GSK takes leap into transparency

FierceBiotechIT writer Ryan McBride reports that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) launched a website that will allow authorized researchers the ability to use clinical study data on certain drugs from the London based pharma company.  This launches GSK to the forefront of...

Mega-Trials: the new norm?

Numerous pharmaceuticals are approved and marketed based on the premise that they favorably change disease state-biomarkers. However, recent data has shown that altering the biomarkers indicative of disease does not necessarily translate to ameliorated health.  In an...

Policy and law protection needed for genome sequencing

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, a government advisory panel, released a statement reinforcing the need for privacy protection for those who choose to submit their whole genome sequencing for the purpose of medical research. Genomes...

Top 20 pharma-academic collaborations noted by FierceBiotech

FierceBiotech has compiled a list of the 20 top pharma-academic collaborations from 2012 which can be found here.  This list notes the Big Pharma players who have collaborated with universities and academic medical centers and gone above and beyond typical research...