Premier Research and Centogene N.V. have announced a strategic partnership to provide end-to-end support in rare disease clinical trials. The collaboration aims to improve patient identification, stratification, recruitment, and enrollment, thereby increasing the likelihood of study success.
With 350 million rare disease patients worldwide affected by over 7,000 rare diseases, approximately 95% of which do not have an available treatment, there is a pressing need to accelerate trials and fast-track clinical outcomes. Inherently small patient populations coupled with the complexities of disease diagnosis create significant challenges in enrolling rare disease clinical trial participants. Combining Premier Research’s deep expertise in rare disease product development with advanced insights generated from the CENTOGENE Biodatabank and multiomic reference laboratories will support the faster identification of eligible patients.
“The CENTOGENE Biodatabank and multiomic-based services will enhance how we design and recruit for rare disease clinical trials,” Premier Research Senior Vice President, Project Delivery Angi Robinson said. “Our foremost priority is getting lifesaving treatments safely in the hands of patients. Together, we will explore ways to more rapidly engage the right patients and customize clinical delivery to meet the unique needs of sponsors in rare disease clinical research.”
Many clinical trials in rare diseases are the first of their kind, requiring sponsors to charge through the unknown. With extensive experience based on more than 240 rare disease studies in the past five years, Premier Research is constantly investing in new approaches that meet the complexities of rare disease research.
Like Premier Research, CENTOGENE has a history of success in rare diseases, offering rapid and reliable molecular diagnoses since 2006 while building a network of approximately 30,000 active physicians worldwide. The Company’s ISO, CAP, and CLIA certified multiomic reference laboratories in Germany utilize Phenomic, Genomic, Transcriptomic, Epigenomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic datasets. This data is then captured in the CENTOGENE Biodatabank which currently contains nearly 700,000 patients representing over 120 highly diverse countries, more than 70% of whom are of non-European descent including a large share of pediatric cases.
“At CENTOGENE, we are committed to delivering data-driven, life-changing answers to accelerate and de-risk drug discovery, development, and commercialization. Precision, advanced analysis, and access is where our Biodatabank makes a qualitative difference,” CENTOGENE CEO Kim Stratton said. “In partnering with Premier Research, our first strategic CRO partner, we are extending our strategy and expanding our commercialization opportunities to provide pharma partners with yet another model to work with us. By collaborating with partners to leverage our insights, omics technologies, and deep rare disease expertise, we are shifting the paradigm to transform data into life-saving therapeutics for patients around the world.”
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