23Nov/12

A Walk Through Rigel Pharma

Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling and loss of joint function, is said to affect an estimated 1.3 million Americans. Developing a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis, designed for use in early stages of the di…

09Nov/12

A Better Process

The role of the new — and contentious — National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is to " develop, demonstrate, and then disseminate improvements" to the process of translating basic findings to the clinic, NCATS chief Chris Au…