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May 9, 2008

Fewer, Smarter Trials

TrialStat’s SRS For Systematic Reviews

Though not widely used in industry, the systematic review could help it use resources more efficiently.

A-List Of Speakers At Harvard

Post-Approval? Or Pre-Apocalypse?

With Mark McClellan and Janet Woodcock on the agenda, the Outcome meeting will be another illuminating event this year. 

Expert View

Why Data Managers Can Lead

Bayer’s Rob Musterer reflects on a widening mission for the data manager.

BioWorld Tallies Biotech Pay

Amgen, Genentech Pay Highest

BioWorld’s 2008 Executive Compensation Report is out, and, as usual, Amgen’s Sharer ranks highest. But that could change.

CTC Conference Report

More Patients? Or Fewer Trials?

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E-PRO Niche Expands

Diary Alliance: ClinPhone & invivodata

May 01, 2008

They were going to the same meetings. Seeing each other in the same airports. Bidding on the same projects. One thing lead to another. Then, just yesterday, ClinPhone and invivodata announced a global marketing alliance for electronic patient-reported outcomes. The press release is here. It’s the latest sign that the… more...

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Medidata Buys Fast Track

Protocol Optimization and EDC

April 30, 2008

Want science with that? That question hangs over the recent acquisition of 35-employee Fast Track Systems by Medidata Solutions, a leading electronic data capture (EDC) vendor. The deal (but no price) was announced in March. It is an intriguing and potentially game-changing event in the clinical trial technology sector. The… more...

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Fixing A Twisted System

For-Profit Conferences: Evil or Essential?

April 29, 2008

There are a plethora of small conferences in our industry. They address topics as diverse as electronic patient-reported outcomes, (ePRO), eclinical technology, regulatory affairs, patient recruitment and outsourcing. These meetings can be quite broad (the Clinical Trials Congress) or sharply focused (The Advanced Import Compliance Forum). Many of these conferences… more...

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IND Ethics Loophole

Circare: Academic Patient Advocate

April 21, 2008

Every other day, Adil Shamoo says he gets an inquiry about something untoward in a clinical trial. Shamoo, whose day job is professor of molecular biology, epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, is also the founder of Citizens for Responsible Care and Research (CIRCARE).… more...

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Fewer, Smarter Trials

TrialStat’s SRS For Systematic Reviews

April 10, 2008

It is not hard to find technologies that the clinical trial community should, by all rights, use. But doesn’t. For whatever cultural or psychological reason. Much like a batty collector of small porcelain figurines, ClinPage counts itself oddly pleased to be able to have found yet another type of software… more...

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A-List Of Speakers At Harvard

Post-Approval? Or Pre-Apocalypse?

April 08, 2008

Maybe it’s the medical school ambiance. Or the end of a long Boston winter. But every year, for mysterious reasons, the Post Approval Summit feels a bit different than other meetings. It’s a little cozier. More intimate. The conference is held in the spring in an auditorium at Harvard Medical… more...

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Expert View

Why Data Managers Can Lead

March 28, 2008

Outsource, outsource, outsource. It seems to be a mantra that has hit even clinical trials these days. The list of companies with significant data management outsourcing seems to keep growing. Wyeth, Eli-Lilly, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, to name a few. How is it that this situation has arisen? From a variety of… more...

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