Companies - January 8, 2015
Clinical Trial Site Gets Makeover
MediciGlobal’s revamped website provides detailed information on its recruitment, retention and rescue services for clinical trials. MediciGroup d/b/a MediciGlobalprovides clinical trial patient recruitment and retention solutions for the life sciences industry. Its L2FU division (Lost to Follow Up) focuses on locating missing patients to meet regulatory requirements for clinical trials. The website also integrates social […]
Clinical Trials - December 11, 2014
More Drugs in Swedish Pipeline
The report The Swedish Drug Development Pipeline in 2014 highlights the 98 companies actively developing novel treatments. The projects analyzed are future products for human use that reached clinical development, Phase I-III. Data and information in this report originate from a web-based survey and public information. Key findings in the 2014 report include: There are […]
Agreement - December 10, 2014
MSD, Denmark to Partner
Life sciences company MSD (known as Merck in the U.S. and Canada) has entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region. The Capital Region is one of five regional governing bodies in Denmark assigned to region-wide issues such as health care. This strategic partnership comes soon after a similar agreement with Novartis […]
Clinical Trials - November 4, 2014
Ebola Nasal Vaccine Trials
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have a nasal vaccine for the Ebola virus in development that has provided long-term protection for non-human primates against the virus. Small pre-clinical study results are the first to show that a single dose of a non-injectable vaccine for Ebola could have a longer duration. The research […]
Clinical Trials - November 1, 2013
Important clinical trials in the North
Three major clinical trials in Norway will help to develop and target treatment and follow-up of patients suffering from COPD, lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. At the Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine in Tromsø in Northern Norway, researchers will be studying the effects of telemedicine on people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease […]
Clinical Trials - June 25, 2013
Turning the spotlight on patients
Involving patients earlier in the development of new treatments and drugs is becoming a more highlighted issue. Recent survey findings and reports show that Swedish patients are more likely to experience problems due to inadequate coordination of their care than patients in many other countries , and that Swedish patients are among the least engaged […]