The Future of Clinical Trials in Community-Based Settings
July 18th 2025In this video interview, Ramita Tandon, chief biopharma officer at Walgreens, outlines her five-year vision for community-based research, calling for deeper industry alignment, infrastructure expansion, and patient-first design principles.
Managing Side Effects and Dosing in Off-Label GLP-1 Use with Help from Real-World Evidence
July 18th 2025Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, explains how real-world data is helping researchers navigate gastrointestinal side effects, dose flexibility, and long-term tolerability in off-label GLP-1 use.
How Parexel Supports Cross Functional Trials for Emerging GLP-1 Therapies
July 17th 2025Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, explains how therapeutic alignment and cross-functional collaboration enable the company to support GLP-1 trials across multiple disease areas.
Advice for CROs and Sponsors Partnering With Retail Trial Sites
July 17th 2025In this video interview, Ramita Tandon, chief biopharma officer at Walgreens, offers practical insights for sponsors and CROs exploring partnerships with retail research sites, emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and shared accountability.
Advancing Inclusive Recruitment in Trials
July 16th 2025In this video interview, Ramita Tandon, chief biopharma officer at Walgreens, shares how the company is driving more inclusive enrollment by engaging diverse communities, developing culturally competent materials, and meeting patients where they are.
Inside the GLP-1 Strategy Driving Competitive Edge in Obesity Clinical Research
July 16th 2025Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, explains how a focused GLP-1 task force and deep market insights are helping sponsors stand out in an increasingly competitive obesity drug landscape
Building Clinical Trial Infrastructure Inside Pharmacies
July 15th 2025In this video interview, Ramita Tandon, chief biopharma officer at Walgreens, discusses the operational investments required to activate pharmacies as clinical trial sites, including staff training, regulatory coordination, and patient-facing technology.
Walgreens’ Clinical Trials Journey: Three Years In
July 14th 2025In this video interview, Ramita Tandon, chief biopharma officer at Walgreens, reflects on the company’s three-year evolution as a clinical trials partner, highlighting its pharmacy-led model and community-driven approach to trial access and participation.
Designing Trials Around the Full Patient Journey
July 11th 2025In this video interview, Heather Horville, solutions consultant at Greenphire, emphasizes the growing need for clinical operations to embed patient-centric services—from consent through final visit—to improve retention and overall trial success.
Removing Financial Barriers to Boost Trial Diversity
July 10th 2025In this video interview, Heather Horville, solutions consultant at Greenphire, explains how upfront reimbursement, travel stipends, and flexible support services can empower more patients—especially those from underserved communities—to confidently enroll and stay in clinical trials.
Improving Retention in Long-Term Trials with Human-Centered Design
July 9th 2025In this video interview, Heather Horville, solutions consultant at Greenphire, discusses how clinical teams can boost participant retention in lengthy or complex trials through strategies like personalized engagement, stipends tied to ePRO diaries, and concierge services that offer one-to-one human connection.
Designing Inclusive Trials: Removing Barriers for Underserved Patients
July 8th 2025In this video interview, Heather Horville, solutions consultant at Greenphire, shares how patient advocacy, localized insights, and real-world logistics can help clinical operations teams design studies that are more accessible to rural and minority populations.
The Rising Stakes of Patient Retention in Clinical Trials
July 7th 2025In this video interview, Heather Horville, solutions consultant at Greenphire, discusses how growing financial and logistical burdens on participants are threatening study timelines and data quality—and why planning for retention earlier is becoming a clinops imperative.
How AI Can Ease Recruitment Burdens in Resource-Strained Trials
July 2nd 2025In this video interview, Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, explains how AI is stepping in to fill staffing gaps in clinical research—streamlining patient identification, real-time feasibility assessments, and automated prescreening to help sites stay operational and efficient despite budget cuts.
How Sites and Sponsors Are Adapting to Clinical Trial Budget Cuts
July 1st 2025In this video interview, Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, discusses how clinical trial sites and sponsors are responding to funding constraints by turning to telemedicine, cost-containment strategies, and increased reliance on industry-sponsored research.
How Funding Cuts Are Undermining Patient Recruitment in Clinical Trials
June 30th 2025In this video interview, Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, explains how staffing reductions caused by clinical trial budget cuts are threatening patient recruitment and retention and warns of the long-term ripple effects on trial timelines and healthcare innovation.
Funding Cuts Threaten Diversity in Clinical Research
June 27th 2025In this video interview, Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, discusses how recent federal funding cuts are likely to undermine research focused on underrepresented populations, and why long-term investment in community-based studies is essential to closing persistent health equity gaps.
How CRO Partnerships Are Evolving to Meet Changing Industry Demands
June 25th 2025In this video interview, Judith Ng-Cashin, MD, chief medical officer, Novotech, explores how CRO partnerships are shifting to deliver greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory insight in response to tightening budgets and an increasingly complex clinical research environment.
How CROs Can Build Trust and Alignment with Pharma Partners
June 24th 2025In this video interview, Judith Ng-Cashin, MD, chief medical officer, Novotech, emphasizes the importance of proactive communication, strategic alignment, and cross-functional collaboration in establishing strong, effective partnerships between CROs and pharmaceutical companies.
2025 DIA Annual Meeting: The Importance of Early Patient Feedback in Digital Endpoint Development
June 24th 2025Brian Ongioni, chief product officer, uMotif, explains how early patient feedback plays a crucial role in shaping digital endpoints to ensure they are relevant, reliable, and acceptable to regulators and payers—ultimately improving clinical trial outcomes and data quality.
Fostering a Unified Team Culture in Sponsor and CRO Partnerships
June 23rd 2025In this video interview, Judith Ng-Cashin, MD, chief medical officer, Novotech, shares insights on how sponsors and CROs can cultivate a “one team” mindset by setting the right leadership tone, encouraging collaboration, and leveraging team-building strategies to drive clinical trial success.
2025 DIA Annual Meeting: Building Patient Centricity into Clinical Trial Software from Day One
June 23rd 2025Brian Ongioni, chief product officer, uMotif, explains how early site feedback and patient involvement in software development help sponsors streamline clinical trial workflows and reduce burden on both sites and participants.
Bridging Communication Gaps to Strengthen CRO-Sponsor Collaboration
June 20th 2025In this video interview, Judith Ng-Cashin, MD, chief medical officer, Novotech, shares why clear communication, strong leadership, and cultural alignment are essential to building effective partnerships between CROs, sponsors, and other stakeholders in clinical research.
2025 DIA Annual Meeting: Why AI and Automation Are Set to Become the New Normal in Clinical Research
June 20th 2025Peter Ronco, CEO, Emmes, shares his long-term vision for artificial intelligence in clinical research, from making automation routine to improving drug discovery, transforming regulatory oversight, reducing animal testing, and promoting ethical, equitable data use worldwide.
2025 DIA Annual Meeting: Preparing Operational Teams for AI Workflows in Drug Development
June 19th 2025Peter Ronco, CEO, Emmes, explains how the company is investing in transparent goal setting, comprehensive education, and evolving talent strategies to embed AI-driven workflows across all teams—transforming the culture to embrace technology as a catalyst for innovation and efficiency in clinical development.
Building Strong CRO-Sponsor Partnerships to Improve Clinical Trial Success
June 19th 2025In this video interview, Judith Ng-Cashin, MD, chief medical officer, Novotech, explains why seamless collaboration between CROs and sponsors is critical to advancing clinical trials, and reflects on Novotech’s recognition as Citeline CRO Partnership of the Year.
2025 DIA Annual Meeting: Designing Patient Friendly Digital Health Solutions
June 18th 2025Brian Ongioni, chief product officer, uMotif, shares how early collaboration with patients and clinical sites helps shape intuitive, accessible digital health tools—and why co-design is key to building effective clinical research platforms.