The Imperial Clinical Research Services business development team recently attended the Drug Information Association (DIA) Global Annual Meeting in San Diego. The DIA Annual Meeting gathers stakeholders across the drug development industry spectrum, from sponsors to contract research organizations, research sites and service providers, such…
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Change: Recognize the Challenges and Dive In Change is difficult for most. And why shouldn’t it be? We’re all hard-wired to like certainty in most situations. We prefer our usual morning routine, and going to the office where we work in our normal workspace with…
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Bridging the Gaps in Study Conduct
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldToday’s Challenges There are some amazing things happening in the field of clinical research right now. The hottest topics at the conferences I’ve attended over the past 18 months have been those focused on disruptive innovations. All of the data points to trials becoming increasingly…
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Milan, a city of culture, renowned for its amazing gastronomy and shopping… and for two days in May, the home of the 9th annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Europe Conference. Rather than talk food or fashion, we would be talking clinical trials and the challenges…
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The pursuit of “real” patient data: A look at wearables and trackers
Despite the recent boom and popularity of wearable technology, it isn’t a new thing. Wearables in clinical research have been around since the 1950s to track activity and since the ‘70s to track circadian rhythms. In recent years, more and more consumer devices have entered…