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Today, with the development, widespread use, and poor prescribing practices of antibiotics over time, C diff infection rates have increased exponentially.

The use of a well-executed hybrid monitoring strategy is the way forward for companies to remain agile adapting to therapeutic, regional and patient considerations.

How to manage data from wearables in clinical trials — from overcoming regulatory issues to handling challenges associated with dirty data.

At ICON, our framework maps the transition from device selection to digital endpoint validation, leading to a better data management and risk mitigation.

LATAM is evolving to electronic safety reporting and it is essential to be prepared for it.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the implementation of more efficient trial designs and operational execution, especially with regard to cardiovascular (CV) studies.

Once implemented properly, digital endpoints have the potential to enhance any trial, whether observational or interventional, or early or late phase.

As the UK’s transition period to leave the European Union (EU) rapidly comes to an end, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently published new guidance on how it will regulate medical devices starting in January 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted access to healthcare, but also significantly disrupted the conduct of clinical trials investigating therapies intended to treat cardiovascular (CV) diseases.

As procedures typically carried out on-site continue to be managed remotely, sponsors will need to implement a remote clinical trial management strategy to mitigate further roadblocks that may arise and keep clinical trials moving forward.

Over the past several years, regulations for the medical device industry have continued to evolve placing more emphasis on clinical data and patient safety.

Utilising data from sensors, wearables and other digital health technologies can provide critical information on COVID- 19 related symptoms and identify digital biomarkers in real- time.

With 350 million people affected worldwide, rare diseases represent a major unmet medical need. However, the timely recruitment of eligible participants is a challenge for any rare disease clinical trial.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the clinical trials industry to accept and accelerate the use of digital health technologies.

Real world data offers an alternative approach to observational research, particularly to inform decisions on patient needs and preferences.

This blog is a condensed version of an ICON employee’s’ personal journey of courage and endurance.

In a recent podcast interview, ICON experts discuss the intricacies of CGT development, the solutions that will enable CGT development on a global basis, and the future of CGT clinical trials.

Clinical development can better satisfy the evidence needs of payers, and not incorporating the needs of payers early into trial designs risks the need to spend more money later on.

Biosimilar uptake in the US market has, until now, stood in stark contrast to that in the EU, which has led the way in biosimilar approvals and use since 2006.

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an array of cybersecurity challenges. With no slowing down of the virus’s spread, hackers and other cyber criminals are continuing to seize opportunities to take advantage of vulnerable networks.