Clinical Research News | As part of its mission to gather patient insights to optimize clinical trials, HealthiVibe has formed a Digital Patient Experience Lab, a formalized process of testing wearables, mobile apps, and virtual platforms used in clinical trials.

Clinical Research News | New technologies are developing that attempt to enhance the collaborative process between professionals across a plethora of industries. Blockchain is one technology that ignites this collaborative spirit.

Clinical Research News | In October, Oracle announced that it was buying goBalto and the company’s end-to-end site startup platform for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is now closed.

Clinical Research News | Data is king and Kyle Holen, head of the development design center at AbbVie, sees great promise in how it can be applied to clinical trials.

Clinical Research News | Project managers, developers, and validation engineers who work on Interactive Response Technology (IRT) projects are working to keep up with the evolution of tech in clinical trials, while continuing to recognize the patients in the numbers.

Clinical Research News | Finalists have been named for the third annual Participant Engagement Awards. This year projects from Data Cubed; Langland, Insync, Janssen, CISCRP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Biogen have been chosen to present their project during the 2019 Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) next week in Orlando, Florida.

Clinical Research News Contributed Commentary | Next-generation sequencing has transformed the field of oncology. Early successes in identifying and targeting oncogenic drivers of solid tumors have set the foundation for genomics-guided precision medicine; but, for hematological malignancies, the path to precision medicine is a lot more complex.

Clinical Research News | Conducting a clinical trial can be both a time consuming and costly affair for pharmaceutical companies. If one is to be successful, they must have their affairs in order, from navigating protocols and regulations to the basic budgeting.

Clinical Research News | Rather than get too caught in the weeds of sample management, Merk KGaA’s head of clinical trial biosample management focuses on the informed patient: making sure that the patient is fully consented and aware of what samples are going to be collected and what are they going to be used for—even when that calls for peering a bit into the future.

Clinical Research News | It’s an exciting time for real-world data and evidence. With more data available than ever—and an FDA commissioner who views the use of real-world data to improve regulatory decisions as a key strategic priority for the FDA—our options for including new data sources cover the spectrum of drug discovery and clinical trials.

Clinical Research News | Companies need to shift their perspectives so they are measuring real quality parameters, data quality issues, and safety issues, according to Andy Lawton.