Applied Clinical Trials Editorial Staff

 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.

WIRB-Copernicus Group® (WCG), a provider of regulatory and ethical review services and software to support clinical research, announced its 13th annual WCG International Fellows Program in Research Ethics now includes ethics training at New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center.

Bracket Global, and Clintara announced the two companies have agreed to combine.

The Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) announced a two-year partnership with LabCorp.

The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) released a new report highlighting innovative approaches across the R&D continuum that pharmaceutical companies are implementing to drive efficiency and lower cost.

Oracle Health Sciences announced the availability of Oracle Health Sciences InForm Cloud Service 6.1.

Catalent Singapore facility is awarded GMP certification.

Medidata announced the completion of MOVE-2014, a behavioral study it sponsored to test whether mobile health (mHealth) devices and tools could be used to drive better health outcomes in overweight adults with Type-2 Diabetes.

Quintiles is extending its award-winning Quintiles Infosario® technology platform with mobile access to clinical trial information.

At the invitation of the FDA, Nextrials recently demonstrated to members how the integration capabilities of its Prism® clinical data and trial management platform could improve data collection and drug safety reporting.

 Quintiles announced the addition of advanced statistical monitoring and predictive analytics capabilities to its risk-based monitoring (RBM) solution. Predictive and Advanced Analytics provide model-based capabilities are fully integrated into the solution and are underpinned by Quintiles Infosario® technology platform. These new capabilities are intended to improve precision in risk identification by better understanding underlying “white noise” from safety trigger processes. 

OmniComm Systems, a global provider of clinical data management technology, announced its Promasys® EDC was selected by Integrated Development Associates.

CluePoints, a provider of Centralized Statistical Monitoring (CSM) solutions for clinical trials, introduced software to enable analyses of operational data using a risk-based monitoring approach.

The report presents a construct of four levels of open innovation.

PPD and HealthCore, the clinical outcomes research subsidiary of Anthem, have established a collaboration that will enable both companies to further expand their services.

PRA Health Sciences announced its new Predictivv™ platform, a fully integrated solution for designing, planning and optimizing the management of global clinical studies.

CRF Health, a global provider of electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) solutions for the life sciences industry, announced the introduction of TrialMax ConMed™.

Industry-wide survey shows eTMF applications improve inspection readiness and seen as key to shortening development time.

BBK Worldwide has appointed Toshio Mori to Managing Director of Operations, Japan. Mori will lead business development and help drive sales and marketing as well as establishing and growing the company’s new office based in Tokyo, Japan.

BBK Worldwide, a clinical trial marketing firm, announced My Research Mate, a live streaming video app platform developed to educate consumers about treatment options and available clinical research studies.

Parallel 6, mobile engagement and management solutions provider, and Sentrian™, a Remote Patient Intelligence company announced its technology partnership.

Medidata, a global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, announced that PROMETRIKA, LLC, a full-service clinical research organization.

Comprehend Systems, a clinical software solutions provider, announced the launch of Continuous Quality for ClinOps.

ArisGlobal, a provider of cloud solutions to life sciences companies, announced it has acquired Medsight Solutions, which includes its integrated risk management solution, Medsight Sapphire.

ERT, a global provider of patient safety and efficacy endpoint data collection, cloud analytics and workflow solutions, announced that MasterScope® 2, its comprehensive diagnostic platform for spirometry, electrocardiogram (ECG) and home monitoring, has been successfully implemented with 350 investigative sites.

ArisGlobal, a provider of cloud solutions to life sciences companies, announced agReporter a solution for users to correspond with drug manufacturers and get the latest medical advice.

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