Applied Clinical Trials
Industry news focusing on the people and organizations who work in the clinical trials profession.
• Quay Pharma (Derby, UK) has promoted Mark Powell, PhD, to Scientific Manager where he will take on wider technical responsibility and seek to further raise the scientific profile of the company.
Mark Powell
• The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) (Tampa, FL) has selected Bryan Wright to join ISPE as European Regulatory Affairs Advisor. In his new capacity, Wright will act as liaison between ISPE and European regulatory authorities to help expand relationships between regulatory bodies and ISPE, shape ISPE educational offerings, and keep ISPE members informed of relevant regulatory developments originating from European regulatory authorities.
Bryan Wright
• Donna E. Beardsworth, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Beardsworth Consulting (Flemington, NJ) passed away unexpectedly in late March. Michael O'Brien has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Donna E. Beardsworth
• Chiltern International (London, UK) announced that it has opened a new office in the Netherlands and has appointed Angela Pasma as the Netherlands' Country Manager.
Angela Pasma
• Clinilabs has appointed Richard Johnson, MD, head of Hudson Global, to its Advisory Board.
• David Iklé, PhD, RHO Principal Investigator, has been invited to join the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) (Chapel Hill, NC) Editorial Board as a Statistical Editor based on his contributions to transplantation literature in general, contributions to AJT in particular, and his reputation as a thought leader in the field of transplantation, specifically as it applies to statistical methodologies.
• President and Executive Medical Director of PMG Research (Winston-Salem, NC), Thomas W. Littlejohn, III, MD, passed away in a plane crash on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Littlejohn helped PMG Research grow from a single research site in Winston-Salem to a nationally recognized multi-site clinical research organization.
• With more than 15 years experience in marketing, communications, and business consulting, Jessica Cunningham has been appointed Director of Marketing of Novella Clinical (Research Triangle Park, NC), where she will have executive oversight of all global marketing and communication for both Novella Clinical and Novella Clinical Resourcing.
Outside Almac's new 240,000 square foot headquarters in Souderton, PA. The lab provides support for clinical packaging operations as well as standalone analytical services. The new facility also offers polymorph and salt screening and solid form development.
Correction: In March 2011's "Partnerships in Clinical Trials" supplement Radinder Buttar"s e-mail was incorrect. The correct e-mail is rbuttar@clintec.com.
Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Regulatory Compliance With eCOAs
April 26th 2024In the fourth and final part of this video interview with ACT editor Andy Studna, Melissa Mooney, director, eCOA sales engineering, IQVIA discusses how the regulatory stance on electronic clinical outcome assessments has changed over the years and what it could look like in the future.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
Using Patient Reported Outcomes in Dermatology Trials
April 25th 2024In part 3 of this video interview with ACT editor Andy Studna, Melissa Mooney, director, eCOA sales engineering, IQVIA sheds light on the unique challenges of dermatology trials and how clinical outcome assessments can be implemented in them.