06/14/2013
Tags:
Assay Automation,
Assay Standardization,
Biomarker,
Biotech,
Drug Development,
Vaccine DevelopmentBill Malone wrote a great article for Clinical laboratory News (American Assoc for Clinical Chemistry) that goes straight to the heart of the folklore and myth surrounding the use of automation in laboratories. Check out “Blood, Sweat, and Robots.”

09/27/2011
Tags:
Cell Mediated Immune Assays,
clinical research,
Immune Monitoring,
IST Partnerships,
Vaccine DevelopmentWorking together, companies offer enhanced abilities to monitor immunotherapy response in vaccine and drug studies.

03/11/2011
Tags:
Drug Development,
Immune Monitoring,
Immunogenicity,
Surrogate Markers of Efficacy,
Vaccine Development
It is of concern of all in pharma and biotech research fields that the number of vaccines and drugs that get to the market is very low compared to the number that enter phase I clinical trial testing. For this to change, among other improvements, new surrogate markers must be identified early on for the purpose of patient stratification, immune monitoring and/or therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy assessment.
