• Greater Representation of African Americans Needed in Clinical Trials

    Washington Post | In an op ed, former US Surgeon General David Satcher urges higher participation by African Americans in clinical trials, writing that systematic underrepresentation of African Americans in these studies hinders our ability to understand racial health disparities.

    Feb 25, 2014

  • Cinven to Acquire Medpace for $900M

    Reuters | Private equity firm Cinven plans to acquire CRO Medpace for a little over $900 million. Reuters expects the deal to be announced as soon as today.

    Feb 24, 2014

  • Georgia Medical Center Installs New Clinical IT Platform

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | Georgia Regents Medical Center (GRMC), a not-for-profit corporation in Augusta, Georgia that provides clinical operations as a cooperative organization for Georgia Regents University, has installed Philips IntelliSpace PACS v4.4 to serve as a single, integrated clinical IT platform.

    Feb 21, 2014

  • Elizabeth Holmes Shares the Theranos Story

    Wired | Elizabeth Holmes, the young engineer whose company Theranos is miniaturizing blood tests for rapid results and multiple assays, talks about how her tests could change the practice of medicine.

    Feb 19, 2014

  • Welcome to the Clinical Cloud – Are You Ready?

    Clinical Informatics News | Contributed Commentary | Market research studies trumpeting the dominance of cloud computing are a bit ho-hum by now. Even so, the cloud has seen slightly slower uptake in clinical. Overwhelmed with market pressures, many clinical leaders have been distracted but are still curious about cloud and its bearing on clinical processes. Here’s a look at five palpable ways the cloud can specifically impact clinical success.

    Feb 19, 2014

  • Collaboration and Competition in Clinical Trials

    Clinical Informatics News | Talking collaboration and competition, executives from Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Sanofi closed the 2014 SCOPE summit with a candid conversation about what innovation is, and what they still need.

    Feb 14, 2014

  • Social Listening, Collaboration, and Data Management at SCOPE

    Clinical Informatics News | The 11 conference tracks at SCOPE cover everything from electronic data in clinical trials; site selection and feasibility assessment; spending and reporting; post-marketing; patient recruitment, retention, and engagement; and much more. This year common themes emerged including patient-centricity, cross-industry collaboration, efforts to ease study startup and feasibility assessment, and the prime role of data in all aspects of the clinical trial life cycle. 

    Feb 13, 2014