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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

The organization has honored Liu for the development of the gene editing platforms base editing and prime editing, which can correct the vast majority of known disease-causing genetic variations and have already been used in at least 15 clinical trials, with life-saving results.

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Forging a Path Forward for Substance Abuse Potential Studies With the Cross-Company Abuse Liability Council By Beatrice Setnik, PhD

Alta Sciences

We are the leading organization in conducting substance abuse clinical trials, with principal investigators who collectively bring over 50 years of experience in the field of substance abuse, and with a team of physicians who have extensive expertise in identifying participants for substance abuse studies.

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Grifols begins clinical trial of a new treatment that would provide immediate immunity against COVID-19

The Pharma Data

The clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the plasma-derived medicine will have doctors Oriol Mitjà and Bonaventura Clotet as the principal researchers and is expected to begin in early 2021. BARCELONA, Spain , Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Grifols (MCE: GRF, MCE: GRF.P,

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Building better brain models for Parkinson’s disease and beyond

Drug Target Review

This approach has the potential to revolutionise clinical trial design and lead to more effective, personalised treatments. Meet Professor Jens Christian Schwamborn In 2002, Jens obtained a diploma in Biochemistry from the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany and in 2005 a PhD in Biology from the University of Muenster in Germany.

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Renal Insufficiency May Worsen Multiple Myeloma Outcomes

The Pharma Data

from the University of Kansas City in Kansas, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of all MM randomized clinical trials (RCTs) from 2005 to 2019 to examine reporting of prevalence, eligibility criteria, and outcomes of patients with RI and MM. FRIDAY, Jan. 8 in Leukemia & Lymphoma. Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, M.D.,

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FDA set to announce stricter criteria for COVID-19 vaccines to receive Emergency Use Authorization

The Pharma Data

It will ask manufacturers who seek an emergency authorisation to follow participants in late-stage clinical trials for a median of at least two months, beginning when they received a second vaccine shot, according to two people who spoke to The Post anonymously. .

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Medrio vs Vial | Pros and Cons

Vial

The widespread adoption of EDC technology has revolutionized clinical operations , offering benefits such as improved data management, reduced trial timelines, remote monitoring capabilities, and enhanced data security. EDC is a system used in clinical trials to electronically record and manage subject data.