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A recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by Clifton Leaf asked the question "Do Clinical Trials Work?"

There are significant challenges facing the pharmaceutical and contract research organization (CRO) industries in relation to patient recruitment of clinical trials and the need to implement new strategies to finally overcome what has been called ‘the most difficult and challenging aspect of clinical trials.’

Pharmaceutical companies are paying more attention to value than ever before.

Clinical Trial Disclosure Solution Improves Compliance, Productivity, Cost Savings

As the attention on risk-based monitoring continues, more companies and sponsors are revealing their past and present strategies to address or improve this area of clinical trials.

The European Union's bid to update its clinical trials rules, "is particularly important for better competitiveness at global level, by encouraging research and innovation, maintaining a strong pharmaceutical industry and more clinical trials in Europe, and seeking better access to drugs for EU citizens."

You know those moments when you come across a really exciting idea, and you say to yourself, "why didn't I think of that?"

Source data verification (SDV) remains a concept that many sponsors, CROs and sites take to heart.

Clinlogix Selected as a Member of Ruta N Innovation Center

MannaResearch, a group of independent clinical research centers, announces the successful acquisition of Kells Medical Research Group, a Montreal-based clinical investigator site.

Theorem Clinical Research and Emergo Group have formed a strategic relationship to provide global regulatory consulting services, including reimbursement consultation and in-country regulatory representation services, to the medical device and in vitro diagnostics community.

Greenphire, the leading provider of payment technologies for the clinical trials industry, today announce the launch of a strategic partnership with Ernst & Young.

A recent paper published in PLOS ONE addresses research institutions? willingness ?or lack thereof?to defer to central institutional review boards for multicenter clinical trials.

ArisGlobal, a provider of solutions to the life sciences industry, announced the agCenter? 3.1, a clinical research investigator site portal that facilitates and streamlines the communication and collaboration between sponsors and their clinical study sites.

Deal Expands STG Presence in Healthcare Research and Services

This is certainly a question that stimulates a great deal of debate amongst industry professionals, even those working in Pharma companies that explicitly request all CRAs working on their projects have at least 2 years? prior experience

A report released today (27 June 2013) by the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (the clinical research delivery arm of the NHS) shows that more than 630,000 NHS patients in England took part in clinical research studies last year ? the highest level since the Network?s figures began.

The lack of accurate and extensive data about the safety and effectiveness of a wide range of drugs in pregnancy has restricted the treatment of pregnant women and contributed to an underlying health problem over the past 20 years, according to an editorial published in the June issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).

Principal Director, Martin Robinson Joins ACRES Steering Committee

Boston-Based Startup Debuts First-of-its-Kind Platform Automating RFP Process for Clinical Trial Sponsors and Service Providers

With the increasing challenges associated with bringing a medical product to market, and skyrocketing R&D costs, there has been a shift in biopharmaceutical commercialization and clinical trial strategies in order to minimize risk and maximize success.

Mi-Co has been named a recipient of the 2013 Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award for its work in helping a Federal Organization go paperless in clinical trial data capture using Tablets, with its leading Mi-Forms mobile-forms software.

Trial Design: Risk-based Approaches: Best Practices for Ensuring Clinical Data Quality Regulatory: Clinical Research SOPs Also in this issue: Transparency in Europe Fragmented Study Conduct Landscape Comprehensive Evidence Development

Partners take aim at the inefficient research site evaluation system

Strategic alliance delivering integrated, portal-based collaboration tools to streamline clinical trial management and study start-up for biopharmaceutical clients

Clinical Site Services International (CSSi), the leader in global patient enrollment solutions for the clinical research industry, is pleased to announce their new partnership with TruBios.

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, is pleased to announce that Advance Research Associates (ARA), a CRO dedicated to delivering high quality data management and biostatistical services, has selected iMedNet EDC as its preferred eClinical solution.