Secret Sauce for Productive Meetings

I read with interest the recent article from the Voices on Project Management Blog,?How to Avoid Useless Meetings?and?offer some additional thoughts below. In addition to a having an?agenda that includes the details the article describes, you?should distribute the agenda at least 24 hours in advance. ?Sometimes that will mean last-minute adjustments might?be necessary, so plan[…]

Pipeline biosimilar for asthma meets primary endpoint in P2/3 study

In Brief Biosimilar News reports that Sorrento’s experimental anti-IgE biosimilar, STI-004, met it’s primary endpoint in a 32-week, Phase 2/3 study conducted in China. ?Patients who received?STI-004 experienced?asthma exacerbation at a lower rate than those who received placebo: ?21% vs?55%. According to the Sorrento press release, the patient population included both?adult and adolescents suffering from[…]

Medication reminders via “smart” bottle cap and app – utilization in clinical research?

Smart Bottle?Pharmacy Delivery Service According to a new report in Forbes, the start-up,?Circadian Design, has?innovated medication, vitamin, and refill reminders by combining a few old ideas. ?The new service is called?Round Refill?and?the reminders are generated?via a connection between a medication?bottle cap and?an app on your mobile.??   Pre-Ordering Available Business Wire is reporting that “Round[…]

Cutting edge oncology research progresses more quickly than anticipated

Redx Pharma reaches pre-clinical proof of concept stage with oncology lead Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) patients commonly develop resistance to gold-standard?therapy (the?irreversible Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase [BTK] inhibitor,?ibrutinib)?due to a?genetic mutation. ? Redx’s new candidate is?a reversible BTK inhibitor and could target?resistant CLL?and other blood cancers. Could be a significant step in the potential advancement of[…]

Patients who participate in clinical trials – insights into their thinking and desires

Interviews by Marie Lux give great insights on patients: How they think and what they really want. #3sixtypharmaSME? ?What patients really want https://twitter.com/3SixtyPharma/status/734089140237656064