• Medidata Introduces eConnect Partner Program

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | Medidata today announced the launch of the Medidata eConnect Partner Program. The collaborative initiative will enable the integration of healthcare data with the Medidata Clinical Cloud, a platform powering clinical trials for nearly 800 life sciences organizations worldwide.

    Nov 18, 2016

  • PatientsLikeMe Shares Medication Reviews on Walgreens.com

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | PatientsLikeMe has expanded the scope of patient-generated information it offers through Walgreens.com to help more people better understand how certain prescription medications may affect them.

    Nov 17, 2016

  • FDA Regulator Defends Controversial Decision to OK Sarepta Drug

    BostonGlobe.com |  The nation's top drug reviewer Wednesday criticized Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s program to develop the first drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, saying the Cambridge biotech's clinical study involving a dozen patients -none of whom took a placebo for comparison purposes - "left so many questions."

    Nov 17, 2016

  • 23andMe President Andy Page Steps Down

    Business Insider |  Andy Page is stepping down as president at 23andme and will remain on the company's board, according to a letter sent to employees. The news comes only a few weeks after it was reported that the company won't be pursuing next-generation sequencing.

    Nov 17, 2016

  • DrugDev Acquires SecureConsent, Launches Patient Solutions Unit

    Clinical Informatics News | DrugDev announced today the formal acquisition of SecureConsent, an e-consent solution deployed on tablets and other mobile devices (including BYOD) to optimize site and patient convenience with which DrugDev has been working closely.

    Nov 16, 2016

  • Reaching the Remote: Telemedicine Changing Rural Healthcare

    Clinical Informatics News As telehealth continues to evolve, new methods have emerged to better serve rural and underserved communities.

    Nov 16, 2016

  • Roche Launches Global Cancer Immunotherapy Network

    Clinical Informatics News Brief  Roche launched the global cancer immunotherapy Centers of Research Excellence (imCORE) Network today. The network brings together many of the world’s leading scientific and clinical experts in cancer immunotherapy from 21 academic research institutions to collaborate in investigating the most promising new treatment approaches.

    Nov 15, 2016

  • UA Cancer Center To Join National Clinical Trial Research Group

    Arizona Daily Star |  The University of Arizona Cancer Center has been accepted into a national clinical trials research group. The University's physicians will provide input on research studies, and integrate their own ideas.

    Nov 14, 2016

  • FDA, CluePoints Sign CRADA

    Clinical Informatics News | Last month CluePoints and FDA signed a CRADA, Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, to enhance data integrity in clinical trial submissions to the FDA using CluePoints software.

    Nov 9, 2016

  • FDA to study how promotional tweets for drugs should convey side effects

    STAT |  Drug makers and their marketing partners argue the FDA social media policies have failed to keep up with technology.

    Nov 9, 2016

  • As Election Storm Gathered, Arrowhead Drops Word About A Clinical Hold

    ENDPOINTS NEWS |  As everyone's attention was being commanded by the big presidential vote Tuesday night, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals chose to put out word that its lead program has been put on hold by the FDA.

    Nov 9, 2016

  • Building A Culture Of Innovation In Healthcare

    Forbes |  Innovation in healthcare is notoriously tricky, but the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are one organization that have got it nailed. CHOP are attempting to continue a track record of success with the creation of a new post of Vice President for Entrepreneurship & Innovation last year.

    Nov 8, 2016

  • FDA Releases Recommendations for Handling Race & Ethnicity in Clinical Trials

    Clinical Informatics News | The FDA recently released a guidance with the purpose of offering suggestions to researchers conducting clinical trials on how to handle issues as they pertain to race and ethnicity, especially a kind of standardization for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data.

    Nov 8, 2016