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Also known as Clinical Trial Managers or Clinical Study Managers, Clinical Project Managers (CPM) are responsible for planning and coordinating clinical research projects. They direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. What are the Main Responsibilities of a CPM? The responsibilities of a CPM may vary, but often include: Maintaining required records of study activity, including case…

In-house legal teams are an indispensable resource to a business, especially in heavily IP-driven sectors such as life sciences and pharmaceuticals. The current economic choppy waters mean having talented legal brains in the boardroom to tackle a range of business-critical decisions is more important than ever. However, against thi…
Burnout amongst workers is on the rise, with 38% of people in a 2022 study experiencing burnout at work, reporting feelings of exhaustion, reduced efficacy, and cynicism. Burnout has become particularly challenging for remote workers, with the same study finding that those working from home more than 80% of the time are the group most likely to experience this, with this group also receiving the lowest level of organisati…

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Working in the life science industry can be extremely rewarding, with a unique opportunity to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients across the globe. Whether you see yourself working in a laboratory researching molecules for use in drug development, or in an office processing contracts and other legal documents to kickstart a cl…

In order to attract top talent in the life science industry, you need to ensure you’re providing the best possible experience for your candidates, from the minute you post a job advert to the moment they’re offered the job, and even beyond. 7 in 10 jobseekers who receive a poor candidate experience will never want to work for that or…

With the emergence of COVID-19, Decentralisation of Clinical Trials became necessary to comply with social distancing requirements while carrying out clinical research. Over the past few years, the clinical trial landscape has shifted its focus to patient-centric practices to promote patient engagement. But now as the pandemic is long gone, it is time to reflect on how DCT studies are genuinely addressing long-standing issues in research and development for sponsors, study teams, and of course, the patients! The digital shift in clinical trials has brought about the potential to improve both patient experience and clinical data quality si…

When searching for your next life science job, it’s important to remember that there’s more to a job than a salary. When deciding whether or not to accept a job offer, you need to consider the entire job package, including things like company culture and career progression as well as the salary and benefits on offer. In this article, we’ve highlighted 9 reasons you might want to turn down a job offer, with advice on steps you can take before turning it down. The Salary Isn’t Hi…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, has been branded as the "silent killer." It is because some people do not even know they have it until it becomes too dangerous to handle. Millions of people in the United States have COPD but have not been diagnosed because they are unaware of it. This implies that they also do not get treatment for it. This i…
History of Development As early as 1985, the discovery of fullerene with the “football” structure immediately attracted the world’s attention. Then, carbon nanotubes with a hollow cylindrical structure are formed based on mild modifications toward fullerenes. In 1991, Japanese researchers discovered carbon nanotubes in carbon fibers for the first time. In 2004, researchers discovered the 2D planar nanomaterial whose planar thickness is confined to the nanoscale range. At the same time, researchers also developed a practical “scotch tape” technique to separate single-layer graphene from bulk graphene. Buckyballs (fullerenes), carbon nanotubes, and graphene all…
To attract the best talent in the life science industry, you need to ensure that you’re not only providing people with a job that will pay the bills, but also a unique company culture and a superior employee experience. In other words, you need to position your organisation as an employer of choice. To attract top talent, you need to present your organisation as a top employer, showing jobseekers exactly what they will gain through working for you beyond a salary. This article looks at 9 things…

Clinical Research Associates (CRA) are responsible for organising and monitoring clinical trials, helping to identify the benefits and risks of new and pre-existing drugs, ensuring they’re effective and safe for their intended use. CRAs are often involved in all stages of a clinical trial, from identifying a relevant investigational site and setting up the trial, to closing dow…

Oligonucleotides are short, single or double-stranded fragments of DNA or RNA that can be used for therapeutic purposes. Originally, there was an emphasis on using this new drug modality for treating rare diseases, yet they have also shown great potential to be used for more common diseases. …
The mission of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical needs for prescription drugs for Human Use (ICH) is to make sure safe, effective, and high-quality medicines area units are developed and distributed. This is often accomplished by making worldwide harmonization. Harmonization achievements within the quality space include: Essential milestones like the conduct of stability studies Process relevant thresholds for impurities testing A lot of versatile approaches t…
What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology is the application of biological processes and materials, including biochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology. Nobel-prize-winning chemist George Wald coined the term in 1949. Biotechnology is not the same as traditional biochemistry: it encompasses a diverse range of techniques we can use for industrial processing and research purposes. For example, it includes processes such as recombin…

Lung cancer is a major type of cancer in the world, with the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors. ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) is a relatively rare and dangerous subtype, with patients suffering from a high incidence rate of brain metastases. Statistics show that about 55% of ALK-positive advanced NSCLC patients will develop brain metastases during the treatment process, which is a serious challenge facing oncologists. In recent years, the application of targe…
Methods in protein identification Protein identification here refers to the accurate screening and identification of proteins using certain biochemical and physical methods. Traditional protein identification methods, including immunoblotting, comigration analysis of known or unknown proteins, and chemical sequencing of endopeptides, are complicated, time-consuming, and less accurate. Protein identification methods have evolved fro…
16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing has now been a well-established method. Due to its low cost, shorter cycle and low quality requirement of the sample, 16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing is widely used in the study of microorganisms. 16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing reveals the species of microorganisms in environmental samples and their differences, relative abundance, population structure and evolutionary relationships. It plays an important role in the research of microorganisms and human health, agriculture and animal husbandry, environmental detection and t…
16S/18S/ITS amplification sequencing uses the next/third generation sequencing platform and performs high throughput sequencing of PCR products from specific regions such as 16S rDNA/18S rDNA/ITS/ functional genes. It overcomes the disadvantage of some microorganisms that is difficult or impossible to culture, and obtains the inf…
Microorganisms widely exist in nature and are closely related to human life and production. They are generally divided into fungi, actinomycetes, bacteria, spirulina, rickettsia, chlamydia, mycoplasma and viruses. Microbial whole genome sequencing is an important tool for mapping genomes of novel organisms, finishing genomes of known organisms, or comparing genomes across multiple samples. Sequencing the entire microbial genome is important f…