People and Business News — 5/21
The latest industry happenings from the past month, all in one place.
People News
ClinOne has hired Cameron Snider as Vice President of Business Development.
Worldwide Clinical Trials announced the appointment of Steve Chriscoe as Executive Director for Oncology Project Management.
AiCure has appointed Rich Christie, MD, PhD, as Chief Medical Officer; Earnest Offley as Vice President of People Operations; and Brian O'Hara as Senior Director of Solution Consulting.
Business News
Calyx announced that global regulators have approved 500 medical treatments using their Interactive Response Technology solution.
Recognition
The Illingworth Research Group was recognized with a 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
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.
Oveporexton Shows Superior Efficacy in Phase II Narcolepsy Type 1 Trial Without Hepatotoxicity
May 16th 2025In the TAK-861-2001 Phase IIb study, oveporexton significantly improved wakefulness, daytime sleepiness, and cataplexy frequency in patients with narcolepsy type 1, outperforming current therapies and avoiding liver toxicity seen with earlier OX2R agonists, according to results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
