Real world data

Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed its acquisition of CorEvitas, a provider of real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies, for $912.5 million. Real-world evidence is a high growth market segment as pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers, as well as regulating bodies, are increasingly looking to monitor and evaluate the safety of approved therapies and examine […]

This paid-for advertorial by BC Platforms appeared in DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023 The use of real-world data (RWD) is demonstrating significant potential to enhance rare and orphan disease clinical research and development. By incorporating data from sources such as electronic health records, medical claims, patient registries, and wearable devices, RWD could accelerate […]

A real-world evidence (RWE) study has shown the negative consequences of reducing or discontinuing renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) medication in patients experiencing hyperkalaemia (HK). One analysis from AstraZeneca’s ZORA study showed that discontinuation of RAASi treatment following a HK episode in cardiorenal patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or heart failure (HF) was still common […]

Lifebit and Flatiron Health have announced a multi-year strategic partnership with the aim of improving scientific discoveries by learning from the experience of  cancer patients. Health data generated by hospitals, healthcare providers, research organisations and clinical trials hold the potential to advance research and innovation, improve patient care and accelerate drug development. The sensitivity of […]

This paid-for advertorial by BC Platforms appeared in DDW Volume 24 – Issue 2, Spring 2023 BC Platforms’ Global Data Partner Network provides patient-level, longitudinal, and geographically diverse real-world data and real-world evidence for use as external control arms in randomised human clinical trials, which can accelerate medicinal product regulatory filings and market access. In […]

Social media started gaining traction in the early 2000s and has been growing steadily but DDW’s Megan Thomas has observed that it seems to have recently expanded into the world of business and significantly, the wider scientific industries. Here, she unpacks some of the areas in which social media plays a role in the drug […]

The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has launched a new Community of Experts (CoE) with the aim of harnessing real-world data (RWD) from social media. The organisation is calling on technology companies, data scientists and RWD experts to join the community.  The CoE aims to […]