ICYMI: America’s biopharmaceutical companies are taking on COVID-19

The biopharmaceutical industry is taking on COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, through research and development (R&D) into prevention and treatment, in-kind financial...
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R&D Focus: New report shows nearly 600 medicines in development for pediatric patients

America’s biopharmaceutical researchers are committed to studying, developing and testing medicines to meet the unique needs of pediatric patients. New treatment options for infants, children and...
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Clinical Trials Awareness Week: Celebrating innovation in clinical research

This week is Clinical Trials Awareness Week — an annual event to recognize the important role clinical trials play in helping develop safe and effective medicines.
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Clinical trials impact state economies

A new report from TEConomy Partners, supported by PhRMA, provides estimates of industry-sponsored clinical trial activity in each of the 50 states, including the number of trials active, the...
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Examining the truth behind clinical trial costs

Last week, a study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, evaluated the costs specifically associated with successful clinical trials for novel...
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New report details the setbacks and challenges to Alzheimer’s research

Illustrating the challenges of developing medicines to fight Alzheimer’s disease, a new analysis found that between 1998 and 2017, there were 146 unsuccessful medicines in clinical trials for...
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Guest post: Ensuring communities have a seat at the table: The importance of diversity in clinical trials

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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Bringing innovation to clinical trial design

Clinical trials are critical to the discovery and development of innovative medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier lives. As the biopharmaceutical industry works to identify,...
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EFPIA-PhRMA Principles successfully enable responsible clinical trial data sharing

Stakeholders are gathering in London this week for a workshop entitled Data Anonymization – a Key Enabler for Clinical Data Sharing. The workshop, jointly organized by the European Medicines...
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Guest Post: Film chronicles clinical trials ‘paying it forward’

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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