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Reading Time: 4 minutesClinical trials are more complex than ever, with increasing data volume, diversity, and velocity. Amid this complexity, one of the most critical responsibilities is detecting and managing signals of risk. Central monitors are now receiving and processing exponentially more data than before, pulling from diverse sources, including clinical data, operational data, and detailed audit trail […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesImagine navigating a life-altering diagnosis, grappling with uncertainty, and then being asked to step into the complex world of clinical research. This is the reality for thousands who enter this unfamiliar terrain shocked, afraid, and at the mercy of a medical system about which they know little. It’s an extraordinary act of trust for patients […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe increasing complexity of clinical trials makes AI’s potential more critical than ever. And yet, most organizations see its value confined to initial pilot projects and struggle to scale across the enterprise. The life sciences industry is at a pivot point. To realize benefits like faster study builds, smarter automation, and improved data quality, we […]

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Reading Time: 6 minutesJust because you can do it yourself doesn’t mean you should. This universal truth applies to anything from at-home projects to the complexities of clinical trials. Consider a do-it-yourself (DIY) task like building a garden shed as an analogy for clinical data cleaning and reviews. You have three options to complete the task: 100% self-build […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to the Clinical Minds “Innovator Insights Corner,” where we’ll be sharing fascinating stories, perspectives, and predictions from the guests of ‘from Dreamers to Disruptors’, a podcast by Medidata exploring life sciences innovation and the visionaries behind it all. Patients are at the heart of everything we do in clinical trials. And technology has always […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe harsh reality of drug and device development is that the majority of new therapies never make it to market. Less than one in ten investigational products in non-oncology successfully navigate Phase I through regulatory approval, and this figure drops to nearly one in twenty in oncology. Operational hurdles add more difficulty, as more than […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesIn an industry used to working in silos, true progress requires a unified approach that brings sponsors, sites, and patients to the same table. This spirit of collaboration defined Medidata’s recent Patient x Site Insights Summit. Anchored by the theme Inspire, Ignite, and Innovate, this dynamic 2-day workshop featured 30 site representatives, 10 patient advocates, […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog post was authored by Karen Wood, Director, Patient Insights Programs at Medidata. Every day, I wake up knowing the software we build could mean the difference between months and years before a breakthrough treatment reaches patients. Working in the clinical trial technology industry has taught me the profound difference between activism and advocacy; […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to the Clinical Minds “Innovator Insights Corner,” where we’ll be sharing fascinating stories, perspectives, and predictions from the guests of ‘from Dreamers to Disruptors’, a podcast by Medidata exploring life sciences innovation and the visionaries behind it all Jennifer Goldsack’s role as the founder and CEO of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) gives her […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFor decades, clinical trials have been criticized for being “snapshots in time”—episodic, transactional data captures that often miss the holistic reality of a patient’s daily life. Today, the industry is at a breaking point. With a looming $192 billion patent cliff forecast through 2028 and increasing regulatory pressure for real-world evidence (RWE), the transition from […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutes This is our five-part blog series on the most important characteristics of a unified technology platform. Read about the other four characteristics in this blog series: interoperability, collaboration, security and privacy, and scalability. There are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created each day. That’s a thousand raised to the power of six bytes of data. What’s […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWatch our webinar Unified Platform Defined available on-demand to learn the five pillars of a unified platform and how it solves clinical research challenges today and positions your business for the future state of trials. This is our five-part blog series on the most important characteristics of a unified technology platform. Read about the other […]

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