FDA poised to increase China inspections

Gareth Mcdonald from in-pharmatechnologist.com shared his views on the impact of FDA committing a forecasted $5 million of its newly approved budget to visit Chinese drug plants. The reason for the increase attention in China is that FDA wants to focus on facilities...

NIH consolidates brain samples into one program

Cassandra Leger from bioresearchonline.com covered recent development regarding the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) plans to create a program to expedite research designed to treat brain disorders. The NIH is planning on turning their new biospecimens...

Bowker to present at IMDMC Regulatory 101 Course – May 15, 2014

Plan on joining us at the Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council (IMDMC) event entitled “Regulatory 101” on May 15, 2014.  Gretchen Bowker, COO of Pearl Pathways will be speaking at the event at the Montage Banquet Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is a full...

Social media still lacking in pharmaceutical industry?

Ed Silverman from the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article on the need for more social media presence from pharmaceutical companies in clinical trial arena. Silverman feels that pharma companies may be dropping the ball on using social media to promote and...