PPD Exercises Option to Acquire Remaining Interest in X-Chem, Inc.
With numerous strategic partnerships underway, X-Chem emerges as a leading biotechnology company focused on drug discovery
PPD and X-Chem announced that PPD has exercised its option to acquire the remaining minority ownership interest of X-Chem. X-Chem will continue to operate as a biotechnology company with its entire existing staff, including its management team. PPD acquired a controlling interest in X-Chem in October 2010, along with the right to purchase the remaining interest on or before October 31, 2014. PPD’s decision to acquire the remaining minority interest in X-Chem is based on, among other factors, the successful business model that X-Chem has built and the growing interest by pharmaceutical firms to gain access to X-Chem’s proprietary small molecule discovery technology.
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Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
