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  • Should Sponsors Provide Source Document Templates?

    Sponsor-provided templates provide a compelling opportunity to improve upstream trial execution. However, in today’s world of increasingly complex and data-driven trials, the opportunity comes with important caveats. read more

  • Horizon Lines: A Quarterly Review of NDAs – October- December 2025

    This quarterly review of New Drug Applications contains data for applications approved for the first time during the last quarter of 2025, which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. A total of 40 applications were approved by the FDA during these three months. read more

  • From Lunar Orbit to First in Human: The High Stakes of Bold Science

    Much like the literal moonshots now back on the launch calendar, first in human studies are defined by the tension between danger and possibility. They are where bold ideas either earn the right to move forward or are stopped before they can do more harm than good. As an industry, our challenge is to keep reaching for those transformative rewards while taking the risks - scientific, financial, and human - every bit as seriously as a crew strapping in for a flight around the Moon. read more

  • Executive Q&A - A Strategic Acquisition: Insights and Ideas

    An interview with Brian Morrissey, General Manager of Gaelic Laboratories, which has acquired Athlone Laboratories in a strategic deal that typifies the current pharma M&A landscape and puts all of Ireland’s Beta-Lactam manufacturing capacity under one ownership umbrella. read more