Life Sciences

  I normally don’t bother reading (consciously, at least) the comments section of news articles because they’re often full of spam or disgruntled readers. But, one particular comment posted for a Wall Street Journal article caught my eye. The article was discussing the increased use of mobile apps in clinical practice. 

  Param Singh, the director of Perficient’s clinical operations solutions team, was just presented with one of Perficient’s highest internal awards for leadership. The Soaring Eagle award recognizes leaders who rise to their own personal heights while inspiring others to do the same through support, encouragement, and the creation of opportunities for professional and career […]

  Over the last decade, the life sciences industry has gone from running clinical trials on paper or, in many cases, in Excel, to leveraging comprehensive web-based systems, such as electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical trial management systems (CTMS). But, in more recent years, the widespread use of mobile technology has enabled even more […]

  In honor of Veterans Day, I thought it would be worth sharing a program that’s geared toward our beloved military veterans, yet helps society as a whole. 

  Megan Thielking from Stat News reports that a scientific journal took a close look at the impact nutritional supplements are having on U.S. military personnel. According to the article, 75% of people in the U.S. military take some type of dietary supplement every month. Since dietary supplements, such as weight-loss pills and multivitamins, don’t […]

  Every time I hear about precision medicine showing signs of effective disease treatment, I want to share it with you. Here’s one to add to the collection. 

  While we work in an industry in which we aim to treat patients, rich or poor, we live in a world where money is often deemed king. And, with an influx of financial investments pouring into newer pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, people are jumping ship more than ever, making it harder for big pharma […]

  “…a news organization can be most nimble when it is built organically for the digital age.” – John Henry That’s what STAT is. John Henry, the owner of the The Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, and Roush Fenway Racing, just launched a new digital publication that’ll solely cover the life sciences […]

Reading a recent LinkedIn Pulse post from Genentech’s VP of IT Americas, Cindy Elkins, made me smile. She said so many good things. Cindy discussed the IT landscape at the company, arguably the most famous biotech (ever!), and how the IT organization impacts employees and patients on many different levels. 

  Several months ago I posted Why Don’t I See Ads For Clinical Trials?, a piece in which I questioned just that. In a society where healthcare is always front and center, how is it that most of us are still unaware of our options when it comes to participating in clinical research? 

  This is a question most of us hear when picking up prescriptions at a pharmacy. But, have you ever questioned the information the pharmacist gives you? Were his or her answers accurate? Did that information take your personal situation, such as your medical history, into consideration? What’s the source of the information they provide, […]

  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: