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Preparation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Pellets and Plasma from a Single Blood Draw at Clinical Trial Sites for Biomarker Analysis
Published on: March 20, 2021
Developing and delivering clinical pharmacology in pharmaceutical companies
1GlaxoSmithKline Academic Discovery Performance Unit, GSK R&D Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2GG, UK. duncan.b.richards@gsk.com
Abstract:
The challenges of developing new medicines are well known. Effective application of clinical pharmacology expertise is vital to the successful evaluation of potential new medicines. In drug development, this depends on effective integration of diverse skills. Many of these are currently in short supply, but through innovative partnerships between industry and academia there is an opportunity to reinvigorate the discipline by nurturing these key skills to the benefit of both partners. Specific areas of focus should be experimental medicine, modelling and simulation, and translational skills.
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