• India Can Surpass China in Global Pharma. But Not Where Most People Think.

    Clinical Research News | India has long been called the pharmacy of the world. That reputation was earned through manufacturing scale, generics leadership, and the ability to supply medicines globally at extraordinary volume. But the next chapter for India’s pharmaceutical industry will be different. Recent industry discussion about India’s pharmaceutical ambitions has largely explored one question: Can India compete with China as a global pharmaceutical power?

    Jun 26, 2026

  • Novo Nordisk Clinical Trial Data Targeted in Data Attack

    Clinical Research News | In mid-June Novo Nordisk announced, “an IT security incident involving unauthorized access to a limited number of internal IT systems” that exposed personal information for clinical trial participants. Novo Nordisk listed the exposed data categories as Patient ID (random alphanumeric string) and information on trial participation; sex; year of birth; biomarkers; health/immunogenicity data; and lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol use, and BMI.

    Jun 23, 2026

  • Moving from Active to Autonomous TMF with Agentic AI

    Clinical Research News | For years, TMF leaders advocated for active TMF, a model where the TMF is a "place to go to do your work" instead of a passive archive. The shift to active TMF made significant progress for life sciences, moving toward applications that deliver real-time trial execution and TMF management. With the introduction of agentic AI in clinical trials, TMF management is now evolving from active to autonomous.

    Jun 18, 2026

  • The Invisible Infrastructure: Bio-IT World Panel Warns of a Slow-Motion Crisis in Biomedical Data

    Clinical Research News | At last month's Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, Douaa Mugahid, PhD, Data Officer at the Hi-IMPAcTB Consortium at the Harvard School of Public Health moderated a panel of academics, investors, and consultants to take on the future of public data and software infrastructure. It is time to safeguard publicly funded data infrastructure, which underpins virtually all of modern biomedical research.

    Jun 17, 2026

  • A Simple Swab Could Change How Doctors Detect Endometrial Cancer

    Clinical Research News | For the roughly 1.3 to 2 million women who visit their doctor each year with abnormal postmenopausal bleeding, the diagnostic journey has long been an uncomfortable one. The standard workup typically involves an endometrial biopsy—an invasive, often painful procedure that, despite its widespread use, fails to yield a conclusive diagnosis in more than 30% of cases. Two veteran diagnostics executives think there's a better way, and they're betting nearly $45 million in venture funding on it.

    Jun 16, 2026