Ineffective recruitment for clinical trials can be a huge source of frustration, wasted time, and effort. When sponsors elect to accelerate the recruitment process, this often results in protocol amendments that only serve to add time and resources to the overall lifecycle. With this in mind, can AI in clinical trials offer a more streamlined […]
Category: Life Sciences
How Enterprise Translation Marketplaces Future-Proof Your Global Growth Strategy
By: Allison McDougall Last month, we covered the top-level benefits that managed service provider (MSP), or enterprise translation marketplace, business models can bring to global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. As our world continues to become even more connected, and with today’s direct-to-consumer economy, companies of all sizes are increasingly interacting with patients, customers, suppliers, and […]
5 Benefits of a Translation Managed Service Provider (MSP) Model for the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: Allison McDougall Across the pharmaceutical industry, effective communication with patients is critical for successful drug development, regulatory approval, and commercialization. This is particularly true for multinational pharmaceutical companies, where patients speak different languages and reside in countries across the world. In such scenarios, a translation managed service provider (MSP) model, or marketplace, can help […]
Collaboration and Innovation in Clinical Trials: Reflections from the 2023 SCOPE Summit
By: Allison McDougall After attending my first SCOPE Summit (a summit for the clinical research community), I’m filled with inspiration from the caliber of the attendees, the sessions, and the innovation brought to move clinical trials forward. I’m particularly inspired by everyone’s continued commitment to putting the patient first and the recognition that it truly […]
Ensuring Diversity in Clinical Trials: the Ongoing Challenges and How to Tackle Them
By: G3 Life Sciences Team Clinical trials are essential for developing new therapeutics, whether medications or medical devices. To ensure that the therapeutics are safe and effective, they must be tested on a wide range of patients. And as we continue to see in the headlines, when patient recruitment is unsuccessful, clinical trials can be […]
DIA Global 2022: Three Takeaways on Health Equity from a First-Timer
By: G3 Life Sciences Team Getting hired during COVID-19 was a learning curve to say the least; no in-person client meetings, no conferences, and no HAPPY HOURS! Fast forward to 2022, and clients want to finally meet in person, non-virtual conferences start up again, and my chance to attend DIA Global IRL (in real life) […]
The Global Accessibility Regulatory Landscape
Accessibility is a growing concern for businesses globally—and for good reason. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of the world experiences some form of disability. In addition to widening product reach, accessibility can increase product sales to underserved populations. It can also improve company and product reputation. Beyond this, there are over 180 […]
Healthcare Equity: Why the Details Matter
When it comes to providing patients with accessible, equitable healthcare, there are dozens of considerations: Does a patient speak English? Does a patient require alternative formats, like large type or Braille? Is your healthcare organization prepared with interpreters for CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) secret shopper calls? These preparations are a good place […]
How Extreme Heat Affects Health
The world has been getting hotter. Across the globe temperatures have been rising. Globally, 2016 was the warmest year on record and 2020 was the second warmest. Overall, 2011–2021 has been the hottest decade recorded since thermometer-based observations first began. Phoenix, Arizona—the hottest city in the hottest state in the US—had more than 140 days […]
How Technology Is Transforming Patient Accessibility
July 26, 2021, marked the 31st anniversary of the signing of the ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities. It ensures they have equal opportunities for employment, commerce, and participation in government services and programs. This comprehensive civil rights law has been updated as society, technology, and protections […]
The Restrictions Behind Gay Men and Blood Donations
In the depth of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, while thousands were sewing homemade masks and gathering nonperishable food donations, blood donation requests from blood banks and hospitals were rising. The Red Cross’s figures from March 2020 indicated a decline of 86,000 blood donations due to the cancellation of 2,700 blood drives across the country. […]
Gender Equality in Clinical Trials
As recently discussed in a panel moderated by G3 Life Sciences’ president, Amanda Ryan, diverse patient populations and accessible clinical trials are essential to ensuring that medications are safe and effective for everyone. Building gender equality into clinical trials from the start is one key method for creating this diversity. Currently, women are widely underrepresented […]