Bio-IT World | It often takes a tragedy to trigger change and for pharma companies that tend to be digitally averse, the catalyst may well be the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Panthera's second clinical trial site in the UK, in North Manchester is open for business.
• As a standalone site ideal for existing or new trials with much lower contamination risk during COVID-19

Bio-IT World | Internet of Things measurement systems are effectively catapulting animal studies out of the horse-and-buggy era and eliminating preventable holdups due to instruments being out of date or incorrectly calibrated.

Bio-IT World | The bio-IT community continues to aggressively research and innovate for SARS-CoV-2 solutions. The latest this week includes research on drug candidates, a SARS-CoV-2 gene map, free translation services for COVID-19 researchers, and much more.

• The UK urgently needs to expand Covid-19 testing capacity for front-line healthcare workers
• There are thousands of laboratories in the UK with the right equipment and expertise to run these tests - but they are currently not being used
• SBL, a medical research laboratory in Oxfordshire, is already running 250-500 tests a week for local GPs, with same-day results
• This project, launched and funded to £1M by Mike Fischer CBE, aims to build an emergency volunteer network of laboratories willing to convert to Covid-19 testing, to supplement the Government's existing facilities
• A national network could deliver tens of thousands of additional tests per day

• The registered medical device can be downloaded for free[1].
• Good inhaler technique and optimal control is especially crucial during the Covid-19 outbreakx