• How Non-Profits Are Contributing to the Clinical Research Landscape

    Clinical Research News | The clinical research landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with nonprofit organizations emerging as pivotal players in accelerating drug development for rare diseases. In the most recent episode of the Scope of Things podcast, Annette Bakker, CEO of the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF), shared insights into how nonprofits are revolutionizing the clinical research ecosystem.

    Aug 12, 2025

  • Five Clinical Trends Shaping the Future of TMF Strategy

    Clinical Research News | The trial master file (TMF) is the backbone of clinical trials, ensuring completeness of documentation and compliance for studies. Yet, TMF is still perceived as a file repository. Biopharma and CRO leaders are advancing their approach to make TMF a more strategic tool for study management and oversight.

    Aug 8, 2025

  • Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Shows Promise in Clinical Trials for Cancer Detection

    Clinical Research News | Researchers are making significant strides in fluorescence-guided surgery, with dozens of glowing molecular probes currently under investigation in clinical trials to help surgeons better visualize tumor margins during operations. The technology could revolutionize surgical precision and eventually enable autonomous robotic surgery.

    Aug 5, 2025

  • The Evolving Role of the Clinical Data Manager

    Clinical Research News | As gastrointestinal (GI) trials grow more sophisticated, the volume, velocity, and variety of study data have all expanded. One of the fastest-growing streams is electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs): diaries, symptom scores, quality-of-life surveys, and other instruments that come straight from the participant. Collecting this data quickly and conveniently is now mission critical.

    Aug 1, 2025

  • TrialX, ALS Network Partnership, Novel Multi-Cancer Detection Blood Test, More

    Clinical Research News | TrialX has joined a partnership with the ALS Network; Fred Hutch Cancer Center has launched the Vanguard Study, a national study of a new type of blood test that screens several different cancers called multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests; and more.

    Jul 31, 2025

  • Follow the Money: Platform Creates Detailed Tumor Profiles, AI Helps with Clinical Trial Benchmarking, More

    Clinical Research News | One Biosciences will further develop its OneMap platform, which creates detailed functional profiles of patient tumors that may help with optimizing clinical trials; Argon AI plans to expand their to build customized AI agents that can automate tasks, including clinical trial benchmarking; and more.

    Jul 30, 2025

  • The Connectivity Factor: How Interoperability, via AI Agents, Speeds Precision Medicine

    Clinical Research News | What if trial timelines could be cut by years—just by improving how R&D systems and ecosystems talk to each other? In a recent study using generative AI (GAI) to aid decision-making from an integrated data ecosystem, trials sped up by more than 12 months.

    Jul 25, 2025

  • AI-Powered Cell Mapping Could Transform Precision Oncology and Accelerate Clinical Trials

    Clinical Research News | Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are tackling the massive computational problem of determining the distinct types of cells inhabiting biopsied tissue. Their endgame is to deploy a suite of interoperable artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can accurately and reliably guide prescribing decisions for patients with cancer as well as predict their response to investigational treatments prior to enrollment.

    Jul 22, 2025