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Resiliency in CRO Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 23, 2020
A Conversation with QPS Holdings LLC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ben Chien, PhD NOVEMBER 2020 As QPS Holdings LLC Chairman President, and…
What Field Researchers Can Teach Us About Quarantine and Isolation
November 16, 2020
As countries around the world move through various stages of quarantine and restrictions on public life, many people are finding themselves more isolated than…
QPS COVID-19 Testing Capabilities
November 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a call to arms for many of the world’s biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Although progress has been made, these…
Gene Therapy and Inherited Retinal Diseases
November 9, 2020
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) can cause vision loss that ranges from mild to severe, and can even cause blindness. These diseases affect people of…
Oligonucleotides: Innovations in Antivirals for Novel Viruses
November 2, 2020
As scientists, doctors and researchers race to develop vaccines and therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2, several drugs have emerged as promising candidates. Oligonucleotide therapeutics are one…
UK COVID-19 Challenge Trials to Infect Healthy Volunteers with Coronavirus
October 29, 2020
As communities strive to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the United Kingdom is funding research trials that will deliberately…
Animals and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contributions and Risks
October 19, 2020
Global cases of the novel coronavirus have surpassed thirty-seven million, and the global fatality count is now more than one million. Most media and…
23andMe Data Bolsters Link Between COVID-19 and Blood Types
October 12, 2020
Did you know that a person’s blood type may be linked to the likelihood that they will catch COVID-19 and experience severe symptoms? Recently 23andMe,…
COVID-19 versus the Seasonal Flu: Facts and Figures
October 5, 2020
Since SARS-CoV-2 (or the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19) emerged, many have compared it to the seasonal flu. The seasonal flu virus…
Marmosets as Primate Models of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
September 28, 2020
The common marmoset, Callithrix jaccus, possesses complex social behaviors and sleep patterns that closely resemble those of humans. This South American monkey’s metabolism, immune…
U.S. Plans to Offer Free COVID-19 Vaccines to All Americans
September 23, 2020
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) released two documents outlining the…
The Latest in Weird & Whimsical Science: Part II
September 21, 2020
The QPS blog focuses on presenting our insights into news on topics that are highly relevant to the pharmaceutical, biotech and CRO industries such…
Hormone Could Be Key to Accelerated Sobering and Recovery from Alcohol Poisoning
May 8, 2023
For thousands of years, people have been searching for an antidote to consuming too much alcohol — an intervention that could accelerate the sobering…
Affordable Portable MRI Machines: Bringing Medical Imaging to Developing Countries
May 1, 2023
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable medical imaging technique, yet it is often inaccessible in developing countries due to the high cost of…
Can the Brain Heal the Body? Research Examines the Possibilities
April 24, 2023
Scientists have been exploring the mind-body connection for centuries. Current investigations are examining how the brain affects the body’s immune responses. Gaining a better…
Do Alpha Males Exist in Wild Wolf Packs?
April 19, 2023
The idea of the dominant “alpha wolf” at the top of a wolf pack’s hierarchy has long been entrenched in our understanding of the…
Third Patient Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
April 17, 2023
A man in Germany has been cleared of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to researchers, after receiving a stem cell transplant from an HIV-resistant…
Can Species-Spanning Studies Inform Women’s Health?
April 17, 2023
Can adaptations observed in female animals be used to inspire solutions to unmet women’s health challenges? Research suggests that this approach, known as bio-inspired…
Introduction Real-world evidence (RWE) is accelerating drug development by using routinely collected patient health data, known as real-world data (RWD), to deliver insights beyond…
Introduction Researchers are developing novel, safer treatments for cancer, but bringing new oncology therapies to market is challenging. This white paper will examine the…
Introduction As global obesity rates continue to rise, the search for effective treatments is more critical than ever. Obesity is associated with an increased…
NEWARK, Del.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS Holdings, LLC (QPS), an award-winning contract research organization (CRO) focused on bioanalytics and clinical trials, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in…
NEWARK, Del.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS India, a subsidiary of QPS Holdings, LLC (QPS), a GLP/GCP-compliant global full-service Contract Research Organization, has achieved another significant milestone by…
TAIPEI, Taiwan—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS, a leading global contract research organization (CRO) specializing in preclinical and clinical drug development services, is pleased to announce the expansion…
