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FierceBiotech (May 2018)

PPD joins MIT think tank focused on real-world evidence

Relationship to serve as an extension of company’s ongoing innovation efforts in the areas of real-world research, patient-centered research, pragmatic trials and platform studies.

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Outsourcing-Pharma (May 2018)

PPD, Evidera join MIT ‘think and do’ tank as a strategic partner

PPD becomes the first contract research organization to join the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation’s New Drug Development Paradigms (NEWDIGS).

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CenterWatch (April 2018)

Improvements to Study Startup Underway

Gaurav Bhatnagar comments on how technology and data-driven approaches will be key to “bending the cost and time curve” of drug development.

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PharmaVOICE (April 2018)

Patient-Centered Apps

Acurian’s Scott Connor notes that the most important aspect when designing any app is to create something that has a singular purpose.

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Triangle Business Journal (April 2018)

How PPD plans to enroll patients for this competitive area of study

Acurian and Synexus have launched a comprehensive solution for enrolling patients in clinical studies for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Outsourcing-Pharma (April 2018)

Acurian, Synexus tap database of 100m for NASH patient enrollment solution

The companies will combine efforts to enable trial sponsors to find, qualify and enroll NAFLD and NASH patients more effectively and efficiently.

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FierceBiotech (March 2018)

PPD to run ‘patient concierge’ trial service

Nik Morton and Roger Smith discuss how this new program serves as a single point of contact to help proactively guide patients through trials.

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Applied Clinical Trials (March 2018)

Catch (& Keep) a Rising Star: Clinical Research Talent Trends

In this article, Tim Neathery notes that more people are becoming aware of the positive aspects of building a career in the clinical research space.

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Pharmaceutical Technology (March 2018)

Best Practices for Testing Foreign Particulate Matter in Inhaled Products

John Bak talks about developing appropriate tests for addressing foreign particles in orally inhaled and nasal drug products.

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