Life Sciences

  Next week, we will have the opportunity to sit down with Apollo Endosurgery, the makers of LAP-BAND, for a “fireside chat” session on their use of Salesforce to run various aspects of their business. 

  Pharmaceutical companies often donate their products to those in dire need, but it hasn’t been especially clear how adverse events for donated products should be handled. In light of recent public health programs to fight neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to clarify the marketing authorization […]

  In Argus Safety, all of the parameters for configuring the worldwide regulatory reporting rules are clearly identified on a single administration screen. You have the capability of selecting various case or event-level attributes, as well as using very advanced conditions, to focus the automated triggering of these report rules in various circumstances. 

  Managing the investigational product lifecycle can be difficult without a system designed specifically for that function. It is a complex process with high stakes – one wrong move can halt a study, put subjects at risk, or open up a sponsor for a compliance audit. The struggle is that product tracking systems can be […]

  I was recently listening to the radio and heard about a book “Who Knew?: Things You Didn’t Know About Things You Know Well” and it reminded me of a story that that our safety and pharmacovigilance director, Dr. Rodney Lemery, told during a webinar earlier this year. Where did the name Argus Safety come […]

  I recently read an article, The Future of Cancer Treatment Is (Almost) Here, which discusses liquid biopsy, a method of using blood samples to detect cancer. While new forms of cancer detection and monitoring continue to be developed, we’ve already made significant strides in the treatment of certain diseases. 

  How many times have you searched your company’s Intranet portal, or even emailed, instant messaged, or called your colleagues in an effort to find the most suitable person to answer your questions? Maybe they’re in HR or Finance. Or, maybe they’re in Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, or IT. Whatever the case, pinpointing that person […]

  Inspired by our blog series from earlier this year, the head of our Computer System Validation team will be delivering a webinar on Thursday, April 23, 2015 aimed at “decoding” the 21 CFR Part 11 regulation. In the webinar, validation guru Sally Miranker will be reviewing the regulation point by point, offering up Perficient’s interpretation […]

  Let’s face it: The web is one of the most powerful tools available to life sciences companies for connecting with patients and physicians. The more empowered patients become to act as their own advocate, the more they search the web for information. The busier physicians become, the less time they have for pharmaceutical reps, […]

  Imagine mailing over 60,000 letters to have only netted 305 breast cancer survivors for a clinical study. And that took three years. Now imagine enrolling thousands of subjects for a study, albeit with less strict criteria, in less than one month. That’s thanks to an app. 

  Most of us have searched for information about pharmaceuticals on the web and, more often than not, wound up on a website that provided general information about the product. Such sites are usually sufficient enough to answer basic questions. But, what if there were a site that offered more? What if there were a […]

  I recently watched a segment on Bloomberg about Scanadu Scout, a little white scanner that you place on your forehead (makes me think of the Vicks forehead thermometer I use for my kids) to obtain a bunch of vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and SpO2 (oxygen saturation). Sounds really neat […]