Government/Regulatory, Industry News

FDA, Sponsors Advance Reliance on Real-World Data & Evidence

October 1, 2021 Jill Wechsler, Pharm Exec’s Washington Correspondent Demand for more efficient and faster development of medical products is prompting regulatory authorities to incorporate additional sources of information into research and approval processes, notably data provided by patient registries and medical records able to inform traditional clinical trials. FDA…

Collaborations, Oncology, Partner and Collaborator News

MD Anderson, Rare Cancer Research Foundation Team Up on Tissue Collection Effort

Sep 30, 2021 | staff reporter NEW YORK – MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Rare Cancer Research Foundation on Thursday announced they are partnering to advance rare cancer research by improving access to biological samples from patients. The partners launched the initiative recognizing there is a shortage of tissue samples from…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Ethics, Oncology, Product Updates

Microsoft and Truveta Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Truveta’s Vision of Saving Lives with Data

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2021 Unprecedented clinical data platform will be built on Microsoft Azure to digitally transform health around the world using real-world data and AI REDMOND, Wash. – September 29, 2021 – Microsoft and Truveta announced a strategic partnership to apply the power of Microsoft Azure and AI to…

COVID-19, Industry News, RWE Study

Real-World Evidence Shows Pfizer Vax Works Against Delta in Teens

— Israeli case-control study finds vaccine effective 2 to 4 weeks following second dose by Molly Walker, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage September 28, 2021 The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) was effective against the Delta variant among adolescents ages 12 to 15 in the month following vaccination, a real-world case-control study from…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, Europe, International, Oncology

Leading Cancer Center in France, L’Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest (ICO), Joins the TriNetX Network to Strengthen Research Capabilities

St Herblain, France, September 27, 2021 — L’Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest (ICO), one of the leading provincial cancer centers in France, has joined the TriNetX global health research network to facilitate innovative patient care, promote clinical research, and support optimization of therapeutic strategies. “ICO is the first cancer center to join the TriNetX…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership

WHOOP Partners with Datavant to Connect Wearable Data for Holistic Patient Health Insight

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHOOP, the human performance company, and Datavant, the leader in helping healthcare organizations securely connect their data, today announced a strategic partnership to enable de-identified linking of vital signs and biomarker data including heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, Ethics

Leading Health Systems Adopting Datavant Switchboard

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2021 — Datavant, the leader in securely connecting health data, today announced that leading health systems are collaborating with Datavant to protect patient privacy while supporting critical clinical research and improved care delivery. The collaboration will enable greater participation in research on life threatening diseases and improve…

AI, Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, Product Updates

Aetion and Quinten Health partner to use AI and RWE to reduce research timelines

NEW YORK AND PARIS, September 22, 2021 — Quinten Health, a Paris-based AI solutions company, and Aetion, a global real-world evidence (RWE) technology provider, announce a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive and integrated range of RWE generation products and services. The aim of this partnership is to generate insights…