Alcimed, an innovation & new business consulting firm, has explored the trends in the liquid biopsy field and discusses some of the challenges as players move from the Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) market toward further validation in oncology. Liquid biopsy’s first application was in non-invasive prenatal testing with an explosive market penetration. Liquid biopsy has […]

As part of the demand for more personalized and less aggressive treatments, interventional oncology represents a major field of innovation for cancer treatment. While it makes it possible both to optimize the diagnosis and to expand the therapeutic arsenal, it faces obstacles in terms of funding and accessibility.  To mark the opening of a high-tech […]

In April, researchers at Tel Aviv University succeeded in recreating a vascularized heart through 3D printing. Even if the organ was the size of a cherry, the progress is immense, and research is getting closer to the ultimate goal of reconstructing organs. The field of bioprinting is booming as many applications are being developed. Alcimed, […]

From information on a condition or disease to emotional support, online influencers are taking a growing place in patients’ lives. Alcimed, a consulting firm in innovation and new businesses, has explored the impact these influencers have on patients in terms of helping them understand their disease and potentially changing their attitude towards it. The role […]

Article 51, a new item in the 2018 Social Security Financing Act, embodies the French government’s objective to promote structural innovation in the healthcare sector. The exceptions from the usual organizational and financial rules proposed by this article open up new and promising horizons. However, the extent of these exceptions is still difficult to assess. […]

Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death around the world with 41 million people dying every year. However, their health impact can be significantly reduced by detecting early risk behaviors in the patient. Thanks to the daily collection of data, e-health can be a powerful tool to anticipate these behaviors and provide solutions for […]

While the popularity of Bitcoin has gradually run out of steam, following the fall in its value, the general enthusiasm has now shifted to the technology that supported it: blockchain. The expectations fostered by this new way of transmitting information are such that blockchain is becoming an essential innovation theme in all sectors. Alcimed, a […]

Due to the lack of certainty about their mechanism of action, research surrounding neurodegenerative diseases seems to be at an impasse. However, today, other therapeutic approaches are being considered, starting with neuroinflammation. Alcimed, an innovation and new business consulting firm, follows the advances of this research, which is opening up new treatment opportunities. While current […]

The development of digital technologies offers the opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to think about doing things differently and better in many of their activities. ALCIMED, a consulting company in innovation and new businesses, analyses the opportunity offered by digital technology to acquire real-life patient data more easily and quickly. Real life data are generated as […]

Alcimed, an innovation and new business consulting company, offers insights into the prospects related to the intestinal microbiota and the therapeutic issues arising from it. Over the past ten years, there has been a real interest in researching the role of the intestinal microbiota. Located in the digestive tract, the microbiota is the set of […]

Air travel seems to be an increasingly feasible and promising solution to the major challenges of reducing congestion in overcrowded urban areas. The transition of urban transport to this third dimension raises many questions, particularly about regulatory aspects, societal acceptance, infrastructure deployment or the technological maturity of vehicles. But could we expect air taxis to […]

According to a study conducted by Alcimed, most patients with vulvodynia would consult about 10 different healthcare professionals over several years before receiving the correct diagnosis associated to these symptoms. Lyon, May 10, 2019 – The word vulvodynia comes from “vulvo” meaning vulva and “dyny” meaning pain, which literally means “pain in the vulva”. However, […]

In today’s digital revolution – Industry 4.0, Big Data, Human Machine Interface (HMI), and intelligent connectivity – working environments are changing completely. While certain industries have already profoundly changed their processes, certain sectors such as Research are still in its infancy. Great technological upheavals are emerging and could strongly impact the field of Research. Alcimed, […]

Alcimed, an innovation and new business consulting firm, highlights the race for oligonucleotide therapeutics to catch peptides and discusses the current limitations for its widespread therapeutic use. March 22, 2019. Peptide vs Oligonucleotides: Iterative vs Exploratory Innovation Over the last 30 years, peptide technologies have gone from the forefront of innovative biotech to a standard […]

Alcimed, an innovation & new business consulting firm, discusses current obstacles in the regulation of organ allocation in the United States with a brief look into potential innovative solutions, such as blockchain, in tackling some of these challenges. Geographical inequities in transplant patients’ access to donor organs have been the center of an ongoing debate […]