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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...
FDA plans on enacting patient engagement provisions in user fee law
The Food and Drug Administration has made the decision to effectuate two provisions of the user fee law in hopes to amplify the voice of the patient in the process of drug development. This action will surely be celebrated by many patient groups and disease advocacy...
Small clinical research sites prove to contain the same capabilities as larger sites
While there are many different size clinical research sites, competition becomes increasingly difficult for smaller sites with smaller amounts of employees, resources, etc.. In a recent article written by Gina Nesbit, a hypothetical site is created, Acme Research,...
Experts say it could be beneficial to increase inclusion of the elderly in clinical trials
Although the elderly are often considered ineligible for clinical trials, experts in a recent article from Outsourcing-pharma.com are saying the age group "must be taken into consideration more often during research." Clinical trials are intended to be representative...
The HHS entrusts FDA to oversee reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov
Effective September 26,2012 Health and Human Services has assigned responsibility to FDA for enforcing reporting by sponsors on ClinicalTrials.gov. Based on a notice by the Federal Register, FDA is now responsible for keeping track of the database's most recent...