Europe, Government/Regulatory, Industry News

UK’s MHRA posts guidelines for use of real-world evidence, but med tech in limbo

By Mark McCarty The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has unveiled two guidances for the use of real-world evidence (RWE) in regulatory decision-making. The policy seems limited to pharmaceutical clinical trials, with no indication when it will be expanded to include medical technology. The MHRA noted that the consultation, which…

Collaborations, Partner and Collaborator News

Palantir and Dewpoint Therapeutics Announce Strategic Partnership

DENVER & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise, and Dewpoint Therapeutics (“Dewpoint”), the leading biomolecular condensates company, today announced a partnership for Palantir’s Foundry platform to help power Dewpoint’s efforts to discover treatments and cures for the most challenging diseases….

Industry News, Oncology, RWE Study

Real-World Data Underscores Efficacy of Durvalumab in NSCLC

Real-world data from the PACIFIC-R trial (NCT03798535) evaluating durvalumab (Imfinizi) following chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage III, unresectable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) provide evidence supporting the agent’s efficacy in this population, solidifying its role as a standard-of-care treatment, according to Nicolas Girard, MD, PhD. Study results showed that the…

Competitor News, Fundraising/IPO

Maya Health Raises $4.3 Million to Decentralize Psychedelic Medicine Research

DENVER (PRWEB) DECEMBER 17, 2021 Today, Maya Health (Maya PBC), the leading real-world data platform connecting psychedelic therapists, patients, and researchers, announced its successful raise of $4.3 million in its first investment rounds. The funding includes an $800,000 angel round and a subsequent $3.5 million in seed funding. Participants in the funding round…

Competitor News, Marketing, Oncology, Survey

Study: 83% of Oncologists Believe Real-World Data Is Critical to Accelerating Cancer Research and Treatment

December 16, 2021 COTA Team Majority of providers also believe all cancer clinical trials should include real-world data to ensure diverse representation in treatments. COTA announced insights from a study of practicing oncologists that found 83 percent of oncologists surveyed believe real-world data is critical to accelerating the development of…

Competitor News, Product Updates

BC Platforms Delivers on Global Real-World Data and Platform Access

Posted on December 17, 2021 Company poised to transform personalized drug development and clinical healthcare in 2022, following series of key pharma partnerships leveraging its leading genomics platform and global real-world data access network Latest partnership, with the Colorado Center for Personalised Medicine, could prove pivotal for identifying gene-drugs conflicts…

Competitor News, Fundraising/IPO, Oncology

ConcertAI Initiates Research Grant Program in Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities with Awards to UCSF and Case Western Reserve Researchers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ConcertAI, LLC (ConcertAI), a leader in enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Real-world Evidence (RWE) solutions for life science companies and healthcare providers, announced today the issuing of its first ERACE research award grants to Dr. Samuel L. Washington III of the University of California, San Francisco and Dr. Sarah…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership

EVERSANA Announces Real-World Data Agreement with Janssen to Augment Development of Chronic Disease Care Therapies

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — EVERSANA, the pioneer of next generation services to the global life sciences industry, today announced an agreement with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) to transform clinical data into the much-needed evolution of chronic disease care through real-word data (RWD), data science analysis and regulatory-grade studies. The…