Phase I-II

Elligo sets up new partnership in Canada

19-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Elligo Health Research partners with Jack Nathan Health to provide clinical research as a care option to patients at its Walmart clinics in Canada.

Cromsource ‘evolves’ hybrid services model with changing customer needs

19-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

In response to demand for flexibility, Cromsource has consolidated its hybrid services model to provide customers with an alternative to fully outsourced or functional service provider (FSP) models.

AMRA inks exclusive agreement with imaging CRO in Japan

19-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

The digital health company AMRA has entered into an exclusive agreement with the largest imaging CRO in Japan as part of its work to provide ‘critical informatics’ to the drug development industry.

AI in drug development: ACRO, DIA, and Owkin to talk use cases and what comes next

18-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in drug development – with several deals, alliances, and partnerships made so far this year. Here, Outsourcing-Pharma takes a look back at some of these announcements, as...

hyperCore site network completes virtual trial training program

17-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

hyperCore International is the first site network to receive the ‘Virtual Trial Capable’ certification after completing VirTrial’s recently launched training program.

Gottlieb on board to advance Aetion’s RWE work, guide platform development

17-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Aetion today announced that former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has joined its board of directors to help to advance the use of RWE in drug development and commercialization.

Standardized eCOA questionnaire library will speed study start up: Medidata

16-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Medidata is building a global library of pre-configured, pre-approved eCOA questionnaires to accelerate study start-up in collaboration with Icon's Mapi Research Trust – “a win-win-win” for all involved.

AI to aid trial recruitment, digital biomarker discovery across Clinerion network

16-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Clinerion is deploying Volv’s AI algorithms across its hospital network as part of a recently announced strategic collaboration that includes plans to bring an ‘enhanced value proposition’ to both companies’ expanded client base, says CEO.

South Korea's 5-year plan to advance clinical trials a boon for US biotech

13-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

South Korea looks to accelerate review timelines and study start-up with a new five-year plan that will benefit biotechs looking for locations outside the US to ‘ramp up’ clinical development programs, says CRO.

Pharma consultancy Boyds enhances clinical, medical affairs services

12-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

The pharmaceutical and biotech product development consultancy Boyds acquires Blue Duck Consulting to boost its clinical and medical affairs services offering.

FDA and CluePoints to further explore risk-based site inspection approaches

12-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

The FDA has extended its agreement with CluePoints to augment the agency’s oversight of clinical trials using data-driven approaches, with additional testing ideas focusing on moderators of treatment effect and real-world evidence, says CCO.

Incorporating the patient voice in clinical trials ‘mandates time and thoughtful consideration of every stakeholder’

11-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Incorporating patient insights into clinical trial design has ‘consistently’ shown to improve timelines, though this requires involvement from all stakeholders, including physicians, who on average spend only 17.5 minutes with a patient during a single...

Using voice-enabled technology to ‘better understand the patient’

11-Sep-2019 By Vassia Barba

Patients often feel more comfortable sharing their feelings with a device than with a health care provider, found researchers at Janssen, who have developed a new voice technology application for clinical trials.

The rise of the integrated research organization: A conversation with the CEOs driving clinical research as a care option

11-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Javara, Elligo Health Research, and Circuit Clinical are leading ‘a monumental shift’ in how clinical trials are conducted through the ‘integrated research organization’ model, which is taking on traditional approaches challenged by ‘participant scarcity’...

Patient centricity efforts becoming more wide-ranging and sophisticated, say CROs

11-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

From pilot projects to process changes, the evolution of patient centricity is affecting all aspects of drug development, say industry experts, who share best practices and lessons learned.