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Income differences driving participation in clinical trials?
Mary Engel, writer for Fred Hutch News Service, stated the importance of clinical trials and patient involvement in her recent article. Participation in clinical trials is crucial to the development and success of finding new treatments because they are currently the...
ACRP fall symposium on November 6
On November 6th, the ACRP will be hosting their 15th annual fall symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis. Pearl Pathways will be exhibiting at the event, while Pearl Pathways’ Gretchen Bowker will be speaking on FDA audit tips. Mary Anne Gfell and Patti Hunker...
FDA bans API manufacturer after 483
According to Zachary Brennan’s article on RAPS, an Indian active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer, Megafine, was banned from FDA after a 483 inspection. Other regulators around the world have approved the company; however that may change soon. The notes...
NIH presents advancement through precision medicine cohort
The National Institute of Health Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) presented a detailed plan for building a national research cohort to expand the industry’s knowledge of precision medicine. The cohort will include over 1 million Americans that will aim to...
Could uniform regulations benefit university research?
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Academy of Sciences put together a panel of 18 members whom produced a 144-page report on university research growth as the government aims to regulate and monitor it. Some of the recommendations included...