Lessons Learned Moving Forward – Audit Readiness & Remote Close-Out Visits
The COVID-19 pandemic has required the clinical research industry to find new and innovative ways to monitor investigative sites. Although…
Continued Importance of CRAs Supporting Role for Patient Centric Trials
The COVID-19 world-wide pandemic has forced the clinical trial industry to make rapid changes in order to continue protecting participant…
CRAs Play a Supporting Role in Patient-Centric Trials
There is an ever-present desire in the clinical trial industry to practice ‘patient-centricity’. This practice is featured predominantly during the…
The Role of Ethics from a Clinical Research Associate’s Perspective: Patient-Centered Research
A contract research organization (CRO) functions as the intermediary between a biopharma company sponsoring clinical trials and the research sites…
Daffodils & Cancer Research – what’s the connection?
The daffodil is a symbol of strength, of resilience, of courage and life. It survives our harsh Canadian winters to…
20 Years of Unparalleled Canadian Oncology Clinical Research Experience
Scimega Research, Canada’s premier oncology contract research organization (CRO), was founded twenty years ago by two dynamic entrepreneurs, Denise Deakin…
Impact of Clinical Trials on Cancer Patient Outcomes
Those of us who work in clinical operations and oncology drug development can sometimes get caught up in the operations or science and lose sight of the impact our work can have on the lives of people battling cancer. I’d like to share one man’s story to illustrate
The Role of Patient Input for Oncology Drug Review – An Interview with CEO of the Canadian Cancer Action Network
In this interview, Marjorie Morrison, CEO of the Canadian Cancer Action Network, talks about the important role patient advocacy groups…