Posts Tagged ‘contract research organization’

  If you’re a follower of our blog, you probably know that I enjoy listening to earnings conference calls. They give you a rare look into a company’s operational successes, and sometimes failures. Just last month, Quintiles held their Q4 2015 Earnings Call, which was full of information that gives color not only to the […]

  Life sciences companies have long relied on paper-based business processes and been slow to adopt new technologies. The move toward electronic ways of doing business, specifically as it relates to clinical data, didn’t start to make headway until the late 1990s with the advent of electronic data capture (EDC) systems. It took over a […]

  If there’s a time for pharmaceutical and medical device companies to seek more real world data as evidence to support their medical products, that time is now. Real world data, which is the data generated in settings such as routine doctor visits and hospital stays, is often found in electronic health records (EHR) and […]

  Outside of work, it’s obvious that we have become a digital society. We use mobile devices to guide us through rush hour traffic, to find a great new spot for lunch, to research recipes for dinner, to do our shopping, to track our exercise, to entertain our children (and ourselves!), to connect with friends […]

  According to FierceCRO and a new report by HR+Survey Solutions, a quarter of clinical trial monitors in the U.S. are ditching their jobs for more lucrative ones. The 2016 CRO Industry Global Compensation and Turnover Survey report, which includes responses from 24 public and private contract research organizations (CROs), indicates that over the last […]

  I came across this three-minute video from Quintiles, which brilliantly discusses their approach to risk-based monitoring (RBM) and gives viewers a look into a day-in-the-life of an RBM monitoring team. 

  Last week, Perficient announced that it purchased Rise Foundation, a pre-configured and enhanced version of Microsoft SharePoint, from Blue Rooster. Rise Foundation provides companies with an intranet solution that has the look and feel users expect in today’s digital world. In addition to the impressive UI, the solution enables companies to be more productive […]

  I recently read an article from McKinsey & Company about the digital revolution that needs to occur in order for the life sciences industry to be successful in today’s age. This is the same digital revolution that helped transform other industries, such as financial and retail. Like I mentioned in one of my previous blog […]

  Is she online yet? Is he free or in a meeting? Ugh, how many times a day do you find yourself wondering whether your colleague is available for a chat? Relax. And quit checking your instant messenger (IM) every five seconds. With Skype for Business (formerly, Microsoft Lync), your needs are met by one […]

  One of the most common questions we hear from clients is “What file formats can Google Search Appliance (GSA) index?” Since so many people are curious, we decided to share the answer with you in our blog. It goes a little something like this: The number of file formats GSA can index is incredible. […]

  Most of us “regular people” refer to pharmaceutical products by their trade name, but that’s not the case among life sciences professionals in research and development departments. In fact, during a product’s lifecycle, chances are it has been referred to by at least four names: a chemical compound, a company code, a generic name, […]

  While 6 medical device companies and 11 pharmaceutical organizations made the cut for this year’s Fortune 500 list, Quintiles (#476) was the only contract research organization (CRO) to make an appearance. With over $4 billion in revenue in 2014, this is Quintiles’ second year on the list. To see which pharma and biotech companies […]