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Why Do Pharma Companies Outsource to CROs?

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Sponsors often contract a CRO to delegate specific day-to-day tasks, streamlining their research processes and enhancing efficiency. Patient recruitment and retention : Recruiting and retaining a sufficient number of eligible participants is one of the major challenges in conducting clinical trials.

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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Survey Sheds Light on Current Trends & Opportunities in Site and Patient Recruitment

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Their services help engage a suitable participant pool, facilitate clinical trial participation, ensure that selected sites have the resources to support clinical trial activities and more. Patient education programs and resources can help inform potential participants of the critical role they can play in clinical research.

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How AI in pharma can live up to the hype 

Drug Discovery World

Its application in pharma, most commonly in drug discovery, has been steadily growing with global partnerships between tech vendors and pharma companies becoming more commonplace. Biotech and AI companies founded by purely tech professionals often opt to bring in pharma executives with insider knowledge further down the line.

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FDA Poised to Make Impact on Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies

H1 Blog

The recent draft by the FDA introduces additional guidelines for Diversity Action Plans aimed at improving diversity in clinical research. We’re curious to see what will happen over the next 12 months and how pharma companies will respond.”

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What is the largest CRO in the US?

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By type of service, clinical research services accounted for the lion’s share of the North American CRO services market, followed by early-phase development services, laboratory services, and consulting services. This acquisition has allowed the company to position itself as a global leader in clinical research services.

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Four Ideas for Pharma to Maximize the Influence of Digital Opinion Leaders in Medicine

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Insights for Thought Leading Stakeholder Engagement to Decrease Medication Non-Adherence Pharmaceutical companies have long recognized the importance of engaging key opinion leaders (KOLs) to gain insight and support for clinical research, drug development, and medical education.