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International Clinical Trials |
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| At the cutting edge of the latest industry developments, Samedan is adept at keeping the information you need at your fingertips. ICT provides a unique platform of communication for the market across Europe, North America and the rest of the developed world. To find out what's hot in the world of pharmaceuticals, take a look below at the range of articles featured in this issue of ICT |
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| Whether a study is global or regional, involves paediatrics or adults,
or is lengthy or short, there are universal drivers that ensure patient recruitment
and retention success. Liz Moench of MediciGlobalTM Inc explains what to consider
and how to leverage these factors to your advantage |
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| Alan Phillips of ICON Clinical Research investigates strategies
for reducing patient numbers in clinical trials during the design phase |
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| Simon Andriesen at MediLingua BV discusses the linguistic aspects of running multinational
clinical trials and explores the unique solutions that are employed in the pharma sector |
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| Leveraging the real value of clinical trials management systems means looking to a
next-generation integration framework, suggest David Stein and Bill Byrom of ClinPhone |
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Bill Cochran of CRF Health outlines how electronic patient reported outcome data collected
in clinical trials reduces the number of subjects per study, improves subject diary compliance,
and ultimately shortens time to market
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Nick Hughes of PA Consulting and Roger Edwards at Northeastern University, Boston,
Massachusetts, take on the burden of applying next generational tools to the issue
of diabetes and look at the ways to integrate these innovative new approaches
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| The instruments for safety and efficacy assessments in psychiatry
studies cover different scales; Natalia Ezhkova of Synergy Research Group examines
how the results of placebo-controlled studies can be improved in clinical trials |
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Is CEE still a paradise for clinical research? Karel Cerny, Xavier Ducarme, Monika Kowalik and Dan
Militaru at SGS Life Science Services focus the spotlight on the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania
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An experienced central laboratory is an excellent option
when considering outsourcing. Get it right, explains
Anne Marie Gaulin of CIRION Clinical Trial Services, and
they can become an extension of the in-house scientific
team, with core competencies in assay development
and with the added capabilities of providing support
throughout the clinical development process.
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| Effectively managing the clinical trial supply chain is no easy task, but the rewards
for those with a sound strategy in place can be impressive; Sivakumar Rajagopalan
and Rebecca Drinkwater of BearingPoint investigate |
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News and Press Releases |
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New assurance first for plastic pollution reduction
Businesses in the pharmaceutical sector can now take significant
verifiable steps to manage plastic waste and its impact on the
environment, thanks to the launch of the world’s first best-practice
standard for Responsible Plastic Management (RPM).
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White Papers |
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Clinical Trials in Emerging Markets: Goldmines or Landmines?
Pharm-Olam, LLC
Over the past decade, biopharmaceutical companies
have increasingly turned to emerging markets as a way
to reduce clinical trial costs and timelines. Areas such
as Eastern Europe, India, and Latin America—with their
ready population of treatment naïve patients—can be an
answer to the intense competition for patients seen in
developed markets. Many of the countries within these
regions may now be considered as “emerged” countries
but yet, conducting trials in these regions does require
some special attention and expertise. Before deciding to
conduct studies in these areas, companies should have a
full appreciation for the ethical, medical, regulatory, legal,
and operational hurdles that must be surmounted for
success. Here we highlight a number of those issues and
offer our recommendations for how sponsor companies
can deal with them effectively.
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Industry Events |
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Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Europe
26-27 October 2020, Paris, France
Arena International are delighted to announce the return of Outsourcing
in Clinical Trials Europe. Part of our global series of events, this
flagship show will attract the leading clinical professionals from
across Europe. The 10th Annual event will be hosted in Paris.
More info >> |
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