CRI Worldwide and Lifetree Clinical Research Announce New Company Name: CRI Lifetree
CRI Worldwide, a specialized research organization conentating in psychiatry, pediatrics, pain, and neurology, which recently acquired Lifetree Clinical Research, has united the two companies under the new name, CRI Lifetree. Accompanying the new name is its strategically focused tagline, “Innovative Solutions. Reliable Results.”
The company integrates CRI’s experience in psychiatry and expertise in complex studies with Lifetree’s clinical trial management and site expertise in Phase I-III pain management and abuse liability studies. Bringing the companies together under one unified name streamlines all branding, communication, and SOPs and processes across the two companies.
Merck Launches Phase III Trials of Once-Monthly Oral HIV PrEP Candidate MK-8527
July 14th 2025In the new EXPrESSIVE clinical trial program, Merck will evaluate MK-8527, a once-monthly, oral PrEP therapy, in populations at high risk of HIV-1 infection, including adolescent girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa.
Unifying Industry to Better Understand GCP Guidance
May 7th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.
Baxdrostat Shows Significant Blood Pressure Reduction in Phase III BaxHTN Trial
July 14th 2025In the BaxHTN Phase III study, AstraZeneca’s baxdrostat demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension.
New FDA Initiative Reveals Common Reasons for Drug Application Rejection
July 11th 2025By publishing more than 200 complete response letters, the FDA is offering new visibility into the issues that most often delay drug approvals, including safety concerns, trial design flaws, and manufacturing gaps.
Arcus’ Quemliclustat Earns Orphan Drug Designation as Phase III Pancreatic Cancer Trial Advances
July 11th 2025The FDA has granted orphan status to Arcus Biosciences’ CD73 inhibitor quemliclustat for metastatic pancreatic cancer, as the global PRISM-1 Phase III trial nears full enrollment following promising survival data from ARC-8.
