Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Unveils Partnership with UT Austin to Shorten Clinical Trials

RFK Jr. overhauling clinical trials to stop US 'losing the race' to China

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an overhaul of clinical trials for new drugs, a measure he justified as necessary to prevent China from gaining supremacy in the biotechnology industry. Kennedy announced the new project from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health on Wednesday, saying that modernizing clinical trials is […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils partnership with UT Austin to shorten clinical trials

Public health leaders said a national push to modernize innovation will start in Austin.

HHS announces new efforts to speed up, expand clinical trials with AI

Federal health officials want to use AI to help speed up biomedical research, in part to help the U.S. compete with China.

Exclusive: HHS launches project to speed up clinical trials

The Trump administration on Wednesday is launching an effort to reimagine the way clinical trials are designed, with a goal of drastically reducing the time and money it takes to develop new drugs.Why it matters: The program, shared first with Axios, could provide a template for reconfiguring the drug development process and boosting U.S. competitiveness in the global biotech race. Driving the news: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Ad…

HHS Launches SURPASS to Speed Clinical Trials

This HHS ARPA-H SURPASS clinical trials AI program aims to cut trial timelines from a decade to under four years.