Pharma R&D Today

Drug Makers Seek to Shorten the Flu with New Treatments

Posted on April 2nd, 2018 by Christy J. Wilson

This flu season, which has peaked but isn’t over quite yet, has been particularly brutal. Last month, NBC News reported that it was already on track to be as bad as the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009. Continue reading “Drug Makers Seek to Shorten the Flu with New Treatments” »

Can Wearables Improve Employee Health?

Posted on March 27th, 2018 by Tim Hoctor

At first glance, companies using wearables, such as Fitbits, as a way of encouraging health and wellness among employees may seem like a great idea. Healthier workers are typically happier workers, Continue reading “Can Wearables Improve Employee Health?” »

Helping Startups in the Pursuit of Drug Discovery Success

Posted on March 27th, 2018 by Christy J. Wilson

As big pharmaceutical companies struggle to get enough value for their R&D dollars in today’s challenging innovation landscape, small pharmas and biotech startups have come to play a crucial role in the drug discovery process. Continue reading “Helping Startups in the Pursuit of Drug Discovery Success” »

To streamline early discovery, a cross-disciplinary, data-driven workflow process is key

Posted on February 23rd, 2018 by Neal Katz

“Complex” is the term that best describes the conditions that affect us. Whether it’s a disease or a consequence of a natural process such as aging, there are no simple fixes. Continue reading “To streamline early discovery, a cross-disciplinary, data-driven workflow process is key” »

Introducing the Hive’s newest class of innovative start-ups

Posted on February 14th, 2018 by Betsy Davis

In 2017, Elsevier introduced a new program called The Hive, an innovation initiative for biotech and pharmaceutical start-ups committed to promoting collaboration and inspiration across the Pharma & Life Sciences industry.

Continue reading “Introducing the Hive’s newest class of innovative start-ups” »

Harnessing big data — it’s challenging, but it can be done

Posted on February 12th, 2018 by Christy J. Wilson

Today’s big data has the power to drive innovation in ways that the pharmaceutical industry could previously only dream of. Yet harnessing that power comes with an equally sizable challenge: it will require an enormous shift in how research is performed. Continue reading “Harnessing big data — it’s challenging, but it can be done” »

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The Elsevier Pharma R&D blog provides insight and opinion on topics related to pharmaceutical research and development, namely: big data, target identification, new drug discovery, drug safety monitoring, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. We serve the community of chemists, scientists, drug safety specialists, educators and students interested in pharmaceutical R&D.

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