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CVS retreats from the clinical trial business

CVS retreats from the clinical trial business

CVS Health has decided to shut down its clinical trials business, just two years after launching it to great fanfare in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Investment group will take Syneos Health private

Investment group will take Syneos Health private

Contract research organisation (CRO) Syneos Health has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors, in the second multibillion-dollar takeover of a pharma outsourcing bu

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When can single-arm trials support drug filings?

When can single-arm trials support drug filings?

The EMA has launched a consultation on the circumstances in which single-arm trials (SATs) – those without a control group – can be used to support marketing applications

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MHRA unveils big shakeup in UK clinical trials regs

MHRA unveils big shakeup in UK clinical trials regs

Reforms will make applications streamlined and flexible without affecting safety, says agency.

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UK launches review of clinical trials amid worrying decline

UK launches review of clinical trials amid worrying decline

Review comes after drug industry saw a 41% decline in new trial starts between 2017 and 2021.

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pharmaphorum podcast episode 77

Solving problems in pathology data, with Nathan Buchbinder

Jonah Comstock chats with Nathan Buchbinder, co-founder and chief product officer at Proscia.