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Partnering for success in early phase clinical development

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Early-phase clinical trials, including phase 1 and some phase 2a studies, serve as a pivotal step for biotech companies, laying the foundation for a drug candidate’s journey to market.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Cancer Research UK and the KWF Dutch Cancer Society enter partnership to bring multiple drugs into clinical development

Drug Discovery Today

Cancer Research UK, and the KWF Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), two of the world’s largest charitable funders of cancer research, announce a new multi-project strategic partnership to advance promising therapeutic agents for cancer through early clinical development.

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Challenges in Clinical Development of Products for Rare Disease

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Rare diseases are defined in the Orphan Drug Act as diseases or conditions that affect less than 200,000 people in the United States. Evaluating and developing treatments for rare diseases remains a key priority for FDA and is incentivized through the Orphan Drug Act.

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Redefining Acceleration of the Drug Development Journey

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It is hard to ignore some of the most pressing, long-term trends driving the push to accelerate innovation and progress in drug development. As a result, biopharma and biotech companies working to bring their drug pipelines to the market require deep expertise from trusted partners to help deliver critical therapies for their patients.

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Harnessing AI and Real-World Data: The Future of Clinical Development

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The convergence of real-world data (RWD), technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a vital role in accelerating drug development. In a recent panel discussion at DIA Global , our experts explored how these elements are reshaping clinical research and drug discovery.

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Coordinating the Cell Journey: Essentials in Early Clinical Development

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This significance and focus are ever more apparent when the starting cellular material is imperative to drug product success. Within cell therapy clinical trials, apheresis collections contribute to the specific constituents of the given therapy.