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VirTrial Selected as Finalist in the Fierce Innovation Awards – Life Sciences Edition 2020

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This year, VirTrial entered the competition with its newly developed, industry-first, ‘virtual site monitoring ’ solution, Virtual Pre-Site. The solution enables pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs to evaluate, qualify, train and routinely monitor research sites for studies without physical travel. 2020 Accolades.

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Innovators in Action: Novel Programs Addressing Workforce and Enrollment Issues

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To help address staffing issues, many organizations are offering training for new hires, especially since early career individuals are filling many open research roles. Availability of qualified clinical research professionals will remain a leading concern in 2024, according to a WCG report on trends and insights in 2024.¹

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Merck Takes Action to Address Clinical Research Workforce Challenges

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Taking action to increase and diversify the clinical research workforce is a high priority at Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. Partnerships and Global Site Development, Merck. The program offers a foundational training course for clinical research coordinators (CRCs). and Canada.

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3 Ways to Fast Track Your Career in Clinical Research

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For example, ICON — one of the largest CROs that partners with global top 20 pharmaceutical companies — is keenly focused on supporting CRA career development and offers education and training through its iLearn platform. This type of self-driven professional development can prepare you for more senior roles within clinical research.

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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Tackling the Issues in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC 2021

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times more likely than white Americans to suffer from dementia, less than one percent have participated in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial. What Factors Promote Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Participation? said Alexandra Mitchell, clinical research coordinator at NIA, in the same release. “We

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Avoiding Radiation Toxicity: Understanding Dosimetric Endpoints and Challenges in Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials

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Due to recent developments in RPT manufacturing and recognition, RPT for solid tumors has emerged as an exciting anti-cancer modality. Although cells have DNA repair mechanisms, the damage from direct or indirect action of radiation on DNA can persist, and this may lead to cell death or the development of secondary malignancies years later.