Spotlight
- French Biotech: In Pursuit of Funding
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With government funding in limited supply, biotech companies in France have developed strategies to build financial muscle and ensure their economic vision for the future.
- India's Road to Success
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India is establishing itself as a global leader for pharmaceutical research, and increasingly, commercialization.
- HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Progress Through Collaboration
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As South Africa grapples with the world’s largest population suffering with HIV/AIDS, pharmaceutical manufacturers and non-government organizations are working together to fight the pandemic and search for a cure.
- The Path to Collaboration
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The initial projects of the Critical Path Initiative are helping to build a foundation for more modernized drug development.
- A Window of Opportunity
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The cooperative efforts of government agencies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and academic researchers are helping to modernize Japan’s drug development climate.
- Adaptive Design: In Theory and Practice
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Adaptive trial design has the potential to reduce costs, save time and enable greater patient safety … but only if thoroughly planned and properly executed.
- Navigating Rocky Terrain
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Many clinical trial sponsors are heading to Latin America—but there are still plenty of obstacles to overcome.
Web Exclusives
- An Unbalanced Burden
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A Q&A with Dr. Kathleen Squires, director of the infectious disease department at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, illuminates the gender differences in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV.
- Turning the Corner
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After decades of neglect, leading to a rapid increase in incidence, tuberculosis started gaining attention from industrialized nations over the past 10 years. With this new focus, TB’s incidence has started to decrease—but barely.