Point of View: Traceability and Transparency Should be Mandatory for All Human Biospecimens
May 8th 2017Transparency regarding the source of biospecimens would improve research quality, reproducibility, and translational use of acquired knowledge. Scientific robust publications, dissemination and communication are central to this-as are the regulatory reporting guidelines in play.
Mobile Research Nursing - Bringing the Trial to the Patient
May 1st 2017The ability to carry out clinical trial visits in a patient’s home, workplace or location of choice is still an uncommon concept. However, mobile trained research nurses can expand on this idea by conducting ‘off-site’ study visits.
Preclinical and Early Stage Research eBook
May 1st 2017Translational medicine; bench-to-bedside; agile development. All these terms use updated processes, new technologies and data to inform decisions earlier in clinical development. Supported by expedited regulatory pathways, which require extensive safety monitoring to accompany these earlier approvals, has made the gaps between preclinical and clinical a looming reality.