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Witty Touts GSK Pipeline in 4th Quarter Review

By Reid Paul | Published: February 10, 2012
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New Coalition Takes on Neglected Tropical Diseases

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: November 1, 2011
A new coalition for sharing pharma IP takes aim at the increasing burden of neglected tropical diseases in the developing world. According to the World Health Organization, neglected tropical diseases affect more than one billion of the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people. Many of these diseases, which can cause blindness and other debilitating symptoms, have reached [...]
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Alzheimer’s Test Offers Early Diagnosis

By George Koroneos | Published: August 11, 2010
Image via Wikipedia A research team in Belgium discovered a new test that has proven successful at identifying patients that are developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report published in the Archives of Neurology on Tuesday. The study took spinal fluid from patients with varying levels of cognitive memory and looked for a specific protein signature or [...]
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Industry and FDA Brace for Change

By George Koroneos | Published: June 16, 2010
While the convention floor of the 46th annual meeting of the Drug Information Association bustled with the usual vendors touting the latest and greatest clinical trial technology, the panels (particularly those that featured FDA members) had a remarkably somber tone. The main refrain was: “Things are going to change and everyone must step up or get [...]
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Pfizer to Launch Clinical Trial Network

By George Koroneos | Published: August 26, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Pfizer announced, last week, that it was partnering with technology firm Private Access to launch an online social network to help patients find clinical trials more easily. According to Pfizer, a top complaint from physicians is difficulty in matching patients with trials. “Finding volunteers has been a big issue for anyone conducting a clinical [...]
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