SCRS Talks

SCRS has an exciting Asia-Pacific Site Solutions Summit planned for July 13-14, 2021! Although we cannot be together in person down in Melbourne, Australia, our virtual experience will provide two da…

Clinical Trials Day is a special occasion for SCRS. This year, we took time to reflect on what being part of this important work means to us and the tremendous challenge that our industry overcame in…

The 2021 European Site Solutions Summit is upon us! SCRS has some world-class content planned for this year’s summit, being held as a virtual experience April 20, 21, and 22nd. We sat down with Vivie…

The 2021 Global Oncology Site Solutions Summit, Virtual Experience will be one to remember. Although we can't be together in person this year, SCRS is showcasing some great content this year that wil…

"Innovation" is a term often used to describe many things, particularly in the clinical research space. Our industry's need for meaningful innovation has never been more apparent than it is right now…

Understanding the nuances and proper tactics for negotiating a budget with a clinical research trial pharmaceutical sponsor could be considered an art to some. We sit down with Dawn Pittinger at BioO…

Recruiting clinical research patients is often times a tremendous challenge for a site. In the era of COVID-19, this problem has only grown more difficult to manage. Matt Miller, President of StudyKi…

For years, sites have been talking about and navigating through traditional remote site monitoring, where a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) from a Sponsor or CRO performs monitoring activities remo…

In terms of the service the site provides to the sponsor of a study, regulatory work is of utmost importance -- and many times a defining factor of service quality overall. Especially in the time of …

Oncology trials present a unique challenge in the clinical research space, particularly when it comes to patient recruitment. The identification windows are narrow, yet participation in precision tri…

Decentralized clinical trials in a post COVID-19 world are undoubtedly here to stay. Recent events have had a drastic effect that is likely lasting as it relates to trials at the site levels. This ca…

Budgets for clinical trials are always a highly discussed topic and one that SCRS regularly addresses with our partners on behalf of sites. Catherine Click, Greenphire's director of clinical pricing …

IQVIA Technologies is focused on using innovation to enable better relationships with sites. Part of this strategy is centered around remote data monitoring strategies to address reducing staffing an…

Amidst these interesting times in the age of COVID-19, we know that this has already affected sites, CRO's and Sponsors.  It's not over yet and we don’t know the long-term impact from the disruption.…

COVID-19 has highlighted a need for patients, sites, and sponsors to work together more effectively and remotely. Yet, efforts to do so are often limited by systems and processes that limit data shar…

We sat down with Lauren Litzinger at Pfizer to discuss virtual monitoring of clinical research sites and studies. We are seeing a shift in how monitoring is being conducted in the wake of COVID-19 an…

IQVIA Technologies has focused on three important areas for deploying technology to support sites. Melissa Easy from IQVIA discusses with us how technology is affecting sites, sponsors, and CROs and …

In this special Clinical Trials Day and Melanoma Month feature, hear from two Melanoma survivors as they discuss the insurmountable odds faced by their diagnosis and subsequent illness. The challenge…

With the immediate and pressing need for sites to incorporate virtual elements, we talked with Anthony Costello at Medidata on what is being done in the industry to support the new way of performing …