news roundup

MedNet Introduces Updated Cloud Platform

MedNet Solutions eClinical solution, iMedNet, now leverages Amazon Web Services, as well as ClearDATA's security and infrastructure services.

YPrime Release New eCOA

YPrime has released its data-driven electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) technology platform to capture endpoints from multiple modalities and streamline patient data collection for clinical trials.

TrialScope Launches Global Compliance Tool

TrialScope has launched ATLAS Global Compliance, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that provides sponsors the ability to track and manage global clinical trial disclosure compliance.

Accenture, BioCelerate Collaborate on Preclinical Platform

Accenture has announced a collaboration with BioCelerate, a subsidiary of TransCelerate, to develop a platform allowing its member companies to aggregate and analyze preclinical and clinical information.

Experts Back Randomized Trials for Pandemic Outbreaks

Because of difficulties and delays in trying to design and implement trials during a dangerous and spreading epidemic, experts recommend globally that research authorities address important logistical, ethical and policy issues in advance of the next outbreak.

Articles

A Right-Sized Approach to Real-World Studies

The growing interest from regulatory authorities underscores the value that observational studies bring to our understanding of how a drug is used post-marketing, allowing biopharma companies to evaluate clinical results in a real-world setting and validate the safety and efficacy of their products.

The Regulatory Debate Around Pre-approval Product Access

This peer-reviewed article looks at the ethical dilemmas that lawmakers, constitutional scholars, industry representatives, patient advocacy groups and patients themselves face over where to draw the line between regulation for the benefit of society and respect for individual autonomy.

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