 2022.

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How Much Do You Know About in silico Trials?

XTalks

Conventional in vitro and in vivo studies are used in the drug development pipeline. However, could there be another way for developing biomedical products using in silico technology? This involves the use of an individualized computer simulation for medical device or drug development. Want to learn more?

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A step closer to ‘clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s  

Drug Discovery World

Grown in vitro, these cells can provide patient specific human brain models from a large cohort of AD patients – to create a ‘clinical trial in a dish’. has paved the way for the use of cell-based assays to investigate drug safety and efficacy, including this innovative ‘clinical trial in a dish’ approach.

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Innovative Nipocalimab Trial for HDFN Treatment Powered by BillionToOne

XTalks

BillionToOne, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, has partnered with Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson division, to conduct the AZALEA Phase III clinical trial globally. The trial is set to occur across the US, the European Union (EU) and selected global locations.

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The importance of introducing diversity earlier in drug development 

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Reece Armstrong speaks to Shantanu Dhamija , VP of Strategy and Innovation at Molecular Devices about challenges of diversity in clinical trials and why induced pluripotent stem cells might be key to representing wider patient groups. RA: Why is US clinical trial diversity at its lowest point in the last 10 years?

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: BetterLife embraces virtual clinical trials and Novan shares positive results from in vitro antiviral technology against SARS-CoV-2

The Pharma Data

As pharma companies search for solutions to avoid cancelling or delaying clinical trials, virtualizing trials are fast becoming commonplace during the Covid-19 pandemic. With many nationwide and regional lockdowns coming into force, virtual clinical trials are proving to be an effective way to monitor patients remotely.

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The Important Role that Biopharmaceutics Plays in Accelerating Early-Phase Drug Development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Quotient Sciences helps biotech and pharma customers in the development and optimization of drug products. Our chemists and formulation scientists review the properties of new drug candidates and “work their magic” to develop formulations that improve the exposure profile of the compound.