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Reading Time: 2 minutes The need to rapidly develop both a preventive and therapeutic intervention against COVID-19 has propelled the pharmaceutical industry into action at an unprecedented pace. The demand for the reduction in study build times requires agile adoption of technology, process, and resources. Speed, without impacting quality and regulatory requirements, has never been more critical. Catalyst Clinical […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Rare diseases affect over 400 million people worldwide—over 7,000 rare diseases have been identified in the U.S. alone, and only 500 therapies have been approved. From identifying and retaining patients to discovering biomarkers, accelerating diagnosis, and delivering insights into complex patient populations, Medidata advances rare disease trials by expediting outcomes and improving experiences. Technology connects […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Meet Karen, who collaborates with our implementation team as a project manager for our new myMedidata virtual trial offering. Hometown: Alameda, California Currently live: Los Angeles, California Years at Medidata? 1.5 years When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A scientist or art crafter (before Etsy was […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutes This post was authored by Dan Braga, vice president, product management, medical imaging. Most people involved in medical imaging are aware of the recent upheavals in the industry. Sponsors know that changes to their key imaging relationships may be imminent. Anticipating these changes and properly handling them may well determine the impact on your […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Curavit is a new type of clinical research company that designs and executes decentralized trials, fully digitizes clinical site operations, works with the world’s leading researchers, enrolls study patients remotely, and leverages a proprietary platform built upon the leading telehealth, data, and medical device technologies. Curavit’s virtual trial platform manages the lifecycle of a trial […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Meet Corinne, who leads the Operational Excellence (OpEx) team, which provisions Professional Services (PS) with tools, processes, technical solutions, and best practices needed to work efficiently to support client engagement, implementation and execution, as well as providing SME support and consultancy for tool solutions and usage, documentation updates, and process development. The OpEx team is […]

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Reading Time: 6 minutesRapid innovation in the life sciences industry is fueling new drug and medical device discoveries while producing large volumes of research data. Meanwhile, clinical trial setup and execution continue to be slow, and the time and cost to develop and bring new drugs to market are increasing. More complex trials are more likely to require […]

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Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog was authored by Fiona Maini, global compliance and strategy principal at Medidata, with input from an executive at a start-up in vitro diagnostics company. Fiona focuses on the evaluation of relevant regulatory changes coupled with the regulatory aspects of technological advancements and geo-political dynamics impacting the life science and healthcare industries. To […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes How CROs Can Use a Unified Platform for Virtual Clinical Trials Adaptive speed is an essential ingredient for optimal performance, growth, and transformation in times of unprecedented change. When investing in technology to support virtualization, a myriad of cloud technologies suites of capabilities are available. While evaluating options, consider a virtualization path built on proven […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes How CROs Can Power Patient Enrollment and Retention In Virtual Trials with Proven Innovative Technology COVID-19 has caused CROs and sites to experience profound disruptions in patient enrollment and retention.To encourage participation, reduce burden, and decrease dropout rate, CROs need proven innovative technology to ensure that participation in clinical trials can be seamlessly integrated into […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Be A Site Enabler Through Virtual Clinical Trial Oversight and Remote Monitoring Faced with heightened challenges due to the pandemic, CROs have to navigate across the recovery of significantly impacted trials, the rapid launch of new studies, and the adoption of new technologies to counter patient and site disruptions. In recent surveys, 69% of sites reported […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutes How CROs Adapt to Sponsors’ Desired Levels of Virtual Clinical Trials Sponsors depend on CROs to adapt—biopharmas outsource roughly 50% to CROs, and that percentage continues to grow each year. CROs who quickly adapt to virtualization using proven innovative technology complemented by an unmatched partnership experience gain a competitive edge, and the opportunity to rise above […]

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