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News|Articles|February 10, 2023

SCOPE 2023: Future Areas of Investment in Clinical Trials

Author(s)Andy Studna, Senior Editor

In an interview at the 2023 SCOPE conference with ACT editor, Andy Studna, Sunny Kumar, MD, partner at GSR Ventures speaks about how the clinical trials sector is evolving, specifically with increased investment in decentralized trials and recent technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and digital biomarkers.

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