Applied Clinical Trials Editorial Staff

Contract research organization ICON plc announced a partnership with Mereo BioPharma Group, a specialty biopharmaceutical company.

The collaboration increases the extent of which mHealth tools that can be used to support clinical research.

This new version release optimizes patient recruitment with study-specific prescreening workflows and a delivery platform that allows for self-administered cognitive assessments on any modality including tablet-based assessments

Strong Focus on New Research Collaborations; Up to 130 New Positions to Be Created.

The Pediatric Committee (PDCO) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has revised the current list of class waivers for medicines that are not required to submit a pediatric investigation plan.

LabCorp® announced that Covance Drug Development has relocated its clinical research unit in Dallas, TX, to a new, fit-for-purpose clinical research facility.

Collaboration Enables Use of Actionable, Patient-Generated Data in Clinical Trials from Extensive Range of mHealth Sensors, Wearables and Apps

Quorum Review IRB is introducing a comprehensive program that supports the needs of Phase I Healthy patients.

With the Perceptive MyTrials Analytics solution, clinical trial sponsors can now use a mobile-enabled, single entry-point to access predictive data analytics.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the first European Union (EU) pharmaceutical legislation, the European Commission is organizing a one-day conference that will take place in Brussels September 28.

Wingspan Technology now offers an eTMF Readiness Assessment program to help sponsors and CROs assess their level of readiness for implementing eTMF.

According to the release, PPD noted that wearable technology will have the potential to benefit Novartis and its other clients because of the integration with the technologies patients use on a daily basis.

The program is designed to facilitate dialogue between industry stakeholders and clinical research sites.

Designed to ensure patients and patients in clinical trials safely receive their proper medications, the regulation serves as a verification measure to enforce the European Union’s Falsified Medicine Directive.

The new Clinical Conductor contains a myriad of enhancements that foster more precise reporting and analysis.

An independent judging panel will select three finalists from the submissions.

OmniComm Systems, a global provider of clinical data management technology and services, announced that it has signed a reselling partnership agreement with Tri-I Biotech Shanghai Inc.

Almac Group announced the successful completion of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) inspection of its new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

Parexel announced expanded services and capabilities in model-based drug development (MBDD) through its Quantitative Clinical Development (QCD) group.

Certara®, a global biosimulation technology-enabled drug development company, announced the merger of its consulting group, Pharsight Consulting Services.

In response to increasing demand of Sharp Clinical Services.

goBalto, Inc., a provider of cloud-based clinical study startup solutions, announced its latest version of goBalto Activate.

Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics announced the launch of Q2 Solutions, their new combined clinical trials laboratory services organization.

The Rethink Research Competition has opened voting for its People’s Choice Award.

The pilot involved several CDER employees working together with OEA employees to respond to drug related inquiries posted on FDA’s Facebook page.

BioClinica announced the opening of new and expanded offices in London and Munich.

A team of scientists at the University of Vermont has invented a new technique for discovering potentially dangerous drug interactions and unknown side-effects using Twitter hashtags.

 A recent survey conducted by Applied Clinical Trials and SCORR Marketing on mHealth in Clinical Trials found the majority of respondents believe mHealth is only beginning its impact on our industry. To the question of challenges to implementing a mHealth strategy, clinical research professionals responded that having the knowledge to execute the skills was the leading challenge.  

Acorn Regulatory, an ISO-certified medical device and pharmaceutical consulting firm, has customized programs to help U.S. manufacturers of drug-device combinations in meeting European regulatory approvals.

Medidata announced that its cloud-based technology platform has been adopted by JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.