On Monday and Tuesday of this week, CBI's 9th Forum on Patient Reported Outcomes was held in Philadelphia. The expert presenters from pharma, CROs, service providers and academic health centers covered a variety of topics on how to ensure the validity of PRO concepts, patient data and new technologies.
The co-chairs of the event, Ari Gnanasakthy, Executive Director, HE&OR, Novartis, and Susan Vallow, Director for Patient Reported Outcomes at Janssen Global Services, LLC, noted the following emerging themes from the conference as important to the PRO audience in the upcoming months: FDA/EMA regulations; increasing use of PRO in the post-registration environment; how best to use PRO as a quality measure; mixed modality usage and how new collaborative initiatives across the industry are being used to combat inefficiencies in development and how they impact PROs.
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Improving Relationships and Diversifying the Site Selection Process
April 17th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, Liz Beatty, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Inato, discusses a number of topics around site engagement including community-based sites, the role of technology in improving site/sponsor relationships, how increased operational costs are impacting the industry, and more.
Behind the Buzz: Why Clinical Research Leaders Flock to SCOPE Summit
February 7th 2025In this episode, we meet with Micah Lieberman, Executive Conference Director for SCOPE Summit (Summit for Clinical Ops Executives) at Cambridge Innovation Institute. We will dive deep into the critical role of collaboration within the clinical research ecosystem. How do we bring together diverse stakeholders—sponsors, CROs, clinical trial tech innovators, suppliers, patients, sites, advocacy organizations, investors, and non-profits—to share best practices in trial design, program planning, innovation, and clinical operations? We’ll explore why it’s vital for thought leaders to step beyond their own organizations and learn from others, exchanging ideas that drive advancements in clinical research. Additionally, we’ll discuss the pivotal role of scientific conferences like SCOPE Summit in fostering these essential connections and collaborations, helping shape the future of clinical trials. Join us as we uncover how collective wisdom and cross-industry partnerships are transforming the landscape of clinical research.