Do you want to meet with senior executives from big pharma, emerging biotech, academia, CROs, technology innovators, regulators, patient groups and hospitals? Network with 700+ attendees and learn how to streamline your clinical trials? The Clinical Trials Congress is part of the Festival of Biologics USA which includes 4 co-located Read more
ACRP publishes hiring guidelines for clinical research coordinators (CRCs)
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) has published the clinical research industry’s first set of competency-based guidelines for hiring entry level clinical research coordinators (CRCs). These guidelines follow on the heels of ACRP’s new initiative to develop competence standards for Principal Investigators. (The Association of Clinical Research Professionals)
Parexel and Eli Lilly team up to develop clinical researcher pool in China
Parexel and Eli Lilly are launching a clinical research learning and development program in China as recent reforms have “dramatically” increased the need for new sites in the country. (outsourcing-pharma.com)
How to qualify study investigators: Beyond GCP training
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is widely used as the industry standard for ensuring investigators are qualified to conduct clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), a public-private group, has released recommendations proposing a new approach for investigator qualification that goes beyond GCP training and features a targeted approach that includes protocol-specific preparation. (ctti-clinicaltrials.org)
ACRP developing competence standards for Principal Investigators
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) is developing competence standards for principal investigators (PIs) as part of its goal to reduce variability in performance across various clinical research roles. ”By developing and helping to implement this new PI initiative, ACRP and its partners are taking a major step forward to advance excellence in clinical research.” — Jim Kremidas, ACRP Executive Director. (ACRP.net)
Navigating your Path to a Clinical Operations Career
Transitioning into a Career in Clinical Trial Management (Sponsor) by Herman Liu Before I started my career in clinical operations, I was a technician on a production floor manufacturing oncology drugs. I had an unrelated job, and I eventually was able to transition into a clinical operations career at a Read more
Interview with Guy Iannuzzi, Part 2: History and future of biotechnology in San Diego and Biocom
On April 20th, 2018, Tanya Verstak interviewed Guy Iannuzzi regarding his company Mentus and the development of biotechnology in San Diego as well as Biocom. About the interviee: Guy and Mentus market entrepreneurial and technology based companies and products. Their success is enabled by creative solutions driven by customer-centric strategic Read more
Interview with Guy Iannuzzi, Part 1: An industry voice for ACRP regarding the importance of clinical research certification
On April 20th, 2018, Tanya Verstak interviewed Guy Iannuzzi regarding his role as a trustee for the ACRP from an industry perspective regarding the need for clinical research certification. About the interviee: Guy and Mentus market entrepreneurial and technology based companies and products. Their success is enabled by creative solutions Read more
Spotlight: Clinical Researcher Elizabeth Weeks-Rowe, LVN, CCRA
Interview and article by Tatsiana “Tanya” Verstak This interview is part of our new series where we interview notable clinical researchers, others in the field, and companies about innovative new services. We begin today with Elizabeth Weeks-Rowe from San Diego. Ms. Weeks-Rowe has 17 years of research experience, including work as Read more
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, historic figure in clinical trials, dies
Flags at the Capitol were lowered to half-staff last Friday in honor of U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, who died on March 16 at the age of 88. “Ms. Slaughter, a 16-term liberal Congresswoman who represented an upstate New York district in Congress for more than three decades, pushed to protect Read more