Biomarkers & Their Increasingly Crucial Role in Drug Development

Biomarkers & Their Increasingly Crucial Role in Drug Development

The Coronavirus massively highlighted a few distinct factors of the healthcare system. Primarily was the need for rapid drug development (in the form of various vaccines for Covid-19) and more importantly how important the identification of diseases at the earliest stages could not only reduce the chances of mortality for an individual but also allow for better quarantine measures to avoid epidemics which possess the potential to expand into future pandemics. With each passing year, technology has allowed us to delve deeper into the human anatomy & grow our existing…

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Companion Diagnostics & Biomarkers – Paving the way for Personalized Medicine

Companion Diagnostics & Biomarkers – Paving the way for Personalized Medicine

Prior to and only enhanced by the pandemic, in vitro analysis of biological specimens like tissue samples or blood amongst others plays a huge role in guiding accurate diagnosis & subsequent therapy. When used in tandem with a specific therapeutic drug or medicine and relying on the presence or absence of a predictive biomarker, such IVD are known as Companion Diagnostics (CDx). A companion diagnostic is essentially a medical device while helps differentiate patients between responders & non responders with reference to a certain drug or therapy. For example, a…

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