Sanford Health Rare Disease Data Registry Partners with C-Path’s RDCA-DAP, Cure Mito Foundation to Aggregate Rare Disease Data in Platform

TUCSON, Ariz., July 12, 2023 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) announced today that the Coordination of Rare Diseases based at Sanford Research (CoRDS), in partnership with Cure MITO, will contribute its mitochondrial disorders data from its international patient registry to the C-Path-managed Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform (RDCA-DAP®).Continue reading

Multistakeholder Collaborations are Vital to Advancing Technologies in Parkinson’s

TUCSON, Ariz., July 6, 2023 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and the Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) at University of Rochester today announced the release of two seminal publications about digital health technologies for Parkinson’s. These technologies, such as smartphones and wearable sensors, offer an opportunity for objective, frequent and remote assessment of people with Parkinson’s.Continue reading

Mayo Clinic names leaders for Discovery Oasis biotech innovation hub in Phoenix 

In 2021, Mayo Clinic announced plans to develop a biotechnology innovation hub called Discovery Oasis adjacent to Mayo Clinic Hospital in North Phoenix.

Two leaders have now been named to champion this organizational priority. Steven Lester, M.D., Mayo Clinic cardiologist and health care futurist, will serve as the medical director for Discovery Oasis. Aric Bopp, an experienced economic development leader, will serve as its executive director. Continue reading

C-Path’s TRxA Announces $750,000 in Research Awards to Accelerate its First Drug Development Projects

TUCSON, Ariz., June 28, 2023 — Critical Path Institute’s (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) announced today its first two research grants supporting academic scientists in advancing novel compounds through the drug development process. Launched in June 2022, TRxA is a global drug discovery and development program focused on supporting academic scientists in defining optimal strategies for advancing new, cutting-edge therapeutics, from the lab to patientsContinue reading

New Data Predicts Impacts of the IRA on the Health Innovation Ecosystem

This Vital Health Podcast was recorded at the BIO international Conference on the afternoon of the release of Vital Transformation’s research study outlining the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on U.S. biopharma innovation. It features Duane Schulthess, Nick Shipley, the Executive Vice President of BIO, and Joe Hammang, Vital Transformation’s U.S. Business Director.Continue reading

Langham Upgrades Phoenix GMP Warehouse, CRT Expansion

INDIANAPOLIS—Langham Logistics, an Indiana-based warehousing and transportation company with a focus in life sciences, today announced an adaptation of the second half of its Arizona building to GMP controlled room space. More than 9,000 newly-converted controlled room temperature (CRT) pallet positions opened for full operations on June 1st to serve the West Coast’s cold chain warehousing and distribution demands.Continue reading