DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens’ chief clinical trials officer Ramita Tandon has dedicated her professional life for more than 25 years to transforming the drug development life cycle through innovative applications and unconventional business models. “Early in my career, I developed my passion and purpose,” Tandon says. “I am fiercely passionate about equity and accessibility for
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced Wednesday a collaboration to drive forward the PREVUE-VALVE study, a groundbreaking population-based clinical trial that aims to quantify the prevalence of valvular heart disease (VHD) among older Americans and pave the way for the development of new therapies and tools for VHD detection and
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Ramita Tandon joined Walgreens in 2021 to lead the retail pharmacy chain’s new clinical trials business, launched with the lofty goal of redefining the patient experience and increasing patient access and retention in drug development research. Tandon brought extensive experience in the health care and life sciences industry to her new position,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and Freenome have established a multi-year relationship to advance clinical studies of the latter’s blood-based tests for the early detection of cancer. Walgreens will combine its national footprint, patient insights, compliant recruitment technology and local infrastructure to engage diverse patient populations in Freenome’s multi-cancer research program. “At Walgreens, our aim is to