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|Articles|October 18, 2021
TD2 and Medidata Partner in ClinOps
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Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, has announced that Translational Drug Development (TD2), a precision oncology contract research organization, has signed an agreement to adopt Medidata’s Rave CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) and eTMF (electronic Trial Master File) solutions, offerings within Medidata’s Unified Platform.
Rave CTMS aims to address struggles that study teams experience in trying to manage and oversee clinical trials due to the fragmented and rapidly changing trial ecosystem. In 2021, Medidata released enhancements to Rave CTMS including ad hoc reporting and proactive risk management support.
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