In today's ACT Brief, we examine FDA's expedited pathway for first-in-human trials, why operating model design matters more than sourcing strategy, and how early readiness signals predict trial risk.
|Articles|May 5, 2020
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Saama Technologies, Inc. and iNDX.Ai have announced the launch of the new COVID-19 Command Center. The COVID-19 Command Center is a therapeutic area-specific data analytics platform that will aim to quicken the ability of life sciences companies to expedite internal research and development programs for therapies to prevent and treat COVID-19. The center includes patient data from ongoing COVID-19 clinical trials in China, South Korea, and the U.S. with nearly 8,500 patients, including over 3,000 positive cases.
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FDA Opens Applications for Expedited IND Pilot Designed to Accelerate First-in-Human Trial Timelines
The pilot pairs drug sponsors with qualified research institutions to compress the path from drug identification to first-in-human study through rolling submission review and earlier coordination of institutional review board and site activation activities.
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This episode of The Human Side of Clinical Trials, hosted by Brian S. McGowan, PhD, FACEHP, chief learning officer and co-founder of ArcheMedX, Inc., and Kelly Ritch, chief operating officer of ArcheMedX, Inc., explores why training completion metrics like attendance and quiz scores fail to capture true study readiness, and how measuring both competence and confidence can reveal trial risks before enrollment even begins.
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In today's ACT Brief, we examine what families with rare epilepsy teach about trial feasibility, how preclinical CRO partnerships are evolving beyond transactional services, and why cortisol dysregulation limits GLP-1 effectiveness in diabetes.
As the life sciences industry continues to evolve, the ability to effectively manage and leverage preclinical CRO partnerships is set to become a defining characteristic of successful biopharma companies.
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