Month: June 2016

Companies waste $122 million for every $1B – need greater investment in project management

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http://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/331859/Planning–Assessing–Analyzing-and-Monitoring-Country-and-Political-Risk-During-the-PMI-Risk-Management-Process   High Risk Ahead? Project outcomes are better in organizations that invest in ongoing project management training High cost of poor project performance: $122mil for every $1B invested. More investment in PM essential to org health Robust risk management strategy must include project management component Organizations waste US$122 million for every US$1 billion invested[…]

Genetically modified T-cell therapy granted enhanced EMA regulatory pathway: KTE-C19

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Kite Pharma granted access to PRIME regulatory support for KTE-C19 to treat chemorefractory DLBCL In a press release, Kite Pharma announced that it is?among first sponsors selected to participate in the EMAs enhanced regulatory program for investigational therapies that promise significant advances against serious diseases. ?The?European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human[…]

MIT-Novartis prototype produces 1,000 pills in 24 hours

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  Inventing A Machine That Spits Out Drugs In A Whole New Way A laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in conjunction with Novartis have a prototype device?that produces 1,000 pills in 24 hours, according to a collaborative report from?NPR, WBUR and Kaiser Health News. ? The article goes on to say that the[…]