Streetlab en Iris Pharma werken samen om kwaliteit van leven onderdeel te maken van klinische beoordeling van nieuwe producten voor slechtzienden
PARIJS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Streetlab, een bedrijf dat zich inzet voor de onafhankelijkheid, mobiliteit en levenskwaliteit van slechtzienden, heeft vandaag zijn strategische samenwerking met Iris Pharma aangekondigd. Dit bedrijf in uitbesteed onderzoek in de oogheelkunde verleent diensten voor preklinische ontwikkeling van medicijnen en apparatuur. De samenwerking vormt de basis van een nieuw dienstenaanbod voor de farmaceutische industrie. De twee partijen integreren een methodologische aanpak met focus op menselijke factoren bij de beoordeling van nieuwe medicijnen of technologieën voor mensen met beperkt zicht.
Streetlab heeft aan het Institut de la Vision in Parijs enkele innovatieve testplatforms, die reële oplossingen bieden voor beoordeling in gecontroleerde en reproduceerbare situaties van de mobiliteit, het zicht en het bevattingsvermogen van slechtzienden die motion-capturesystemen gebruiken.
Streetlab and Iris Pharma: a Partnership Aimed at Integrating Quality of Life in the Clinical Assessment of New Products for Use by the Visually Impaired |
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PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Streetlab, a company which works to improve independence, mobility and quality of life for the visually impaired, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Iris Pharma, an ophthalmology-focused contract research organization (CRO) that offers preclinical and clinical drug / device development services. This partnership forms the basis of a new service offer for the pharmaceutical industry, with the integration of a methodological approach which is focused on human factors in the assessment of new drugs, medical devices or technologies for the use of partially sighted people. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170201005576/en/ In Paris, within the Institut de la Vision, Streetlab has several innovative testing platforms which provide real solutions in assessing the mobility, vision and object apprehension strategy among the visually impaired using motion capture systems under controlled and reproducible environmental conditions. As part of this partnership, Iris Pharma will contribute its almost 30 years experience in ophthalmology as well as its unique expertise and knowledge of all stages of research and development, especially when establishing and managing clinical trials.” We are delighted with this partnership, which will provide us with some synergy in the control of clinical trials. The post-drug or post-surgical therapeutic benefit is now objectively measurable using an innovative assessment of the impact on performing everyday tasks ” explains Mr. Emmanuel Gutman, Chief Executive Officer of Streetlab. While demographic changes in industrialized countries have led to a significant increase in the number of people with visual impairments, the acceleration of scientific progress in ophthalmology heralds significant future therapeutic innovations.” By combining our respective fields of expertise, together we can provide healthcare firms with assessment criteria for calibrated, innovative clinical trials which are adapted as closely as possible to the specific needs of visually impaired patients, thus meeting innovation challenges as successfully as possible ” clarifies Mr. Yann Quentric, President of Iris Pharma. About Streetlab About Iris Pharma The original source-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the source-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170201005576/en/ Contacts Iris Pharma |
