Outside Researchers Will Now Have Access to JNJ Clinical Data - Your online source for medical device product information - Medical Product Outsourcing

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-01-21

Summary:

"Johnson & Johnson has agreed to release detailed clinical trial data on its medical devices and diagnostic tests to outside researchers through a collaboration with Yale University, making it the first large device manufacturer to systematically such data public. The announcement came the same day the Institute of Medicine, of the National Academy of Sciences, urged all clinical trial sponsors to share detailed study data with outside researchers and recommended the information be made available within 30 days of a product’s approval. Medtronic Inc. previously had allowed Yale to evaluate data on a controversial spinal treatment, but the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project agreement with JNJ is the first time a device manufacturer has made data available in a systematic way. Johnson & Johnson agreed last year to work with Yale to share data about its drugs, and added devices and diagnostics to the agreement to deepen its commitment, JNJ Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joanne Waldstreicher told The New YorkTimes. 'We really believe that to advance science and to advance medical care, we wanted to take the next step,' she said. The YODA Project will act as a bridge between investigators and JNJ’s pharmaceutical and device and diagnostics businesses. Under the arrangement, the YODA Project will approve or deny requests from investigators for de-identified patient data associated with the pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic clinical trials conducted by Johnson & Johnson companies ..."

Link:

http://www.mpo-mag.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2015-01-20/outside-researchers-will-now-have-access-to-jj-clinical-data/

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oa.new oa.comment oa.clinical_trials oa.data oa.yale.u oa.yoda oa.johnson&johnson oa.medicine oa.biomedicine oa.pharma

Date tagged:

01/21/2015, 08:57

Date published:

01/21/2015, 03:57