Veeva Systems announced updated results of a large TMF survey
Veeva Systems announced updated results of a large TMF survey released at DIA, revealing an increase in the number of clinical trial sponsors that plan to provide auditors with remote access to their electronic trial master file (eTMF). More than 32% of TMF owners surveyed in the Veeva 2014 Paperless TMF Survey: An Industry Benchmark report they will grant auditors remote access to their eTMF by early 2015, versus the 16% who provide them access today – a jump of 100%. An additional 12% of survey respondents indicate they will give remote access to their eTMF ‘as soon as they have the technology to support it.’ These survey findings come just months after the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued new guidelines on TMF accessibility.
