Sanofi has made no secret of its desire to be at the forefront of the digital transformation of business, and the big pharma says it will now apply leading-edge real-world evidence (RWE) analytics being developed by the high-profile US start-up Aetion to its clinical trial process.
Real-World Evidence: Sanofi Push Driven By Aetion Deal
Facilitating Regulatory-Grade Clinical Studies
Sanofi and US start-up Aetion are to collaborate on integrating their real-world evidence and analytics platforms to improve the clinical development process.

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