The Premier Consulting Blog

JUNE 18, 2023

This has opened new opportunities in pharmaceutical drug development, such as the ability to evaluate large complex databases and to integrate information in useful ways. One exciting application of these technologies is the use of in silico trials in the development of novel therapies for rare diseases.

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Alta Sciences

JANUARY 23, 2024

With close to a decade of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, including clinical pharmacology, James will apply his knowledge to oversee the day-to-day management of clinical operations at Altasciences’ 140-bed, Phase I clinical pharmacology unit in Kansas City. “It

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Dr. Setnik made the list of 100 honorees for her hands-on leadership and nearly 20 years of experience in clinical drug development, with a focus on abuse potential studies. For over 25 years, Altasciences has been partnering with sponsors to help support educated, faster, and more complete early drug development decisions.

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Alta Sciences

MAY 28, 2024

This marks the ninth year that Altasciences, a fully integrated drug development solution company, has been deemed a top performer. Clinical Leader and Life Science Leader teamed up with ISR Reports to assess 42 CROs on more than 20 performance metrics in ISR’s annual CRO Quality Benchmarking survey.

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 5, 2023

About Altasciences Altasciences is an integrated drug development solution company offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies a proven, flexible approach to preclinical and clinical pharmacology studies, including formulation, manufacturing, and analytical services.

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Whether as a standalone bioanalytical service or as part of an integrated program, Altasciences provides top-quality data for TK, PK, and PD determinations to support preclinical and clinical studies.

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Cytel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Since its launch in 2021, Project Optimus has been reforming the dose optimization and dose selection paradigm in oncology drug development. To address this challenge, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence initiated Project Optimus. With consensus of multiple stakeholders on “why” the change is needed, the speakers focused on “how.”

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Alta Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Utilizing 10 state-of-the-art simulators available in-house at our Montréal clinical facility (with the capacity for more than 20), we are equipped to measure a range of studies; from impairment in cognition and comparing compounds to assessing the impact on new formulations have on impairment.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

In this blog post, we will share valuable strategies and insights for conducting an optimal meeting and navigating the recovery process to get your drug development program back on track if needed. Additionally, assembling the right development and regulatory team is critical for success.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I am a pharmacist by training and continued with a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Alta Sciences

AUGUST 28, 2023

“We wish the team at Ischemix continued success on the next Phase of clinical research.” Additionally, Co-chief Operating Officer, Marie-Hélène Raigneau, said of the study: “Our goal at Altasciences is to help companies like Ischemix expedite the drug development process without compromising on quality or safety. Ischemix Inc.

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Alta Sciences

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Regulatory Excellence - Licenses for Schedule I through IV drug substances. Adherence to harmonized pharmacy-specific SOPs based on cGMP principles at our three clinical pharmacology units. Exceptional inspection results from major regulators such as the FDA, HC, EMA, and MHRA.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 4, 2023

Antibody drug conjugated with cytotoxic payload. antibody linked to a biologically active cytotoxic (anticancer) payload or drug 3d rendering. With the ultimate long-term goal of optimum dosing being determined before Phase 3 registration trials and before a drug is marketed. Translational and Clinical Pharmacology [Internet].

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Drug Target Review

MAY 7, 2024

How do AI-enhanced approaches accelerate the drug development process for rare diseases? AI holds the potential to revolutionise different aspects of healthcare, particularly in the realm of clinical trials. At Debiopharm, he has overseen both preclinical and clinical pharmacology of assets from phase I to III.

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Alta Sciences

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

About Altasciences Altasciences is an integrated drug development solution company offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies a proven, flexible approach to preclinical and clinical pharmacology studies, including formulation, manufacturing, and analytical services.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JULY 17, 2024

clinical pharmacology/biomarkers, animal models, real-world evidence and other externally controlled comparisons [e.g., In fact, at this Scientific Workshop, Frank called for the creation of an alternative effectiveness standard for ultra rare diseases that relies on all available scientifically valid evidence (e.g.,

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The on-site cGMP Phase 1 pharmacy must have radiolabel drug preparation experience A clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) must be licensed and experienced in handling radioactive investigational drugs in order to complete your AME study.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This nonclinical study required good manufacturing practice (GMP) drug product, sham product, and vehicle to qualify the novel excipient used to modify absorption. From a clinical pharmacology perspective, the sponsors also needed to establish a scientific bridge for relying on the data contained in the product labeling of the LD.

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

Title Type Comments Close Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent Guidance for Sponsors, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards Draft Guidance April 30 Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft Guidance May 13 Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the (..)

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Guidance notes that extrapolation of data across species is challenging; however, in accord with Agency pronouncements elsewhere on this topic, the Guidance describes FDA’s limited experience with alternative assays to characterize neurodevelopmental toxicity while expressing a theoretical openness to such methods when feasible.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The impact of the device on the drug product quality attributes and safety are suitable issues for discussion in the pre-IND meeting. In the steps leading up to a pre-IND meeting, the physicochemical properties of the API used in nonclinical studies should be comparable to those intended for clinical studies.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

I look forward to building on this success progressing its lead assets into the clinic.”. Mission Therapeutics is an early-stage drug development company targeting the ubiquitin pathway for the treatment of kidney disease, neurodegenerative disease, rare mitochondrial diseases and fibrosis.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Workshop addresses oncology dose optimization across full span of development In a series of broad-ranging, frank discussions, attendees at a joint FDA-American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) workshop worked through opportunities and challenges for dose optimization across the span of cancer drug development activities.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As before, the guidance provides recommendations on drug development for COVID-19 across five domains: population, trial design, efficacy endpoints, safety considerations and statistical considerations. On November 23, the FDA published a new, direct-to-final post-PHE version of the document.

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Agency IQ

JULY 28, 2023

This proposal is an exciting example of how new approaches at the forefront of clinical pharmacology can be leveraged to address the problems being discussed in other forums (e.g., FDA’s 2020 draft guidance discusses PBPK analyses for oral drug product development.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Older adults: While certain age-associated factors like comorbidities, age, and weight can be adjusted using standard clinical pharmacology methods; reviewers have noted that these factors do not entirely adjust for the differences we see in older patient populations.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Trevi Therapeutics – Shashank Rohatagi was named vice president of Pharmacology and Clinical Phrarmacokinetics. Shashank joins Trevi from Metrum Research Group where he was senior principal scientist for Clinical Pharmacology. Farrell Simon joins Trevi as head of U.S. eFFECTOR Therapeutics – Premal Patel was named CMO.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The following legislative requirements are due within the next two months: Legislation Program Tag Requirement Due Date FDORA, Section 3202 Orphan Drug Program FDA shall publish final guidance related to the draft guidance titled, “Rare Diseases: Common Issues in Drug Development.”

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New Drug Approvals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

. “Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic evaluation of single- and multiple-ascending doses of a novel kappa opioid receptor antagonist LY2456302 and drug interaction with ethanol in healthy subjects” Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Drug Discovery. 54 (9): 968–978. doi : 10.1002/jcph.286. PMID 24619932.

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Agency IQ

JUNE 2, 2023

Title Type Comments Close Notification of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing Under Section 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Guidance June 5 Patient Preference Information—Submission, Review in Premarket Approval Applications, Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in (..)

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Alta Sciences

JULY 25, 2024

TOP MANUFACTURING AND ANALYTICAL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES Podcast: Successful Manufacturing of Clinical Trial Supply Join our formulation and pharmacy experts as they share insider secrets for overcoming clinical trial challenges and resolving issues that could impact your drug development program's timeline. Watch the video.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

. “Our initial focus is to develop standardized drug formulations with precise, predictable and efficient API delivery for clinical study and therapeutic use.” ” Prof.

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Title Type Comments Close Fixed-Combinations and Single-Entity Versions of Previously Approved Antiretrovirals for the Treatment or Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-One Under the President’s Emergency Plan for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Relief Guidance November 1 Post-Warning Letter Meetings Under GDUFA Guidance November 6 In-Home (..)

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics Administrative/ Procedural New Civil Monetary Penalties for Failure to Meet Accelerated Post Marketing Requirements Administrative/ Procedural Carried over from previous guidance agenda Exclusivity for First Interchangeable Biosimilar Biological Products Administrative/ Procedural Carried over from previous (..)

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Find out what the key factors are when developing nonclinical cell and gene therapies, including expert approaches to vindicating complex challenges, making your studies more efficient, and maximizing translational opportunities to first-in-human (FIH) trials. Read or listen now. Watch the video. Listen here. The Altascientist : Issue No.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

These topics include administrative, advanced manufacturing, the Animal Rule, antimicrobials, biosimilars, blood products, breakthrough devices, cell and gene therapy products, CGMP, clinical pharmacology, clinical trials, clinical/medical guidance, combination products, communication, compounding, cybersecurity, device software, digital health technologies, (..)

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Agency IQ

MARCH 1, 2024

Date Group Event Notable FDA Speakers February 28 TransCelerate Rapid RWD Analyses to Support Safety Signal Assessments February 28 White House Rare Disease Forum Julie Tierney March 1 Foundation Fighting Blindness PFDD Meeting on Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Dry AMD) March 4 America’s Blood Centers 2024 Annual Meeting Peter Marks March (..)

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