Virtual event: Increasing diversity in clinical trials
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 2 p.m. ET. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown into relief the long-standing racial inequities in the U.S. health …
Read MoreTag: clinical trials
Biogen to expand access to its ALS drug, but move may come too late for some patients
After weeks of controversy, Biogen (BIIB) has agreed to provide an experimental drug for combating ALS to a small group of very sick patients under a so-called expanded access program. …
Read More
Huntington’s community grieves not just one therapeutic setback, but two
For the community of people affected by Huntington’s disease — a group that is no stranger to disappointment — the back-to-back announcements last month still hit like a double whammy. …
Read More
Two ways Fitbit could boost Google’s health ambitions
Google’s newly finalized purchase of Fitbit is poised to provide the tech giant with a potentially lucrative toehold into two competitive markets: clinical trials and employer benefits. The $2.1 billion …
Read More
Opinion: The pandemic is accelerating transformation agendas in the clinical research industry
Before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, leading organizations in clinical research had been gradually discovering, experimenting with, and implementing remote technology. The pandemic has catapulted their transformation agendas forward. …
Read More