UW–Madison again scores high in several rankings
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has performed well in several recent rankings, including being named one of America’s Best Colleges by Money Magazine....
23 August, 2023
Author: UW CTI
New approach shows hydrogen can be combined with electricity to make pharmaceutical drugs
Working with scientists at the pharmaceutical maker Merck & Co. Inc., UW–Madison chemists and engineers sought to develop a more sustainable method to manufacture ingredients needed to make many types of drugs....
21 August, 2023
How To Design A Clinical Trial Protocol With Patient And FDA Collaboration
n a recent Clinical Leader Live! episode hosted by Life Science Leader Chief Editor Ben Comer, clinical trial experts Mitchell Katz, SVP, global clinical operations at Kyowa Kirin; Jessica Powell, VP, clinical operations at Alto Neuroscience; and Michael Krams, chief quantitative medicine officer at Exscientia,...
18 August, 2023
FDA draft guidance focuses on postapproval trial diversity data
Sponsors can employ several postmarketing strategies to beef up safety and efficacy data on populations that were under-represented in initial clinical trials of drugs and biologics, according to new draft guidance issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
14 August, 2023
AI’s potential to improve clinical operations, trial matching
With the rise of generative AI models like ChatGPT, there come questions of how this technology can be used in industry, especially in healthcare....
11 August, 2023
PIs recognize need for greater diversity in trials, feel frustrated by limitations
Principal investigators recognize the need for greater diversity among participants in the clinical trials they run but are frustrated that the inclusion/exclusion criteria handed to them by sponsors often don't match the real-life situations of the average patient in their practice with the condition of...
09 August, 2023
Cancer diagnosis and treatment could get a boost from machine learning
Thanks to machine learning algorithms, short pieces of DNA floating in the bloodstream of cancer patients can help doctors diagnose specific types of cancer and choose the most effective treatment for a patient. ...
02 August, 2023
‘Voice of the clinical research professional’ heard in comments submitted to FDA on DCTs
In their combined feedback to the FDA, ACRP members and volunteers weighed in on a variety of concerns they had over vague language and possible misconceptions about DCTs in the draft guidance....
01 August, 2023
‘Voice of the Clinical Research Professional’ Heard in Comments Submitted to FDA on DCTs
Following the release of some initial reactions to the draft guidance in May, volunteer members of ACRP’s DCT Think Tank Regulatory Working Group and other subject matter experts, including the ACRP Content Committee and ACRP Fellows, took a closer look at how FDA worded its...
01 August, 2023
Medical collaborations at UW–Madison are changing lives
Medical collaborations at UW–Madison, like the Comprehensive Diabetes Center, have the promise of tackling an often-deadly disease affecting an estimated 34.2 million Americans and exacting an annual health care cost of $3.9 billion in Wisconsin alone....
31 July, 2023