Building Partnerships to Better Serve Underrepresented Trial Communities
August 22nd 2025In this video interview, Caroline Potts, general manager of sites and patient services at Medical Research Network (MRN), explains why trial inclusivity requires shared responsibility across sponsors, CROs, sites, and advocacy groups.
How Flexible Site Models Can Cut Recruitment Costs and Timelines
August 21st 2025In this video interview, Caroline Potts, general manager of sites and patient services at Medical Research Network (MRN), highlights how listening to site insights and adopting flexible models such as temporary community-based clinics, can reduce patient travel burdens, improve enrollment efficiency, and stretch trial budgets further.
Overcoming Budget Barriers to Patient-Centric Trial Models
Published: August 20th 2025 | Updated: August 20th 2025In this video interview, Caroline Potts, general manager of sites and patient services at Medical Research Network (MRN), outlines how rigid budgeting and limited sponsor-site dialog often block innovative patient-centric solutions, stressing the need for more collaborative approaches to enable community engagement and flexible trial delivery.
How In-Home and Community Strategies Boost Recruitment and Diversity
August 19th 2025In this video interview, Caroline Potts, general manager of sites and patient services at Medical Research Network (MRN), explains why site-enabled approaches such as in-home visits and community-based outreach should be offered from the start of a trial to reduce recruitment delays, support patient needs, and improve trial diversity.
The Reality of Operational Flexibility for Trial Sites
August 18th 2025In this video interview, Caroline Potts, general manager of sites and patient services at Medical Research Network (MRN), discusses the challenges of achieving true operational flexibility in clinical trials—highlighting how SOPs, staffing, and budget constraints often limit site adaptability and contribute to staff burnout.
Future-Proofing Trial Protocols to Avoid CRLs
August 15th 2025In this video interview, Meri Beckwith, Co-CEO of Lindus Health, shares practical ways clinical teams can strengthen trial protocols for expedited programs—such as incorporating control groups where possible, leveraging synthetic and real-world data, and adopting adaptive trial designs to reduce regulatory risk.
The Critical Role of Clinical Ops Teams in Maintaining Clinical Trial Integrity
August 15th 2025Ron Lanton, partner, Lanton Law, explains why evolving federal guidance and new technologies are pushing clinical operations teams to strengthen oversight and safeguard the credibility of clinical research.
Is FDA Trial Design Scrutiny Increasing or Just Less Predictable?
August 14th 2025In this video interview, Meri Beckwith, Co-CEO of Lindus Health, discusses whether recent trial design rejections signal a broader shift in FDA expectations or simply reflect changes in individual reviewers, emphasizing that current unpredictability may be more situational than systemic.
FDA Review Changes and the Impact on Trial Design
August 12th 2025In this video interview, Meri Beckwith, Co-CEO of Lindus Health, discusses recent Complete Response Letters issued to Replimune and Capricor, explaining how shifts in FDA reviewers can affect single-arm trial acceptance, especially in oncology settings where control groups may be deemed unethical.
Rethinking the Value of FDA Breakthrough Designation
August 11th 2025In this video interview, Meri Beckwith, Co-CEO of Lindus Health, examines how recent developments with Complete Response Letters have shifted industry perceptions of FDA breakthrough designation—highlighting that it offers faster review timelines and investor visibility, but not a higher likelihood of final approval.
Best Practices for Operational Alignment in Decentralized Trials
August 8th 2025In this video interview, Luke Wilson, senior director, biotech, pharma services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, shares key strategies for maintaining operational alignment and compliance in decentralized trials including unified data platforms, aligned SOPs, and clear governance and escalation pathways between sponsors and supply chain partners.
Breaking Down Data Silos to Enable Real-Time Trial Oversight
August 7th 2025In this video interview, Luke Wilson, senior director, biotech, pharma services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, outlines the key barriers to real-time oversight in clinical trials and explains how integrated systems, built-in analytics, and live dashboards can empower clinops leaders to make faster, better-informed decisions.
Using Digital Twins to Improve Efficiency and Accuracy in Clinical Research
August 6th 2025Jon Walsh, founder, chief scientific officer, Unlearn, explains how AI-designed therapies and digital twin technology are accelerating clinical trials, improving data precision, and reshaping early-phase drug development.
How Integrated Systems Help Biotechs Stay Inspection-Ready
August 6th 2025In this video interview, Luke Wilson, senior director, biotech, pharma services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses how integrated systems and data transparency enable sponsors to meet evolving regulatory expectations and streamline FDA inspections through enhanced operational readiness.
How Remote Monitoring Enhances Trial Efficiency and Patient Safety
August 5th 2025In this video interview, Luke Wilson, senior director, biotech, pharma services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how clinical operations teams can use remote monitoring and connected technologies to reduce site burden, respond faster to emerging data, and improve both patient safety and trial outcomes.
Why Real-Time Data Visibility Is Essential for Biotech Clinical Trials
August 4th 2025In this video interview, Luke Wilson, senior director, biotech, pharma services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses how real-time data access is helping biotechs accelerate trial timelines, ensure patient safety, and gain greater oversight—especially through integrated CDMO and CRO partnerships.
Adapting to a Changing Research Funding Landscape
August 1st 2025In this video interview, Michael Miller, chief operating officer at Quanterix, discusses how biopharma companies—especially smaller biotechs—can leverage platform trials and biomarker-driven accelerated approvals to remain efficient and competitive amid shifting public-private funding dynamics.
What Clinical Ops Teams Must Know About Biomarkers in Trials
July 31st 2025In this video interview, Michael Miller, chief operating officer at Quanterix, outlines key technical and regulatory considerations for clinical operations professionals integrating biomarkers into studies, stressing the importance of clarity on biomarker purpose and working with qualified assay partners.
How Biomarkers Are Transforming Neurology and Oncology Trials
July 30th 2025In this video interview, Michael Miller, chief operating officer at Quanterix, highlights neurology and oncology as two therapeutic areas experiencing major advances from biomarker integration, from blood-based diagnostics in Alzheimer’s to multiomic strategies in cancer research.
Growing Excitement Around Biomarkers in Clinical Trials
July 29th 2025In this video interview, Michael Miller, chief operating officer at Quanterix, discusses how the use of biomarkers is expanding beyond exploratory endpoints to inform efficacy and patient selection, driving improved outcomes and greater efficiency in clinical research.
How Research Institutions Can Future-Proof Compliance Programs
July 28th 2025In this video interview, Kate Gallin Heffernan, life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, advises clinical research organizations to assess their portfolios, diversify funding sources, and strengthen industry-academic partnerships to maintain compliance and continuity amid shifting federal priorities.
Performing Risk Assessments Amid Shifting Federal Guidelines
July 25th 2025In this video interview, Kate Gallin Heffernan, life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, advises clinical research teams to closely scrutinize federal fund certifications and document good-faith compliance efforts, even when policies stem from nonbinding executive orders.
Balancing DEI Reporting With Legal Risk
July 24th 2025In this video interview, Kate Gallin Heffernan, life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, explains how clinical research teams can accurately report on diversity-related grant work while minimizing exposure to False Claims Act scrutiny, by focusing on precise language and framing.
The Quiet Risks of Ignoring Executive Orders in Research
July 23rd 2025In this video interview, Kate Gallin Heffernan, life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, outlines how even unenforced executive orders can influence federal funding decisions, prompting sponsors and sites to alter public trial messaging to avoid informal scrutiny.
Understanding Executive Orders and Trial Compliance
July 22nd 2025In this video interview, Kate Gallin Heffernan, life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, explains how recent executive orders are creating uncertainty around compliance for clinical research teams receiving federal funding, and why staying alert to agency interpretation is key.
What Clinical Researchers Need to Know About Global Obesity Drug Development
July 22nd 2025Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, discusses the importance of long-term patient retention, data accuracy, and AI-driven compliance tools in shaping the future of global obesity clinical trials.
Leveraging Real World Evidence to Enhance Safety Monitoring in Obesity Studies
July 21st 2025Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, explains how real-world evidence is helping refine patient targeting and improve safety monitoring in obesity and endocrinology clinical trials.