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Automated Precision: Real-Time Insights for Enhanced Drug-Kit Supply Management

- How fully digitalized, real-time temperature monitoring through integration with Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM), leads to better oversight, quicker decision-making, a reduction of human error and increased patient safety - Showcase the application of in-transit monitoring of a Highly Advanced, Personalized and temperature sensitive drug, requiring real-time tracking of temperature, light, tilt, and location - Showcase how automated real-time communicatio...

Charting a Course Through Complexity in Clinical Trials - Part 2

In this part 2, your host Libbi Rickenbacher and guest Siobhan McKenna-Power dive into the world of RTSM development, shedding light on the critical role of the sponsor-vendor partnership. Join them as they explore how prioritizing the patient experience throughout the RTSM development process is paramount. Libbi and Siobhan emphasize the significance of fostering a true partnership between sponsors and vendors, enabling a focus on the sites and ultimately, the patient, from...

Charting a Course Through Complexity in Clinical Trials - Part 1

In part 1 of this episode, Libbi and Siobhan delve into the escalating intricacies of clinical trials, shedding light on the challenges and solutions within the realm of Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM) build for clinical trial protocols. As the pharmaceutical and biotech industries evolve, so does the demand for adaptive and nuanced approaches to address the growing complexity in trial designs. The conversation unfolds as they explore the delicate nuances in...

2023 Clinical Trial Trends and 2024 Look Ahead

In this podcast, dive into the ever-evolving landscape of clinical trials as we reflect on the overall trends of 2023 and cast our gaze forward into 2024. Join our hosts as they dissect the latest methodologies, technological advancements, and regulatory shifts shaping the future of clinical research and explore what tomorrow may have in store.

How RTSM Has Evolved with Rising Clinical Trial Complexity

The evolution of clinical trials has not been synonymous with the word simple. In the modern world of life sciences, clinical trials have hugely evolved and continue to rise and complexity, whether it's the IMP and treatments themselves, the way they are administered supply management algorithms or the actual protocol designs... the list goes on. Throughout the years, this rising complexity has been matched with advancements in technology to help quell its takeover. In today...

3 Trends That Will Shape 2022

Will Pharma Embrace Blockchain?

Blockchain has been a buzzword in the pharmaceutical industry for awhile now: at industry conferences and in the press. Other industries, like retail, have already implemented early forms of this technology within the larger scope of their processes. But when it comes to our industry, there's still an air of skepticism. This podcast explores the implications of blockchain technology within the pharmaceutical industry as a whole.

The Why Behind Quality

In the life sciences industry, we’ve seen regulators play a critical role in helping to pave the way for increased creativity in clinical trial designs. Yet, there are still questions on whether innovation and quality can truly coexist in clinical trials. This episode aims to tackle the "why" behind quality because the answer to this key question brings light to this important issue as clinical trial complexity continues to rise.

Cancer Hackathons: Helping Patients Find Their Next Steps

For a variety of reasons, some patients in clinical trials hit a "brick wall" in terms of treatment options. This often leads to a feeling of helplessness when trying to understand what the next steps might be. In this episode, Libbi Rickenbacher is joined by Brad Power, Founder of CancerHacker Lab to discuss what can be done to promote patient advocacy within individual patient experiences, and within the larger clinical trial landscape.

Facing a Diagnosis with No Treatment

Listen in as 4G Clinical's Elana Rose shares her own story living with an invisible illness on this podcast episode. Not just to inspire those currently diagnosed with brain tumors but also to help spread awareness on rare diseases across the globe and bring greater hope to patients around the world.

The Evolving Perception of Pharma - Part 2

In part 2 of this episode, Azadeh Nolan gives us a peek behind the curtain on what it's like to plan, develop and execute clinical trials within the pharmaceutical industry.

The Evolving Perception of Pharma - Part 1

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry has been under intense scrutiny, and social media is driving much of its public perception in today's environment. In part 1 of this episode, Azadeh Nolan, tells her personal experience on working within the industry during COVID and being a source of information for her closest friends, family and even the general public at large.

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