Returns on pharmaceutical R&D improving as pipelines revive
10 December 2014
Drugmakers are finally getting more bang for their scientific buck, with the rate of return on pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) increasing for the first time since 2010.
Long-term painkiller use on the rise, with more patients taking dangerous combos
10 December 2014
Amid growing controversy over prescription painkillers, a new study shows that patients who are prescribed opioids continue to use them over a long period of time, indicating potential abuse. The report could add fuel to the fire as lawmakers and industry groups continue to battle companies producing the drugs.
Panel: How to understand the long biotech boom?
09 December 2014
Fundamental scientific and patient advances, as well as the investors who embrace them, have transformed biotech in just the last few years. As this has coincided with a broader resurgence in the stock market, industry valuations have skyrocketed.
Hackers use Wall Street know-how to steal stock-moving biotech info
09 December 2014
Biotech IT security teams were just presented with another headache. A team of Western, Wall Street insiders is believed to be breaking into biopharma company emails in pursuit of information on drug development results, takeovers and other events likely to affect share price.
Russia Develops Four Ebola Vaccines: Health Minister
08 December 2014
Four vaccines against the Ebola virus are currently being developed by Russian scientists, one of them is already undergoing clinical tests, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said Thursday. "We started developing the rest not long ago, when the outbreak was at its peak. We expect them to be ready for trials in February 2015,” she said.
The rise of the Silicon Valley biocomputing startup
08 December 2014
The growing need for computer-enabled capabilities in drug development has led to the creation of biotech-focused software startups trying to replicate the success of the likes of Medidata ($MDSO). And the obvious base for these startups is the one part of the U.S. where biotech and tech hubs are co-located: San Francisco.
India wants in on the biotech hub trend
08 December 2014
India should take a cue from the biotech hotbeds of the U.S. and U.K., a local trade groups says, investing in infrastructure to help foster startups and grow innovation clusters of its own.
08 December 2014
A startup enables researchers to tap labs worldwide to conduct experiments on their behalf.
08 December 2014
The need to share patient information with other providers and the use of financial incentives are key drivers in why many providers adopt and use health information technology tools like electronic health records (EHRs), according a data brief released today from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).
Tragara Reports Interim Results of Phase 1b Study of TG02 and Carfilzomib in Multiple Myeloma
06 December 2014
TG02 demonstrates ability to mobilize difficult-to-kill leukemic stem cells and render them vulnerable to chemotherapy.
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