It seems every company in every industry is talking about “going digital,” but to understand the landscape of life sciences, we must first understand some of the shifts within healthcare that are driving change. Below are some trends that are reshaping healthcare and, therefore, life sciences, and are making it harder and harder for life […]
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Tomorrow: Live Oracle Data Management Workbench (DMW) Demo
When it comes to clinical trials, the consequences of bad data can be severe. Research and development becomes complicated and lives can be put at risk. The need for clean clinical data is critical for comprehensive reporting and analysis, ultimately enabling safer drugs and devices to be brought to market faster. Join us this Thursday […]
Sites Ask Sponsors And CROs, “Where’s The Love?”
According to the 2016 Summit Site Landscape Survey, which was conducted by the Society for Clinical Research Sites, the majority of clinical sites aren’t feeling the love from sponsors and CROs. Of the 463 survey respondents, only 31% felt their relationship with sponsors had improved in the past two years, and only 25% felt that […]
Release Notes: Oracle/Perficient’s Clinical Apps [December 2016]
Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, as well as our own clinical and safety systems. The systems covered in our review are: Oracle Systems Argus Safety Oracle Clinical/Remote Data Capture (OC/RDC) Thesaurus Management System (TMS) Perficient Systems Accel-Account Manager Accel-Copy ASCEND (Siebel CTMS) Generally speaking, […]
Top 5 Life Sciences Blog Posts From November 2016
Now that December is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in November – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. 10 Headlines That Suggest Donald Trump […]
Eli Lilly Launched 50+ Apps On Salesforce
As one of Salesforce’s strategic partners, I’m glad to share the success Eli Lilly is having with the Salesforce platform. According to a press release that was issued by Salesforce, the pharmaceutical company has launched 50+ internal and external applications over the last two years. TrialGuide is one example. The website, which is naturally mobile-friendly, […]
My Advice On How To Prepare For The PMP Certification Exam
In my previous post, I wrote about things to consider when deciding whether to pursue Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. In today’s post, I’m going to share my approach to studying for the PMP exam and the challenges I faced in the process. Get Motivated The biggest challenge that I had in preparing for the […]
[This Week] Mining The Internet For Safety Signals
Online communities and social networks like Twitter and Facebook have become important real-world data repositories that can be leveraged by life sciences organizations to gain insight into the patient experience, as well as to identify potential safety issues related to drugs and devices – otherwise known as safety signal detection. This week, my colleague, Dr. […]
10 Headlines That Suggest Donald Trump Is Good For Pharma
This year’s presidential election invoked serious fear in the pharmaceutical industry, with the cost of drugs taking center stage for a good portion of some candidates’ campaigns. While what candidates say they’ll do could very well be different than what they’ll try to do, their words and records are enough to push pundits, investors, and […]
Will We See More Advertising From Pharma On Facebook?
Bayer recently launched its first Facebook ad. The ad also happens to be the first time Facebook has allowed a company to put important safety information (ISI) in a scrolling format, something that pharmaceutical companies have long been able to do in banner ads. In addition, the social media giant is also enabling drug companies […]
Release Notes: Oracle/Perficient’s Clinical Apps [November 2016]
Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, as well as our own clinical and safety systems. The systems covered in our review are: Oracle Systems Argus Safety Oracle Clinical/Remote Data Capture (OC/RDC) Thesaurus Management System (TMS) Perficient Systems Accel-Account Manager Accel-Copy ASCEND (Siebel CTMS) Generally speaking, […]
Donate Your Exercise To Nonprofits Through Charity Miles
While watching football this past Sunday, I saw a commercial for Cisco in which the actor mentioned as a side note, “There’s even an app for clean water.” I ignore most commercials, but, being a tree-hugging hippie, that phrase caught my attention. So, I googled “clean water app,” clicked on a few things, and eventually […]