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Save the Date for Indiana CTSI Annual Meeting
The fourth annual Indiana CTSI meeting will be held May 7th 2012, at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI. The meeting will offer a platform to hear from researchers, view presentations and network with professionals. Save the date on your 2012...
My personal experience as a clinical research volunteer
At the end of September, I blogged about the important Cancer Prevention Study-3 which came to our hometown Indianapolis, Indiana this month. Well, I did it...I volunteered for my first clinical research study. Oh sure, I have taken surveys before, even...
QbD Model for Clinical Trials Could Cut Costs
The FDA is working on developing a quality-by-design (QbD) model for clinical trials that would cut monitoring costs. The plan is to implement the model within the next 25 years. There is already a QbD model is place for manufacturing that allows for the quality...
Gretchen Miller Bowker, Pearl’s COO, honored by RAPS on October 24, 2011
Gretchen Miller Bowker, Pearl's COO was awarded a very special award today: the RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society) Fellow award. As thousands of regulatory compliance professionals converge in Indianapolis, Pearl Pathways’ COO was honored. Visit our...
Mistrust Leads to Decrease in Volunteer Participation
Recently at a conference held by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), low participation in new clinical trials and research were discussed between industry professionals. One viewpoint states mistrust of clinical trials, science in general and the motives of the industry...