The 10 x ’20 Goal – Are We On Track?

In the last decade (2000-2010), we saw the number of new antibiotic approvals drop successively each year; FDA changed the rules of the approval process without providing public guidance; many antibiotic companies fled the therapeutic area; investments were redirected to oncology projects which had a much better ROI. The IDSA Continue reading The 10 x ’20 Goal – Are We On Track?

Mister S. Goes To Washington

Let’s just assume that Mr. Martin Shkrely had provided full testimony at the Congressional hearing, this is what it might have said: Read my lips: NO MORE REBATES !

Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably

Sharing trial data has been a controversial topic for quite a while. Recently the editors of major medical journals decided to take a stand. They will make access to trial source data a requirement, as a condition of publication, arguing that patients and the scientific community have a right to this Continue reading Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably