Our latest white paper, by Senior Clinical Pharmacologist Dr Simon Hutchings, looks at one of the most important decisions in early development: whether to back a single “no-regret” dose or generate evidence across multiple doses first.

The paper explores how dose strategy shapes interpretability, regulatory confidence, and programme risk, with examples from Alzheimer’s disease, oncology, and adaptive trial design.

From AI sceptic to cautious adopter, this blog cuts through the hype to explore where AI genuinely helps regulatory professionals—and where human judgement remains non‑negotiable.

We’re thrilled to spotlight two of Weatherden’s brightest minds in our latest #MeetTheExperts blog: Andy Grieve and Margaret Jones – Industry veterans and pioneers of Baysian and adaptive trial designs. 

Why you’ll want to read: 

• Get Andy’s take on overcoming resistance to Bayesian methods, and why the skeptics are now converts. 

• Learn Margaret’s playbook for designing nimble, data-driven development plans that flex to real-world results. 

• See concrete examples of how adaptive trials are changing the game for patients and sponsors alike. 

For the last few years the FDA has been engaging with drug developers to reform how dose optimisation is approached for new cancer drugs. In August 2024 they finalised the eagerly-awaited guidance for industry. As part of our collaboration, Weatherden and Physiomics have worked together to help you understand and put this framework into action.

Despite significant advances in biology, chemistry, and drug development platforms, drug attrition rates have remained stagnant in recent years. Dr Duncan McHale, co-founder of Weatherden, explores some of the ways big pharma has tried to tackle this problem – and why they’ve largely fallen short.  

As part of our ​'Meet the Expert' series, Strategy Director Steven Robery interviews Simon Hutchings, a Senior Clinical Pharmacologist at Weatherden. Curious about how clinical pharmacology fits into your strategy? Get in touch to learn how our experts can give your drug the best chance of success in clinical trials.