Applied Clinical Trials

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July 31, 2025 2 mins
In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Brief, we examine the renewed push for placebo-controlled vaccine trials in the US, why experts warn it violates core ethical standards, and how these proposals could jeopardize both participant safety and future innovation.
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David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono, executive sponsor of TransCelerate's ICH E6(R3) Initiative & PhRMA topic lead on the ICH E6(R3) Expert Working Group; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, and ACRO member participating in the ICH E6(R3) Initiative with TransCelerate, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as...
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Liz Beatty, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Inato, discusses a number of topics around site engagement including community-based sites, the role of technology in improving site/sponsor relationships, how increased operational costs are impacting the industry, and more. 
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Daejin Abidoye, head of solid tumors, oncology development, AbbVie, discusses a number of topics around diversity in clinical research including the industry’s greatest challenges in reaching diverse patient populations, personalized treatment methods, recruitment strategies, and more. 
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Ashley Moultrie, CCRP, senior director, DEI & community engagement, Javara discusses current trends and challenges with achieving greater diversity in clinical trials, how integrated research organizations are bringing care directly to patients, the potential impact of FDA's recent Diversity Action Plan, and more. 
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Stephen Pyke, chief clinical data and digital officer, Parexel, gives a broad overview of the use of artificial intelligence in clinical development and how regulatory bodies are viewing it, how AI can be used in clinical trials to streamline operational processes, the importance of collaboration and data sharing in advancing the use of technology, and more.
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In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and muc...
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In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland. They discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
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Gadi Saarony, CEO of Advarra, examines the current state of diversity in clinical research. He discusses the need for industry to take more action in making trials more diverse, what regulatory bodies need to do to increase awareness, and how researchers can best reach diverse populations.
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Micah Lieberman, Executive Director, Conferences (CHI) & Co-Founder, VP, Community and Business Development (ClinEco) shares the origin story of ClinEco and why he felt the clinical trials industry needed a more centralized ecosystem. He also discusses the SCOPE Europe conference and what attendees can expect for the upcoming SCOPE conference in Orlando, Florida in February.
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Flo Mowlem, VP of Science at ObvioHealth highlights her career path and experience with eCOA. She discusses what is currently happening in the digital clinical trials space and how to manage the unique challenges they bring including device accessibility and remote patient monitoring.
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December 1, 2023 24 mins
Jared Baeten, Vice President, Clinical Development, HIV Franchise Head at Gilead Sciences discusses how he chose to focus his career path on HIV research and how increased awareness combined with new innovations have advanced the therapeutic area. He also touches on the operational challenges he is currently seeing within HIV trials.  
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October 31, 2023 12 mins
Editor Andy Studna shares some sound bytes from KOLs he spoke with during SCOPE EUROPE 2023.
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October 17, 2023 22 mins
Rinol Alaj, senior director, head of clinical outcomes assessment & patient innovation at Regeneron and Jaclyn Patterson, head, clinical trial management & site head, Basking Ridge, also with Regeneron speak to advancements in the clinical trials space, specifically the use of biomarkers and how the benefits of new solutions are transferring to the clinic.
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Michael Pourdehnad, MD, senior vice president, head of early clinical development, hematology/oncology & cell therapy at Bristol Myers Squibb discusses the work his team is doing at the site-level with potential oncology, hematology, and cardiovascular therapies. He also explores the area of targeted protein degradation and its evolution as well as his passion for bringing therapies to patients and how it shaped his career...
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September 19, 2023 25 mins
Najat Khan, PhD, chief data science officer and global head, strategy, portfolio & operations, R&D, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson shares her career path and how she became interested in clinical data. She also discusses some current trends in artificial intelligence/machine learning such as utilizing them in drug discovery and making clinical trials more inclusive.
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September 5, 2023 25 mins
Jimmy Bechtel, MBA, vice president of site engagement for the Society of Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) discusses his career path and how he became so interested in clinical trial sites. He also addresses some of the most pressing challenges sites are currently seeing as well as the solutions SCRS is working on to address them.
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Chris Economos, Vice President and Head of Life Sciences at Eko, discusses his career journey from pharma to digital health technology, where he recognized the power of AI and digital health to improve clinical care and research. He discusses the current ability of AI in the future use of digital measurements and biomarkers to improve clinical trials, as well as outcomes.
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August 8, 2023 23 mins
Michael Ibara, Chief Data Officer, Elligo Health Research, discusses the history of mining healthcare data and using it to identify safety events, as well as the evolution of bringing EHR data closer to the clinical research worlds. He also touches on the implications of AI—comparing its fundamental impact as “the new electricity”—and its potential uses for clinical trials, regulatory, and the ethics around large language mode...
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July 25, 2023 14 mins
Charlotte Grayson, MD, clinical research medical director, Privia Health highlights her journey to becoming a physician and eventually getting involved with clinical trials. She also discusses what integrated research organizations (IROs) are now bringing to the table and how they are effective in enrollment and building patient-physician relationships.
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