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Sep 07

Unify your Clinical Trial Operations

Today many pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) rely on disparate software solutions for different functional areas of clinical trials. Researchers are required to ingress data that sit in silos and don’t talk to each other, thus resulting in redundancy and decreased productivity. What if your entire clinical trial... read more →
Aug 18

How to Reduce the eTMF Complexity for Sponsors

The trial master file (TMF) or the new modern version of TMF, the electronic TMF (eTMF), is the compilation of all essential documents that are collected before, during, and after the conduct of a clinical trial. This repository of documents and study artifacts referred to in Article 15(5) of Directive... read more →
  • August 18, 2020
  • CTMS
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Mar 17

What’s the fuss with Investigator (Site) Payments in Clinical Trials?

The new age clinical research sites are becoming increasingly selective about which sponsor/CRO they would want to work with on industry-sponsored clinical trials. One selection criterion that sites stringently look out for is how efficient, timely and transparent is the investigator/site payment process. Sponsors and CROs who manage the financial... read more →
  • March 17, 2020
  • CTMS
Mar 05
3 MYTHS ABOUT RISK-BASED MONITORING (RBM)

3 MYTHS ABOUT RISK-BASED MONITORING (RBM)

The International Council for Harmonization’s addendum to the ICH E6 Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (ICH E6 R2) and EU regulation 536/2014 strongly advocates the adoption of risk-based monitoring (RBM) of clinical trials. Despite the regulator’s advocacy and the perceived benefits of RBM, industry adoption has been quite slow due... read more →
  • March 5, 2020
  • CTMS
Feb 28
Due Diligence in choosing an ideal CTMS Vendor

Due Diligence in selecting an ideal CTMS Vendor

Are you overwhelmed with the heavy responsibility of evaluating a novel clinical trial management system (CTMS) for your organization, but have little experience with technology jargon? Are you unsatisfied with your current implementation of CTMS?? Well folks, if the answer is YES, stay tuned as we attempt to provide you critical... read more →
Apr 05

Custom Software Development – The Changing Outlook

The changing expectations of the users and their needs drive the way software development companies metamorphose to modify their approaches for bespoke software development. User experiences drive the way systems are developed today adapting to a growing number of trending technologies, seamlessly integrating them to deliver comprehensive solutions. The Mobile... read more →
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Sep 29

Migrate from MS Access to Oracle APEX

When you outgrow your Access database, consider migrating from MS Access to Oracle Application Express (APEX). Oracle APEX is a ‘no-cost’ web application development tool of Oracle database.  With Oracle APEX, you can build highly secured, scalable, and responsive web application using only your web browser.  The declarative programming framework... read more →
Sep 19

4 key reasons to migrate from MS Access database

When is Access appropriate? Microsoft Access targets individual users or small teams that need to track and manage business information.  Users familiar with Microsoft Office tools can easily develop a personal database or a small application in Microsoft Access without requiring any involvement of software developer.  Microsoft Access based application... read more →
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