Day: July 2, 2020

The most expensive component of the development program for any new medical product is the clinical trials, particularly the pivotal clinical trials, that could recruit hundreds if not thousands of patients per trial and take 1-2 years to complete. Most industry estimates claim that the pivotal clinical trials account for more than 70% of the … Read more

Well, not literally, but the various clinical trials being scheduled this summer to evaluate the various vaccine and therapeutic agents for COVID-19 have created a stiff competition for volunteers among the various contenders. Of the more than 130 vaccines for COVID-19 in development, about 17 vaccines are currently in human trials, of which about 6 … Read more