Thought Leadership

PRO Scheduling Considerations: Assessing Patient & Caregiver Burden in Clinical Trials

In this episode of TransPerfect LifeSci Talks, Mark Wade, Global Practice Leader at TransPerfect Life Sciences sits down with Andrew Lloyd, Director at Acaster-Lloyd Consulting, to spotlight the burden of clinical research for patients, and their caregiver/family dynamics. From...

Clinical Content Trends: 2023 Reflections and 2024 Projections

Over the past decade, the pharmaceutical industry has transformed significantly, giving way to breakthrough therapeutics and innovations for improved patient outcomes around the world. With these changes, there’s also been significant developments in the way organizations are...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | Licensing Challenges vs. eCOA Vendor Capabilities

In this episode of LifeSci Talks, Mark Wade, Global Practice Leader at TransPerfect Life Sciences, sits down with Stacey Higgins, Associate Director, COA & Digital Implementation, to cover the intricacies of clinical trial licensing, contract variations among eCOA providers,...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | Decoding Decentralized Trials: Navigating Novel Decentralized Research Challenges and Complexity

DCTs have picked up significantly in previous years, catalyzed by the pandemic and a move to remote research. With this move comes a host of new challenges, including those surrounding technical interoperability, resistance to adopting new technologies, and the need for...

Keeping Patients at the Heart of Clinical Trials

Clinical trial patient recruitment continues to be challenging. Even with shifts to decentralize clinical trials and the addition of new vendors and technology, recruitment still is the primary cause of delays or discontinuation. What could we be missing? In this webinar, we...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | AI-Powered Innovations in Clinical Trials: Optimizing Every Step

Explore how artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the landscape of clinical trials, from discovering new therapies and complex calculations to protocol optimization. Discover how AI can generate study protocols, consent forms, and more, saving time and resources. Join us to...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | The Age of Bring Your Own Device: Considerations for Accessibility in Trial Design

In this episode of LifeSci Talks, Mark Wade, Global Practice Leader at TransPerfect Life Sciences, sits down with Dr. Florence Mowlem, VP of Science at ObvioHealth, to discuss maximizing patient accessibility in trial design. This includes implementing accommodations for patients...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | Data Science: The New Frontier

In this episode of LifeSci Talks, Mark Wade, Global Practice Leader at TransPerfect Life Sciences sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Bacci, Senior Research Scientist at Evidera, to discuss critical aspects of developing meaningful and relevant Digital Health instruments. The...

CCMS: A Good Fit for Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Organizations?

Kaarin Gordon discusses the choices and challenges for efficient content reuse facing Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Organizations. What they want is a set of tools and platforms for easy content reuse, automatic propagation of changes from a single source, and content...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | The Future of Capturing Patient Data in Clinical Trials: DCTs, Site Staff Burden, and Regulation Considerations with Paul O'Donohoe

Mark Wade interviews Paul O'Donohoe, Senior Director of Product for eCOA and COA at Medidata. They delve into the challenges and opportunities of adopting decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) and explore topics such as mixed modalities for data capture, patient burden, site...

Transitioning Clinical Trials Under the EU CTR

The transition from Clinical Trial Directive to Clinical Trial Regulation in Europe adds new requirements and complexities to the clinical development landscape. The required transition of all trials concluding January 1st, 2025 brings about several considerations to ensure...

EU CTR: An Introduction to European Clinical Trial Transparency

Are you looking to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving landscape of European clinical trials? We are thrilled to announce the availability of our newest on-demand webinar, in which we dive deep into the recent changes to the European Clinical Trial Regulation (EU CTR)...

LifeSci Talks COA Series | Harnessing Implementation Science to Improve Health Outcomes: Methods and Approaches for the Future

Implementation science emerged as a response to the recognition that many effective health interventions and innovations were not being widely adopted or sustained in practice, even when evidence of their efficacy was strong. Join Meredith Smith, Senior Director of Implementation...

A Conversation with Dr. Elin Haf Davies of Aparito

The rare disease space presents numerous challenges for clinical research and patient data capture. These challenges are only heightened for younger patient populations, where outcome measures and dosages need to be considered appropriately. Join Dr. Elin Haf Davies, Founder &...

Navigating the EU Clinical Trial Regulation Complexities - Current Challenges and Opportunities

As the most significant change in the European Union clinical trial legislative ecosystem in 20 years, the European Union Clinical Trial Regulation 536/2014 (EU CTR) went live on January 31, 2022. The first-year transition period has now ended, and from January 31, 2023, EU...

How to Maximise Value and Avoid Failure During Life Sciences Dealmaking

Please complete the form below to access the on-demand recording of our webinar. A fantastic expert panel of life sciences dealmaking veterans from AstraZeneca and Merck, with 100 years' collective experience, share their insights on key dealmaking strategies, best practices...

Automation for MDR & IVDR: A Three-Part Seminar - Part 3: EnCompass Step by Step: A Detailed View of the Content Automation Solution to Meet MDR & IVDR Requirements

Part 3: EnCompass Step by Step: A Detailed View of the Content Automation Solution to Meet MDR & IVDR Requirements...

Considerations and Opportunities in Capturing Oncology Patients’ PRO Data

There has been a historic lack of guidance in capturing patient data for oncology patients. Join Bill Byrom, VP and eCOA Scientist at Signant Health in conversation with Mark Wade, Global Practice Leader at TransPerfect, as they discuss: - The need for specificity of...

Considerations for Improving the Pediatric Experience

The rare disease space presents numerous challenges for clinical research and patient data capture. These challenges are only heightened for younger patient populations, where outcome measures and dosages need to be considered appropriately. Join Dr. Elin Haf Davies, Founder &...

Building a Successful Partnership: Meeting Sponsor Expectations

To improve clinical trial electronic system development, strong partnerships must be built and maintained between key stakeholders to establish centralized consensus and alignment for high-quality electronic data capture. Join Aaron McCormick, Associate Director, eCOA...

Driving Digital Excellence: Delivering Seamless and Personalized Customer-Centric Experiences

The digital evolution in reaching and engaging with global communities, including sponsors, CROs, patients, and HCPs, has drastically shifted the way medical affairs teams connect with key stakeholders. As the industry pursues ways to improve a consumer and patient-centric...

Content Automation to Meet MDR & IVDR Requirements

Marc Miller, President of TransPerfect's Medical Device Solutions chatted with experts from Takeda Pharmaceuticals & QServe to learn about MDR & IVDR labeling compliance while cutting risk, cost, & turnaround by using structured content, process automation, &...