People and Business News — 12/20
The latest happenings of the industry in the past month.
People news
Worldwide Clinical Trials announced the appointment of Clare Wallis as Senior Vice President, Oncology.
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. announced the appointment of Isaac Rodriguez-Chavez, PhD, MHS, MS, as Senior Vice President, Scientific and Clinical Affairs.
Chris Wells
Illingworth Research Group has chosen Chris Wells as the new director of their PatientGO patient concierge services.
Trialbee AB announced that Matt Walz has been named as Chief Executive Officer to coincide with the appointment of Lollo Eriksson as Chief Strategy Officer.
Business news
SGS announced the recruitment of participants in the US who will be taking part in a multinational trial of a potential drug candidate for those suffering with COVID-19 related respiratory failure.
Parexel, Rho, and THREAD have all joined the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance.
WorldQuant Predictive has joined The Pistoia Alliance.
McKesson Ventures invested in Clinical Ink.
CluePoints opened a new office in Tokyo.
Oracle announced that the Centers for Disease Control is using their National Electronic Health Records Cloud and Public Health Management Applications Suite to manage the COVID-19 vaccination programs in the US.
Driving Diversity with the Integrated Research Model
October 16th 2024Ashley Moultrie, CCRP, senior director, DEI & community engagement, Javara discusses current trends and challenges with achieving greater diversity in clinical trials, how integrated research organizations are bringing care directly to patients, and more.
AI in Clinical Trials: A Long, But Promising Road Ahead
May 29th 2024Stephen Pyke, chief clinical data and digital officer, Parexel, discusses how AI can be used in clinical trials to streamline operational processes, the importance of collaboration and data sharing in advancing the use of technology, and more.
The Rise of Predictive Engagement Tools in Clinical Trials
November 22nd 2024Patient attrition can be a significant barrier to the success of a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Today, with the help of AI-powered predictive engagement tools, clinical study managers are finding ways to proactively reduce attrition rates in RCTs, and increase the effectiveness of their trial. In this guide, we look at the role AI-powered patient engagement tools play in clinical research, from the problems they’re being used to solve to the areas and indications in which they’re being deployed.
