• Walgreens ‘Built the Vessel’ for Making Clinical Trials a Care Option

    Jul 01 | Clinical Research News | In the span of three years, Walgreens—an integral part of communities across the U.S. for well over a century—has positioned itself as a key player in the clinical trial ecosystem highlighted by more than 35 biopharma partnerships and the engagement of over 17 million customers participating in industry-sponsored studies. The thesis that co-locating trials where patients are “actually works." More

  • Follow the Money: Migraine Therapy, Reducing Trial Failure, More

    Jun 25 | Clinical Research News | Salvia plans to further develop MySalvia Therapy in a multi-center, double-blind, sham-controlled study for people with chronic migraine; Vivodyne plans to scale its robotics+AI approach to testing on thousands of lab-grown, fully-functional human tissues, which aim to reduce human clinical trial failure; and more. More

  • Veeva, Sarah Cannon Research Institute Collaboration, City of Hope Receives Grant, More

    Jun 24 | Clinical Research News | Veeva and Sarah Cannon Research Institute has entered a strategic collaboration; City of Hope was awarded an up to $23.7 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health within the US Department of Health and Human Services; and more. More

  • Beyond Vitals: How Patient-Generated Data is Driving AI’s Healthcare Transformation

    Jun 20 | Clinical Research News | In recent years, AI in healthcare has attracted growing interest and investment, with new roles like Chief AI Officer and AI-specific policies underscoring its transformative potential. However, one critical factor is often overlooked: the quality of the data used to train AI algorithms. While AI’s impact is undeniable, its effectiveness depends on the depth, diversity, and granularity of the data it processes. More

  • Genetic Testing Transforms Medication Prescribing for Better Patient Outcomes

    Jun 18 | Clinical Research News | The UK National Health Service’s PROGRESS trial has achieved remarkable clinical success, with one in four patients having their prescriptions adjusted based on genetic test results, leading to safer and more effective treatments. The PROGRESS trial’s interim results reveal that 95% of the 500 patients tested carried genetic variants that directly influence how they metabolize common medications. More

  • AI Agent Speeds Up Trials with Instant, Personalized Participant Interactions

    Jun 17 | Clinical Research News | An artificial intelligence (AI) agent known as Grace is bringing clinical trials some much-needed speed and cost reduction and delivering more personalized, on-demand digital experiences for participants. Developed by fast-growing Grove AI, Grace has over the past year powered more than 50 phase 2 and 3 trials involving over 500,000 interactions with would-be and enrolled trial participants. More

  • IQVIA, NVIDIA Build AI Agents for Clinical Research

    Jun 11 | Clinical Research News | Today, IQVIA announced multiple AI orchestrator agents in collaboration with NVIDIA. These specialized agentic systems—covering trial start-up, target identification, clinical data review, and more—are designed to manage and accelerate drug development workflows for IQVIA customers. More

  • Clinical Research Reveals Third Castleman Disease Subtype After 45 Years

    Jun 10 | Clinical Research News | Researchers have made a landmark discovery in rare disease clinical research by identifying a new subtype of Castleman disease, marking the first major advancement in disease classification since the 1970s. The breakthrough demonstrates how patient-driven research registries can overcome traditional barriers in rare disease studies to generate clinically meaningful insights. More

  • Bridging the Gap Between GI Research and Routine Practice

    Jun 06 | Clinical Research News | Gastroenterology is seeing meaningful progress in clinical research. New therapies for inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) are being developed with increasing speed and precision. Yet for many community-based practices, participating in that research remains a significant challenge. More

  • Smart Bandage Technology Advances from Animal Models to Human Clinical Testing

    Jun 04 | Clinical Research News | California Institute of Technology researchers have successfully transitioned their innovative "smart bandage" technology from preclinical animal studies to human clinical testing, marking a significant milestone in the development of real-time wound monitoring systems for chronic wound management. More
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