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Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Monday, November 20, 2017 Bayer has signed a new and potentially major research pact with Japan’s PeptiDream, marking the second big biobucks deal of its kind for the German pharma in the past week. |
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| This week's sponsor is PRA Health Sciences. | |  | |
Top Stories Monday, November 20, 2017 Acorda Therapeutics is scrapping its Parkinson’s disease drug tozadenant following patient deaths in its phase 3 trial. The action marks the end for an oral adenosine A2a receptor antagonist Acorda paid $363 million in cash for last year. Monday, November 20, 2017 Novartis-backed biotech Gamida Cell has named Julian Adams, Ph.D.—its current chair and chief scientific officer of Clal Biotech—as its new CEO. Monday, November 20, 2017 DBV Technologies has posted phase 3 data suggesting safety and compliance are unlikely to scuttle its hopes of winning approval of peanut allergy treatment Viaskin Peanut. Shares in DBV rose on the back of the data, going a little way toward erasing the big drop it suffered after missing its primary efficacy endpoint. Monday, November 20, 2017 The FDA has approved the remote programming of cochlear implants via a telemedicine platform, freeing patients with severe to profound hearing loss from the need to visit specialized centers to get their devices adjusted. Resources Sponsored by: Reprints Desk SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR. Is that how many documents seem to you? Getting what you want—when, where, and how you want it—can be a real pain. That’s why we created this concise guide to getting around the obstacles that stand between you and the information your organization needs. Download the whitepaper to learn more. Presented By: Covance Global clinical trials are the trend and gaining in popularity, but running a global trial is not a straightforward process. This white paper explores some of the challenges associated with global clinical trials and considerations for ensuring that the collected data comply with the trial's overall objectives. Sponsored by: Veeva Systems See the results from one of the largest, most in-depth surveys of clinical data management professionals on data management practices, performance, and challenges. Sponsored by: Veeva Systems Gain a complete, real-time view of quality and streamline operations. Incorporate partners into processes for critical oversight and 30% greater efficiency, and transform cross-functional processes like change control. Presented by: DSM Biomedical Discover DSM's Dyneema Purity® membrane, an effective and efficient material to construct stent grafts used in minimally invasive surgeries to treat both cardiovascular and peripheral arterial diseases. Sponsored by: ePharmaSolutions As clinical trials become more complex, safety document distribution to investigative sites has reached the point that demands a solution. Sponsored by: Ashfield Healthcare December 5, 2017 | 2pm EST / 11am PST Join this webinar to learn methods that maintain and build sales momentum despite turnover. Sponsored by: Veeva CROs are leading an industry wide shift to modernize clinical systems and clinical trial processes. Presented By: Charles River Join us as we discuss how Charles River Celsis® helped Labor L+S AG validate a 7-day membrane filtration sterility test using existing protocols. Presented By: Catalent Learn how Catalent Biologics is paving the way for flexible biologics development and manufacturing through advanced technologies and fully integrated multi-product facility. Presented By: Catalent Download the eBook to get articles from various Elsevier journals highlighting developments in ADC technology. Presented By: Catalent Learn how cell development and process scale-up can be optimized for antibodies requiring additional processing. Sponsored By: RTI Health Solutions In this webinar, we will introduce the rapidly-evolving within-subject clinical trial (WSCT) methods for early phase evidence generation that require fewer people, less time, and usually less funding than traditional early phase methods. | 
