People and Business News — 7/22
People News
CSOFT Health Sciences announced its appointment of Vladimir Misik, PhD as Vice President of Global Clinical Strategy.
The Pistoia Alliance announced Becky Upton,PhD as its first female president.
Chris Schoonmaker has joined PHASTAR as Chief Operations Officer.
eClinical Solutions named Venu Mallarapu as their new Vice President of Strategy and Global Operations.
Saama Technologies, LLC announced that Vivek Sharma has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
Walgreens announced the hiring of the following: Kendal Whitlock as Head of Digital Optimization, Real World Evidence Clinical Trials; John Campbell as Head of Decentralized Clinical Trials; Liam Wood as Head of Product, Clinical Trials; and Adam Samson as Head of Clinical Delivery Operations, Clinical Trials.
Clario announced that Christopher Fikry, MD has begun his tenure as CEO.
Noel Alaka joined COTA, Inc. as Vice President of Life Sciences.
Business News
MMS Holdings has been selected by MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) as its CRO for the development of a New Drug Application for MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.
HeartcoR Solutions announced it has relocated from Algonquin, IL to Schaumburg, IL.
Sharp has expanded its clinical services offering at its Heerenveen facility in the Netherlands.
SGS’s Quay Pharma will open its new pharmaceutical development and clinical manufacturing facility in Hudson, NH.
Recognition
Emmes researchers contributed to a successful AIDS Malignancy Consortium study and the results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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.
