Reorg, New CEO
etrials: Technology Will Be Key
A conversation with Denis Connaghan of etrials, who recently became the new CEO of etrials.
Late last month, in sun-blasted Phoenix, the 2011 Partnerships In Clinical Trials conference featured Denise Calaprice-Whitty of The Avoca Group. We had interviewed Calaprice-Whitty last year, for this article, and had privately hoped to coast through her presentation. But that proved impossible, as she had new data. We paid close attention. Her employer is specializing in mapping the twists and turns of the outsourcing age—both the disappointments for those who are moving work outside their companies, and the frustrations of those taking on such labors. The news in Phoenix was neither bleak nor rosy. The Avoca Group's surveys and consulting engagements suggest that happiness is unevenly distributed throughout the contract research landscape. Some sponsors are extremely pleased and believe outsourcing is working well. At other firms, less enthralled with outsourcing, quality is a concern. “Quality is on the dragging down end of what is contributing to sponsor dissatisfaction with their providers,”…more...
