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May 17, 2008

Webinar: Tessella, United Biosource

Adaptive Designs: The Regulatory Issues

Two leading firms, Tessella and United Biosource, discuss the perception that regulators are trying to slow down the adoption of adaptive designs. 

A Phase IV Push?

INC Research, Medidata Alliance

A leading CRO and trial technology vendor discuss how they work and communicate. 

EDC+ CDMS + CTMS

Clinipace Tools For Data, Projects

With appeal for academia and federally sponsored trials, the North Carolina firm has a solution that combines tools for collecting data and managing trials.

Enterprise EDC Deal

Medidata On Wyeth Win

The EDC giant talks about the meaning of the Wyeth decision and where the EDC market is headed.

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Webinar: Tessella, United Biosource

Adaptive Designs: The Regulatory Issues

February 15, 2008

By Mark Uehling

For the all the excitement and anticipation around adaptive designs for clinical trials, there’s always been one pesky fly in the ointment. Do regulators actually bless adaptive approaches when sponsors propose them? Has hype inflated expectations for such a promising…

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A Phase IV Push?

INC Research, Medidata Alliance

January 29, 2008

By Mark Uehling

There can be a slight chill between contract research organizations (CROs) and electronic data capture (EDC) firms that work together. In a pinch, either firm could dent the credibility of the other. It’s not always clear whether this CRO or…

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EDC+ CDMS + CTMS

Clinipace Tools For Data, Projects

December 07, 2007

By Mark Uehling

Rapid growth in the electronic data capture (EDC) industry is unfolding. If it resembles other sectors of the technology space, a handful of companies (or even a single firm) could dominate. It’s not clear which of the current entrants will…

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Enterprise EDC Deal

Medidata On Wyeth Win

October 25, 2007

By Mark Uehling

Were they dating? Engaged? It appears Wyeth and Medidata Solutions have been married for some time, at least from hints about “eleven months” of using electronic data capture in the news release that posted yesterday. This week’s formal announcement is…

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Tough Times

Quarterly Finances at etrials

August 20, 2007

By Mark Uehling

“It’s a ride, ride, ride, and there ain’t much cover.” That Bruce Springsteen lyric came to mind as we were listening to the etrials call with financial analysts last week. On the face of it, it should have been a…

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News For Thursday, June 14.

News Briefs

June 14, 2007

By Mark Uehling

Johnson & Johnson selected ArisGlobal as its drug safety solution, a significant endorsement for the pharmacovigilance software house.  “With ArisGlobal’s ARISg robust feature set, flexible data model, intuitive user interface and ability to integrate with our key systems, Johnson &…

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Quintiles, Abbott Signed

Phase Forward: Steady Growth

May 10, 2007

By Mark Uehling

Once again, Phase Forward reported quarterly financial numbers of surprising strength. For its first quarter of 2007, the company logged a double-digit increase of 27 percent in revenue (to $30.1 million). Most of the firm is built around its InForm…

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Sand In The Gears

The Clinical Data Life Cycle

April 23, 2007

By Mark Uehling

We’re wearing our flame-retardant pants today, just in case anyone sends an email our way. Wayne, Pennsylvania’s Octagon Research recently purchased Ninaza, a financially troubled electronic data capture (EDC) company in California. Ninaza had specialized in registries and post-approval trials.…