Ten Pharmaceutical Companies Unite to Accelerate Development of New Medicines
Clinical Trial News Wednesday, September 26th, 2012Pharmalive.com: New Non-Profit Organization to Speed Pharmaceutical R&D, 9/19/12
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ten leading biopharmaceutical companies announced today that they have formed a non-profit organization to accelerate the development of new medicines. Abbott, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Genentech a member of the Roche Group, and Sanofi launched TransCelerate BioPharma Inc. (“TransCelerate”) , the largest ever initiative of its kind, to identify and solve common drug development challenges with the end goals of improving the quality of clinical studies and bringing new medicines to patients faster.
Through participation in TransCelerate , each of the ten founding companies will combine financial and other resources, including personnel, to solve industry-wide challenges in a collaborative environment. Together, member companies have agreed to specific outcome-oriented objectives and established guidelines for sharing meaningful information and expertise to advance collaboration. Read more
