Patient enrollment for clinical trials can be a challenging task especially if the patients are dealing with a chronic illness. Dialysis patients in particular are a population that need a… Read more

Over the next few years, the patents for many therapeutic biologics will expire, allowing drug manufacturers to request US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for biosimilars, medical products which… Read more

New study sheds light on the factors for high turnover of principal investigators in FDA-regulated clinical trials. The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry is a global leader in the development of innovative… Read more

Sometimes you experience great service. An interaction that leaves you thinking – WOW, that person really loves their job! A problem you had solved in a way that left you… Read more

Informed consent to participation in a clinical trial involves substantially more than obtaining signatures from subjects on a written form. It includes providing to potential participants enough information about the… Read more

A common trend in the drug development industry is to utilize data and innovation to safely begin participant involvement earlier and earlier in clinical trials.  As innovation continues to be… Read more

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For a company developing a new pharmaceutical or medical device product, what can a small contract research organization (CRO) offer?  Why would anyone consider working with one, when preferred-provider arrangements… Read more

By Amy Young, VP and General Manager, DaVita Clinical Research Drug development is expensive and complicated. Those facts seem to ring more true each year. According to the Tufts Center… Read more

Getting people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in on the ground floor. At DaVita Clinical Research, our specialty is performing research in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). From the… Read more