Launch of PD Pipeline Database Announced The grass roots Parkinson Pipeline Project has launched a powerful, interactive database to provide easy, public on-line access to current information about therapies in the pipeline and clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease. Volunteer “trackers” regularly update the PD Pipeline Database (db.pdpipeline.org), consolidating information from and providing direct links to diverse sources, including pdtrials.org, which features up-to-date information on relevant clinical trials currently enrolling participants in the U.S. “Having this information at their fingertips empowers patients to be informed consumers, partnering with their doctors to chart a treatment course that best manages their specific symptoms and maximizes their quality of life,” says Perry Cohen, Director of the Pipeline Project. “We hope that doctors, too, will incorporate the knowledge they glean from the database into their decision-making with respect to the treatment of individual patients.” The PD Pipeline Database boasts several innovative features including: • A “score card” that shows at a glance the status of each treatment as it moves through the development pipeline, and allows users to “drill down” for more information on any aspect of any treatment or sponsor. • A filter that scans treatments in the database to find those that address specific selected symptoms and neuroprotection research and trials •A cumulative history of the progress of individual PD treatments through the drug development pipeline. The database can be accessed at: db.pdpipeline.org or through the Pipeline Project's newly improved website (pdpipeline.org) featuring expanded, more efficiently organized content, making it easier for visitors to navigate the site and find the information they are seeking. The Parkinson Pipeline Project is a nationwide network of volunteers who actively promote policies that accelerate the evaluation, approval of safe, effective, and timely new treatments for PD by providing the unique patient perspective to trial sponsors and government regulatory agencies. The datatbase was custom developed by Konoso LLC, which worked closely with Pipeline Project volunteers. The Pipeline Project acknowledges the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation for it’s financial support for the database. For more information about the PD Pipeline Database, contact Linda Herman at [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn