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OutsourcingPharma (January 2024)

Thermo Fisher’s research business, PPD, to explore effective treatments for ARDS in large trial

The PPD clinical research business has been selected to start a Phase II clinical trial to investigate.

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Pharmaceutical Outsourcing (December 2023)

How an FSP Team Implementing Standards Can Help Ensure On-Time Delivery of Trials

The authors outline how a functional service provider team implementing data standards within a global library can help to ensure the on-time delivery of clinical trials, while maintaining data quality and integrity.

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Pharmaceutical Technology (December 2023)

Training for Operational Excellence

Samantha Hadfield comments on ways to streamline and expedite onboarding for FSP engagements.

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Contract Pharma (November 2023)

Digital and Decentralized Solutions: Challenges Faced During eDiary Build

The authors document two early-stage challenges that exist in the design and implementation of eDiaries.

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Applied Clinical Trials (November 2023)

Decentralized Clinical Trials: Being Audit-Ready and Avoiding Pitfalls

Sanra Orset reviews trends in audit findings specific to DCTs and provides guidance on how to develop a new project delivery framework that will support audit readiness.

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Outsourcing Pharma (November 2023)

Interview: CRO PPD of Thermo Fisher – The Processes and Difficulties Within Rare Diseases

OSP was delighted to speak to Galina Nesterova, executive medical director at the Rare Disease & Pediatrics Center of Excellence, and Susan McCune, vice president of pediatrics and clinical pharmacology both within medical science and strategy at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher. They answered some pertinent questions surrounding rare diseases.

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Drug Discovery & Development (November 2023)

Vaccine Mega-Trials: Rare Behemoths in the Vaccine Trial Landscape

Paul Gillard provides an overview of vaccine mega-trials conducted over the last 20 years.

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Clinical Research News (October 2023)

Concierge-style Services Becoming a Staple in Clinical Trials

Lauren Herring discusses the comprehensive and robust centralized and one-to-one patient support that characterizes patient concierge services.

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PM360 (September 2023)

Improving health equity and diversity throughout the life sciences

Lloryn Hubbard discusses how life science companies can address the disparities within clinical trials and health equity.

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