news roundup

EMD Serono Uses TrialScope Solutions in its New Website

EMD Serono, the North American branch of the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, launched a new clinical trial education website using TrialScope’s Engage and Disclose platforms.

European Commission Safety Monitoring System Questioned

A new report on the three-year performance of legislation requiring additional monitoring to certain medicines in the EU has not reached anticipated levels. The hope at the time was to promote a stream of real-world evidence about medicines authorized on the basis of limited clinical trials—where, for example, the number of patients is restricted and the available evidence has gaps or reservations.

Latest Business and People News

Who has moved companies and what milestones are companies reporting this month? In this mid-month update, we hear from: KCR, AiCure, Advanced Clinical, CluePoints, Signant Health, TrialScope, Kayentis and more.

Articles

The Role of Technology in Compassionate Use Programs

This article describes ViiV Healthcare’s experience managing its compassionate use program for HIV patients, using a branded ideaPoint platform to optimize the request, evaluation, decision tracking and management of early access requests.

Building a Physician Referral Network: A Case Study

The Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND) serves as a prime example of how research institutions can better engage with community physicians to build referral networks. Founded in New Haven, Conn., in 2001, IND develops diagnostic tools and treatments for individuals with neurodegenerative disorders. Through several years of dedicated outreach to clinicians in the community, IND built a referral network of neurologists located across Connecticut.

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