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New Informed Consent Requirements Improve Transparency in Clinical Trials

Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship. – Mike Paul Transparency of clinical research to participants and patients is what the FDA is going for with … Continue reading

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Generic Lovenox – Moving One Step Closer to Biosimilars

We bleed from similar veins. – Tupac Shakur Lovenox is not, I repeat, not a biologic therapeutic.  It is derived from a biological source (pig intestines, yum), but it is not protein-based.  However, the FDA’s approval of a generic form … Continue reading

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OIG Report Shows Increasing Use of Foreign Clinical Trials in Marketing Applications (and Challenges for the FDA)

There are no foreign lands.  It is the traveler only who is foreign. – Robert Louis Stevenson Global.  That’s one of the buzz words/ideas that has gripped modern drug development.  In particular, there is a notion that foreign countries represent … Continue reading

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Use A Detailed Development Plan to Secure Venture Capital

It’s a tough time to be asking for money.  Whether you’re a high schooler who needs cash to gas up the ride or a fledgling biotechnology company with a hot technology, there’s not much extra to go around.  In today’s … Continue reading

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FDA Ups the Ante on Transparency

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it’s not just a physical idea, it’s also an intellectual one. – Helmut Jahn I’ve talked about its transparency initiative before (here, here, here, and here), but the FDA’s … Continue reading

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