June 18th 2025
Under the new initiative, companies may receive a voucher enabling FDA review to be shortened from the standard 10–12 months to just 1–2 months following final application submission if the drug addresses US national health priorities.
FDA Outlines Updated Requirement for Placebo-Controlled Trials in Vaccine Research
May 21st 2025In an article recently published by The New England Journal of Medicine, FDA higher-ups Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH; and Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, wrote that any new COVID-19 vaccine must now be evaluated in placebo-controlled studies.
The Importance of Clinical Trial Oversight when Outsourcing
April 25th 2025In this video interview, Rob Jones, product manager, TMF practice area, Pharmalex, shares his key takeaways from Cencora’s recent TMF Leadership Summit and touches on the importance of oversight when working with outside stakeholders.
2025 Rally for Rare: Bringing the Rare Disease Community Together
April 16th 2025In this video interview, Derek Ansel, vice president, therapeutic strategy lead, rare disease, Worldwide Clinical Trials, highlights the Rally for Rare event and how it succeeded in providing the community a space for collaboration and innovation.
Unique Challenges in Rare Disease Research
April 14th 2025In this video interview, Derek Ansel, vice president, therapeutic strategy lead, rare disease, Worldwide Clinical Trials, discusses the most prominent challenges he is seeing in the space right now including competing research priorities and finding endpoints.
A New Era for Sustainability in Clinical Research
April 9th 2025In this video interview, Thierry Escudier, portfolio lead, Pistoia Alliance, talks the current landscape of sustainability in clinical trials and how stakeholders are beginning to pay more attention to carbon footprint amid increasing protocol complexity.
Being Prepared for Regulatory Sustainability Requirements in Clinical Research
April 8th 2025In this video interview, Thierry Escudier, portfolio lead, Pistoia Alliance, highlights where regulatory agencies currently stand on sustainability in clinical trials and how pharma companies are looking to reduce their carbon footprint.
Addressing Current Regulatory Challenges with Diversity in Clinical Trials
March 31st 2025In this video interview, Craig Lipset, co-chair, Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA), discusses how the current political climate is affecting diversity in clinical research and how diversity action plans may be impacted.