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Quantitative Proteomics: A Major Piece in the Precision Medicine Puzzle
Posted on December 22nd, 2017 by Betsy Davis in Pharma R&D
Our genetic make-up, where we live and how we live, are all important factors to consider when we are dealing with disease. For a very long time, medicine has mostly been designed to treat the sickness without much thought to the individual who has it. Continue reading “Quantitative Proteomics: A Major Piece in the Precision Medicine Puzzle” »
As The Hive Evolves, More Companies Prepare to Join the Program
Posted on December 11th, 2017 by Betsy Davis in Pharma R&D
This year, four companies working in early-stage drug development were able to power their efforts with an array of Elsevier tools by participating in The Hive. Now, more promising pharma and biotech start-ups are in the process of entering into The Hive Continue reading “As The Hive Evolves, More Companies Prepare to Join the Program” »
Extreme Makeover: Clinical Trials Edition
Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Sherry Winter in Pharma R&D
In a piece featured in the PharmaTimes, Katrina Megget points out the sad state of affairs when it comes to clinical trials, highlighting some appalling stats on the frequent failure to reach enrollment targets (in some cases, not finding any patients at all) and the tendency for studies to go on far longer than anticipated. Continue reading “Extreme Makeover: Clinical Trials Edition” »
Re-Inventing R&D for Precision Medicine
Posted on May 22nd, 2017 by Betsy Davis in Pharma R&D
Precision medicine first emerged in the late ‘90s. But it was the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 that really opened up a world of opportunity in this area because it became possible to test patients for certain biomarkers Continue reading “Re-Inventing R&D for Precision Medicine” »
