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Investing Perspectives From Leo Tolstoy Freedom Trail Financial April 27, 2018

As long-term investors, we need to focus on economic fundamentals and understand that volatile markets may require us to periodically reexamine our financial goals, risk tolerance, and time-horizon. Read More

Pricing for Survival: As demand for pharmaceutical cost containment intensifies, novel drug-pricing approaches are critical KPMG LLP April 19, 2018 in White Papers,

Drug Cost,
Value

In this piece, we explore the practical approaches to pricing for value that pharma manufacturers can leverage today. Read More

House Passes “Right to Try” bill – Compromising Public Health and Drug Development April 18, 2018 in Advisories

“Right to Try” would provide access to experimental therapies to patients with life-threatening illnesses while weakening FDA oversight and compromising public health and medical research. Read More

Are You Ready for USCIS H-1B Site Visits or Department of Labor Audits? Foley Hoag LLP April 16, 2018 in Checklists,

Now that the FY 2019 H-1B cap has been reached, make sure you have a strong immigration compliance programs in place. Read More

Formation of Embryonic Bodies to Produce Neural Stem Cells from iPSCs Using the Corning® Spheroid Microplate April 13, 2018 in Research Papers

In this study, reviews three protocols to produce NSCs from an iPSC line, iPS1. Read More

Solutions Applied: Scaling up with spheroids opens up new possibilities in cancer therapy April 13, 2018 in White Papers

Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden develop innovative quiescent spheroid cell models and a unique process of high throughput screening to conduct drug-repositioning anti-cancer research. Read More

CAR-T Cell Screening in Tumor Spheroids using Corning® Spheroid Microplates and the KILR® Cytotoxicity Assay April 13, 2018 in Research Papers

In this study, two KILR tumor cell lines of different EGFR expression status were cultured in 384-well Corning spheroid microplates to form spheroids or in 384-well flat-bottom microplates to form a 2 Read More

Corning® Matrigel® Matrix Top Citations April 13, 2018 in Research Papers

The number of citations for Matrigel matrix has recently climbed over 10,000 citations. It’s an impressive collection from which we have highlighted the top 30 most cited bodies of work. Read More

EU GDP Guidelines: Implications for Shipping Clinical Materials into the European Market April 13, 2018 in White Papers

It is up to pharmaceutical companies sponsoring clinical trials in the EU to have comprehensive control of their supply chain. Read More

Conducting Feasibility for a New Clinical Trial April 10, 2018 in White Papers,

What does the word “feasibility” mean to you? It may seem like a simple question, but I have found that “feasibility” has many interpretations within the clinical research industry. When we work with Read More