• Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific launch Precure, LLC

    Clinical Research News | This week Mayo Clinic announced the launch of Precure, LLC, with founding partner Thermo Fisher Scientific. Precure will create one of the world’s leading biomedical datasets by integrating proteomic, genomic, and longitudinal clinical data to help researchers identify early biological signals of disease and provide a foundation for new discoveries in disease biology, diagnostics and therapeutics.

    Sep 18, 2026

  • If We Were Designing Clinical Research Today, Would We Still Separate Source Documentation from Data Capture?

    Clinical Research News | Clinical research has never been only about generating evidence that a therapy is safe or effective. It is equally about generating confidence in the evidence itself. Every observation, every assessment, every protocol deviation, every adverse event, every laboratory result, and every conclusion must be supported by documentation that can withstand scrutiny. We work in a profession built on verification. “Trust but verify” is woven into our quality systems. “If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done” is probably the most recognized sentence in our field.

    Sep 16, 2026

  • The Adherence Imperative: Clinical Operations and Patient Centricity

    Clinical Research News | Participant adherence is a leading indicator of trial health. Adherence reflects patient centricity as a measure of how effectively a clinical trial has removed barriers, supported participants throughout the study journey and enabled sites to deliver a high-quality participant experience. As participant experiences improve, usually so does adherence, especially considering that approximately half of all dropouts in phases 2-3 come down to participant choice rather than adverse reactions or study staff decisions.

    Sep 11, 2026