Category: ethics

ABPI launches 2021 Code of Practice

ABPI, code of practice, comms, ethics, News, R&D / July 2, 2021 July 2, 2021

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched its 2021 Code of Practice to help companies operate to high ethical standards. The ABPI Code of Practice is the industry’s commitment to operate in a professional, ethical, and transparent manner, for the benefit of patients and the public. It is independently administered by the …

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FDA faces big questions as it takes a closer look at AI regulations

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Decision Support, Daily, ethics, FDA, Health Tech, Healthcare, Legal, Machine Learning, Policy, regulation, SYN, Top Story / May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021

An action plan shared by the FDA earlier this year showed how the regulator is thinking about future regulations for AI and machine learning in healthcare. But the agency still has several big questions to address as it prepares to roll out new guidance.

AI is having a productive time in pharma and healthcare

Artificial Intelligence, digital, ethics, NHS, NHSX, Views & Analysis, Views and analysis / April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021

Two years ago the use of AI in pharma and healthcare looked to be quickly heading for what Gartner’s Hype Cycle model would term the Plateau of Productivity. After the COVID-powered digital transformations of both pharma and healthcare, there can be little doubt that artificial intelligence is already having a productive time across our sector. …

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UK will start first COVID-19 challenge study “within a month”

Clinical Trials, coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, ethics, News, patients, UK / February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021

Sometime within the next few weeks, young and healthy volunteers will be deliberately exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus in the UK in what looks set to be the first study of its type worldwide. The human challenge study has just secured ethics committee approval and will recruit up to 90 volunteers aged 18-30 years, according …

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ethics

ABPI launches 2021 Code of Practice

FDA faces big questions as it takes a closer look at AI regulations

AI is having a productive time in pharma and healthcare

UK will start first COVID-19 challenge study “within a month”

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