BIO 2016 Notebook: Patient Perspectives, Risk-Sharing, Microbiomes and Incubating Success
Executive Summary
Scrip's second full day of meetings and events during the annual BIO International Convention delivered diverse insights about including patients in drug development, sharing risk with CROs, microbiome-targeting therapies, and the benefits of incubating early-stage technology.
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