Drug Discovery and Development

In an effort to bring innovative new medicines to patients more efficiently, while protecting and enhancing patient safety, BIO is developing an initiative to modernize clinical trials.

John discusses the state of the industry and what he expects will be the top three issues highlighted at this year's BIO International Convention.  For more information on GEN, please visit http://www.genengnews.com/

Gary Godsey, President and CEO of the PKD Foundation, explains what resources the Foundation provides for patients and how they're working with researchers to repurpose compounds through the "Accelerating Treatment to Patients” initiative. He encourages listeners to take the 31 Day PKD Challenge as part of National Kidney Month and to join him on Facebook.

Drugs approved with companion diagnostic tests represent the next wave of personalized medicine and have the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes.

The world's best hope for turning breast cancer — and other forms of cancer — into a chronic manageable disease lies within biotechnology.

Kuldip Dave from the Michael J. Fox Foundation discusses his organization's work to reposition drugs for Parkinson's Disease.

Did you know that there is a community of sick and disabled women, children, and men that is so large that it outnumbers all of those with cancer and AIDS combined worldwide?