Site sustainability is a top priority of VirTrial’s senior management. In fact, the genesis of the company was based on finding a way to help sites improve patient engagement and retention in clinical trials. VirTrial’s founder, Mark Hanley, is an industry veteran who...

Telehealth platforms are gaining a strong foothold in primary care scenarios. Patients like the convenience and so do physicians. Virtual doctor visits are commonly taking the place of the traditional visit to the office and is saving both doctors and patients time...

The healthcare landscape continues to change at an unprecedented rate. New advancements from Blockchain for healthcare to the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) are taking the industry by storm and reinventing the way care is provided. Innovation in the clinical trial...

Clinical research sites are critical in the process of executing a clinical trial and bringing new medications to market. Pharmaceutical companies rely heavily on research site staff to manage the bulk of the effort, including recruitment, engagement, education,...

Clinical trials often require adjustments to the original protocols at some point during the course of the trial. Whether that need is based on new information learned from patients, A/B testing, or simply the inability to enroll enough patients, it’s almost...

Rapid advancements in technology are spurring disruption in nearly every industry, and the biotech and pharmaceutical markets are no exception. From biosensors and 3D bioprinting to gene editing and tissue engineering, there is no doubt that significant evolution is...

One of the biggest challenges pharmaceutical companies face is getting new medications approved and in the hands of patients as planned. Many times, delays begin in the development phase and can last for years with variant after variant falling short of expectations...

The speed at which a clinical trial is completed can mean the difference between ‘first to market’ and a ‘me too’ product for pharmaceutical companies, and the resulting financial implications can be astronomical. Numerous requirements can make it difficult to enlist...

It’s no secret, many of the volunteers who decline the opportunity to be part of a clinical trial do so because of the distance to the research site location.They can’t see themselves driving 1-2 hours to the site and then driving 1-2 hours back home every week for...