PHILADELPHIA, December 15, 2015 — Researching rare and ultra-rare diseases sometimes means taking the study to the patients, setting up sites in countries unaccustomed to hosting clinical research. Premier Research will examine the challenges of conducting trials in such unconventional locales at a webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Opening sites in countries where trials are...
PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 2015 — Premier Research will create a new operations center in Durham, N.C., expanding its presence at Research Triangle Park with the addition of 260 jobs over the next five years. The company will invest more than $4.1 million through 2020 to create the new facility, staffed by project managers, clinical monitors,...
PHILADELPHIA, November 20, 2015 — Proposed updates to the International Conference for Harmonization Good Clinical Practice guidelines would be the most significant changes to international clinical research guidance in 20 years. What’s changing, and how will it affect you? Nicky Dodsworth, Vice President for Global Quality Assurance at Premier Research, will discuss proposed revisions to...
PHILADELPHIA, November 10, 2015 — What happens when a widely recognized advance in clinical trial design poses ethical questions? Find out Thursday, Nov. 19, at a complimentary Premier Research webinar, Ethical Considerations in Adaptive Design Clinical Trials. The hour-long event, starting at 11 a.m. EST / 4 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. CET, will examine particular...
PHILADELPHIA, October 21, 2015 — Clinical research must produce consistent, reproducible results to be of real value. But too often, underlying decisions are based on opinions and not on well-defined, objective criteria, complicating things and making objectivity impossible. Nicky Dodsworth, Vice President for Global Quality Assurance at Premier Research, will address this issue at the...
Nicky Dodsworth, Vice President for Global Quality Assurance at Premier Research, will address those and other questions Oct. 13 when she presents The Protocol and QbD at the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice’s Risk-Based Management of Clinical Trials workshop in Prague. Dodsworth’s presentation at 11:30 will set the scene for the event’s afternoon session on understanding and assessing risks in a sample protocol.
Jennifer Strickler will describe the main differences between pediatric and adult study designs, outline the medical considerations pediatric protocols should include, and break down protocol elements specific to children and family participation.
Nicky Dodsworth's presentation, How Can the Laboratory Reach the Standards Necessary for Research, describes how these facilities can apply good clinical laboratory practices to demonstrate that their work meets the quality, reliability, confidentiality, and integrity standards for audit research.
A new survey of clinical trial decision makers commissioned by Premier Research reports that identifying an adequate number of children suitable to be patients is far and away the single greatest challenge in conducting a pediatric clinical trial. The Premier Research survey also revealed a surprising lack of awareness among clinical trial sponsors that, as part of the Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), FDA will award priority review vouchers to sponsors of rare pediatric disease product applications that meet specific criteria.
Premier Research has been accredited to the Medidata Rave system for data capture and clinical trial management. The achievement certifies the company to build Medidata Rave databases and include this widely adopted electronic data capture and clinical data management system in its repertoire of offerings to improve clinical trial processes and increase productivity.