Clinical Informatics News Brief | The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of the 2017 Lasker Awards: Michael N. Hall for basic medical research; and Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller for clinical research.

Clinical Informatics News | August was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships and products from Clinerion, Novartis, RxEOB, and more.

Clinical Informatics News | A survey of 100, qualified respondents seeking insight into the trends in clinical trial patient enrollment and recruitment reveals subtle shifts in clinical trials startup challenges.

Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | As the CRO industry adapts to be more budget minded and efficient, the quest for innovation remains. So, what does meaningful innovation look like for the clinical trial industry?

Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | Calls for greater transparency and open data access in clinical research—with its promise to benefit researchers, innovation, and patients—continue actively. Providing access to individual patient data from other investigators, researchers, and the public creates new value in multiple areas.

Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | The most important component of this process is the clinical trial protocol. Considerable time is spent trying to locate information and interpret the different ways critical protocol elements are described or defined. This sometimes lead to delays, errors, and sometimes both.

Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | FDA expects sponsors to enroll study participants who reflect the demographics of clinically relevant populations for their product with regard to age, sex, race, and ethnicity. In reality, however, current clinical trial populations do not reflect the true demographics and disease prevalence in the United States.