News from the World of Clinical Research

Good Clinical Practice Symposium 2019 (non-commercial)

As part of my role as GCP Operations Manager and Lead Senior GCP Inspector, I am working with Mandy Budwal-Jagait (Senior GCP Inspector) on this year’s GCP Symposium, which will be held in Manchester …

E8(R1) Public Stakeholder Meeting

ICH is announcing a public meeting entitled “ICH Global Meeting on E8(R1) Guideline on General Considerations for Clinical Trials”, to be held on October 31, 2019 at 08:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET in Silv…

Wellington raises €210M fund to back European biotechs

Wellington Partners has raised a €210 million ($234 million) life science fund to back biotechs in German-speaking parts of Europe and beyond. The fund sets Wellington up to invest in 15 to 20 drug de…

RCGP warns new PM that we ‘cannot risk no-deal disruption’

Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, has addressed the new prime minister Boris Johnson in a letter, outlining the College’s concerns around protection of the NHS…

Novel discovery of links between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease

A link between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered. The findings add to the understanding of the role metabolic dysfunction plays in the neurodegenerative disease.

Amgen's KRAS drug shows promise in 2 additional cancers: colorectal and appendiceal

Amgen’s KRAS inhibitor made a splash at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, and with good reason—it was the first drug of its class to post clinical data.

Big pharma deals show industry's weak spots

Big pharma is getting bigger.

Three of the largest takeovers in the industry's history were announced within the past 14 months, creating what would have been the 5th, 9th and 10th largest drugmakers …

Essex strep A outbreak deaths rise to 13

A 13th patient has died from an outbreak of the invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) bacterium in Essex.

Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said two cases found in the West Essex CCG area h…

Researchers unlock access to pain relief potential of cannabis

The cannabis plant creates anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful than Aspirin.

Parkinson's disease: 'Smartwatch' tracker monitors patients at home

A smartwatch-style device that tracks patient's movements has been hailed as "the future of Parkinson's care."

The personal Kinetigraph (PKG) monitors tremors and other symptoms, potentially enabling …

As new prime minister takes the helm, U.K.-based GSK still balks at 'no deal'

It wasn’t the best timing for GlaxoSmithKline’s second-quarter financial call: While CEO Emma Walmsley went through the numbers, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May was giving her last speech as prim…