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The FDA Draft Guidance for the Industry – A Welcome Development

Posted | October 16, 2023

Nearly two years on from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and in that time, the clinical trials landscape has experienced some seismic shifts. In 2020 alone, active decentralised trials increased by more…

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Campaign Spotlight: The Langenhop family, Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD1)

Posted | October 10, 2023

Learning from the experts, our patients: What does patient advocacy really look like? We believe that clinical trials can only be truly successful if we treat patients as partners in…

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Insights from Mobile Tech in Clinical Trials 2023

Posted | September 27, 2023

The theme at the 10th annual Mobile Health in Clinical Trials event this month was ‘Supporting More Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials Remotely: What’s Working, What’s Not.’ As one…

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The Ultimate Guide to the Impact of Technology in Clinical Trials

Posted | September 18, 2023

Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed rapid advancements in healthcare technology used in clinical trials. The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst, accelerating innovation and adoption in clinical research. …

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horreum — our medical distribution centres are critical to the success of your decentralised and hybrid clinical trials

Posted | September 4, 2023

horreum, mdgroup's innovative medical distribution centres, introduced in 2021, play a pivotal role in the success of decentralised and hybrid clinical trials. These centres are thoughtfully designed and operated to…

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Overcoming barriers to health equality

Posted | July 11, 2023

In April this year (2023), WHO launched the Health Inequality Data Repository. The largest global collection of disaggregated data about health and determinants of health, with nearly 11 million data…

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A catch-up with Brittany Haltzman-Cassenti: “We need a cultural shift to give patients choice and control”

Posted | May 31, 2023

As a global project management team member, Brittany Haltzman-Cassenti supports clients and advocates patients. We last spoke with Brittany in 2021 about what lessons had been learned from the pandemic.…

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navigator — our 24/7 patient support service is critical to the success of your clinical trials

Posted | May 24, 2023

A patient-first approach is vital to creating a powerful recruitment and retention strategy. Our global team of experts is on-hand 24 hours a day throughout the entire clinical journey, supporting…

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Campaign spotlight: Kelly Rushing, XLH disease

Posted | May 23, 2023

Learning from the experts, our patients: What does patient advocacy really look like? We believe that clinical trials can only be truly efficacious if we treat patients as partners…

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