10 Life Science Resources You May Have Missed!

Top 10 Life Science Resources 

Your time is precious. Therefore, we’ve curated a selection of recently published expert insights, tips, case studies, and scientific and regulatory information, just for you. 

1. The Altascientist Issue 32: A Changing Paradigm for Non-rodent Species in Nonclinical Safety Studies
   
   Discover the unique advantages of incorporating miniature swine into your nonclinical safety studies (beyond dermal and wound healing research). Read or listen.
    
2. Webinar: Gene and Cell Therapy: Enhanced CNS and Ocular Delivery in Nonhuman Primates
   
   Learn the essential approaches and techniques to accurately administer drugs to an organ of interest, as our Altascientists walk you through specialized delivery methods for new drug modalities. Watch it now.

3. The Altascientist Issue 31: The Advantages of Conducting Early Phase Clinical Research in Canada
   
   Is conducting early phase clinical studies in Canada the right solution for you? Read or listen to find out.
    
4. Ask an Altascientist: Q&A With Lisa Sanford on First-in-Human Trials 
   
   Watch this short video to find out if you need an IND before beginning a first-in-human trial in Canada. Watch the Q&A.

5. Poster Presentation: Application of Mitra Microsampling for the Quantitative Bioanalysis of Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) 
   
   Discover how volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS) has emerged as an alternative to venous sampling. Watch the presentation.
    
6. Podcast: Coupling Hybridization LC-MS Workflows With Microsampling for the Analysis of ASOs
   
   Learn how our novel LC-MS-based strategies can be applied to your nonclinical trials. Listen here.

7. Ask an Altascientist: What Our Recent CDMO Facility Expansions Mean for You
   
   Find out how doubling the square footage of our CDMO campus has increased cGMP manufacturing bandwidth, and how your projects will benefit. Watch the video.
    
8. Podcast: Tips to Ensure Successful Formulation for Nonclinical Safety Testing
   
   Explore the challenges that occur during the formulation development stages for nonclinical testing, and how to avoid them to facilitate your IND applications. Listen here.

9. Video: Accelerate Your Data With Our Co-located Clinic and Lab
   
   Take a look at how our processes are optimized to collect, process, and transport your samples from our bioanalytical lab to our Canadian clinical facility within 15 minutes. Watch it now.
    
10. Video: Inside Look at Ophthalmic Early Clinical Research With
    Dr. William Foster
    
    Discover the state-of-the-art equipment and processes that make us the perfect partner for your ophthalmic clinical trials. Watch it now.

Recent Regulatory Updates:

• Final Guidance – Use of Whole Slide Imaging in Nonclinical Toxicology Studies
• Draft Guidance – Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations
• Draft Guidance – E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Draft Guidance – Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices
• Revised Guidance – Clinical Drug Interaction Studies With Combined Oral Contraceptives

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