Respecting Privacy with Responsible Data Sharing
There is a lot of excitement about Big Data, even if the term seems to mean different things to different people. In the advertising and online media world, different data sources are used to...
View ArticleSharing clinical trials data: A patient-centred perspective
As a patient, I want to know that the medicines prescribed for me do what they are supposed to do, are unlikely to cause me serious harm, and that the research that has led to the conclusion has been...
View ArticleHighlights from the Annual Congress of International Pharmaceutical...
This year 1,938 pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from 95 countries across the globe gathered in Bangkok in the FIP Annual Congress from 29 Aug to 4 September. This year’s Congress ran under...
View ArticleConference “Health Driving Growth in Europe” : Join us in conversation on 15...
On 15 October 2014, EFPIA is hosting the #HealthyEU Public Conference in Brussels : Health Driving Growth in Europe. It’s an event I’m looking forward to, as I think it will offer a great opportunity...
View ArticleBreaking Down Walls for Health & Growth in Europe: Conclusions from EFPIA’s...
This Wednesday EFPIA concluded its #HealthyEU Conference, an event aimed to advance the conversation on boosting health and economic growth for Europe. Delivering the keynote speech, former Belgian...
View ArticleThree ideas on how to revamp the Europe 2020 Strategy
Last Friday, the Commission closed a consultation on the performance of the Europe 2020 Strategy since its launch in 2010, and the directions it should take in future. EFPIA and the European Generics...
View ArticleLife, death and data sharing
Today is International Clinical Trials Day. It means a lot to me. Not just because clinical research has been responsible for an increase in life expectancy of nearly a decade since the 1960s, or...
View ArticleGuest blog – Lay summaries: The ultimate completion of your clinical trial
Writing a lay summary is so much more than avoiding difficult words and using a logical structure. It can actually be hugely beneficial to your clinical development, now and in the future! So how can...
View ArticleEvidencing IMI’s Commitment to Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease
As we begin to discover cures for the most complex, serious and emotion-evoking human conditions and diseases, a significant challenge remains that instills fear in the heart of current generations:...
View ArticleIMI Big Data and Health Outcomes Programme – Streamlined after Consultation –...
There is an overall consensus amongst healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers and other stakeholders that the use of big data will lead to better patient outcomes and thereby...
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