Decentralized clinical trial specialist Curebase said today that it has secured $40 million in Series B funding. The lead investor in the round was Industry Ventures. Other investors contributing to the round include Acrew Capital, World Innovation Lab, Positive Sum, Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq:GILD) and existing investors GGV Capital, Bold Capital and Xfund. The San Francisco–based…

The pharma industry has been slower to embrace technologies such as AI and digital technology than many less-regulated sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the equation, forcing pharma companies to become more agile and open-minded in approaching drug discovery and development, including managing evolving clinical trials. In this article, several experts offered their predictions of…

BYOD — “bring your own device” — became a common term in tech circles a decade ago. Now with primary care doctors playing a growing role in clinical trials, the provider of decentralized clinical research software Curebase (San Francisco) aims to popularize the concept of “BYOP” — “bring your own physician.” That is, the company is…