• Strategy For Reducing Blood Clots In Kids Put To Real-World Test At Vanderbilt

    Clinical Research News | Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has responded to the growing incidence of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (blood clots) in kids by developing an algorithm to predict patients who are at high-risk in real time. A pragmatic clinical trial underway now is testing the effectiveness of a newly validated, general pediatric predictive model.

    Jul 12, 2021

  • Strep A Vaccine Development No Longer ‘A Bridge Too Far’

    Clinical Research News | In at least two, placebo-controlled randomized trials getting underway in the next year, participants will be purposefully infected with a strain of group A streptococcus (Strep A) causing acute pharyngitis (strep throat) in a human challenge test of candidate vaccines intended to confer protection.

    Jul 8, 2021

  • Why AI is a Game Changer for Pharmacovigilance and Safety

    Clinical Research News | When new drugs, vaccines, and medical devices are developed and enter the market, one of the most important things to address is safety. The secret weapon in this data battle is automation and artificial intelligence (AI).

    Jul 7, 2021

  • The How-Tos Of Accelerating Digital Transformation In Pharma

    Clinical Research News | At Almirall, a novel Digital Garden accelerator program for startups with digital health technologies is measuring success not by traditional operational metrics but on having high achievers from across the organization mentor the startups and help embed an “entrepreneurial way of working.” It is one of multiple stories about picking up the breadth and speed of innovation that will be shared during a fireside chat at next week's Clinical Research Leadership Forum being presented by the producers of the Summit for Clinical Ops Executives.

    Jul 6, 2021

  • Follow the Money: Digital Clinical Trial Protocols, AI-Powered Clinical Research

    Clinical Research News | Insilico Medicine closes a Series C for AI-powered drug discovery, while other investments fuel smart digital clinical trial protocols and an AI-powered clinical research platform.

    Jul 2, 2021