ERT to Acquire PHT Corporation
February 27th 2015ERT, a leading global solution provider for high- quality patient safety and efficacy endpoint data collection, and PHT Corporation (PHT), the eClinical innovator leading the adoption of patient-driven mobile apps for improved clinical research, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which ERT will acquire PHT.
Changing the Context of European Pharma
February 26th 2015It seems only yesterday that the future for European pharma was personalized medicine. The European Union first gave the term official status in a formal paper in 2008, entitled a Renewed Vision for the Pharmaceutical Sector, in which the Commission included a section on ‘Towards more personalized medicines’.
Role of India in Global Clinical Trial Feasibility
February 26th 2015The current regulatory environment of a particular country plays an important role in the geographic selection. For India, it is very relevant because of problems in clinical trials approval and conduct issues during last few years.
Acquiring Medical Guidance in Clinical Trials
February 26th 2015A critical part of clinical trial conduct is providing medical guidance by the responsible medical monitor to investigative sites and various operations team members, including, but not limited to, clinical research associates and clinical study managers.
2020 Vision: Fulfilling the Future of Clinical Research
February 19th 2015IntroductionAfter decades of promise, we have begun to realize the fruit of “-omics” technology. Recent advances in proteomics, genomics and metabolomics have enabled us to understand the molecular basis of disease at both the diagnostic and treatment levels. Equally important, a growing suite of biomarkers now provides predictive value for diagnosis, disease progression and cure/remission.