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IN FOCUS: CNS Trial Failure Rates High As Need for New Drugs Grows
Savvy Study Design, Site Selection, and Recruitment Strategies to Mitigate Growing CNS Failure Rates
Read Article : Savvy Study Design, Site Selection, and Recruitment Strategies to Mitigate Growing CNS Failure RatesIN FOCUS: Emerging Challenges in Oncology Trials
Navigating the Competition for Site Resources in Oncology Research
Read Article : Navigating the Competition for Site Resources in Oncology ResearchIN FOCUS: Accelerated Trial Timelines Putting Increased Pressure on Sites
Exploring Trends in Clinical Trial Startup Timelines in the Post-Pandemic World
Read Article : Exploring Trends in Clinical Trial Startup Timelines in the Post-Pandemic WorldWCG Institute Webinar Series: May 26, 2021
Through the Drug Development Looking Glass: Rare Disorders and the Treatment of Pain
Watch On-Demand : Through the Drug Development Looking Glass: Rare Disorders and the Treatment of PainIN FOCUS: Clinical Research Trends & Insights for 2021
23 industry experts share shifts and trends that will inform clinical research in 2021 and beyond
Read Article : 23 industry experts share shifts and trends that will inform clinical research in 2021 and beyondIN FOCUS: Clinical Trials in the Era of COVID-19
Discover emerging best practices in real-time for clinical trials in the era of COVID-19
Visit our COVID-19 Resource Center : Discover emerging best practices in real-time for clinical trials in the era of COVID-19IN FOCUS: Addressing the Need for Outside Expertise
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Don't Do It Alone: The Need for Independent Insight and the Role of Outside Expert Committees
Read Article : Don't Do It Alone: The Need for Independent Insight and the Role of Outside Expert CommitteesIN FOCUS: Thwarting Subjectivity in Clinical Trials
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How Calibrated Are Your Trial-Measurement Tools?
Read Article : How Calibrated Are Your Trial-Measurement Tools?IN FOCUS: Patient Recruitment
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Flip the Funnel: Rethinking Patient Recruitment and Enrollment Strategies
Read Article : Flip the Funnel: Rethinking Patient Recruitment and Enrollment StrategiesRecent Perspectives & Research
An Overview of the Recent SACHRP Recommendations Around Payments in Clinical Research
The State of Clinical Trials in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Dr. Scott Hunter
Get Under the Hood While the Trial is Running: Identify and Rectify Data Problems Before it’s Too Late
Data Insight of the Month
Percent of trials using outside expert committees on the rise
“…Increased trial complexity will likely result in the use of more adjudication committees. Trial outcomes are less ‘black and white’; so it’s harder to determine what to do in the event of a safety event…”
– Director of Clinical Operations, Non-Profit
About the WCG Institute
The WCG Institute was founded to advance clinical research. We do this by un-gating the perspectives and data insights of the WCG experts and Knowledge Base.
Our expert team of Fellows draw on deep industry knowledge and decades of experience and from working with—and for—the leading companies and institutions in clinical research. Meet our Experts
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Meet the Fellows of the WCG Institute
Our expert team of Fellows empowers you with timely and impactful perspectives based on deep industry knowledge and decades of experience from working with forward-thinking clients.
Jonathan Seltzer, MD, MBA, MA, FACC
Chief Scientific Officer,
WCG ACI Clinical
Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MSB
Chief Medical Officer, WCG
Mark G. A. Opler, PhD, MPH
Chief Research Officer,
WCG MedAvante-ProPhase
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