Newsletter | May 7, 2026

05.07.26 -- Navigating Elsa's AI Transition

SPONSOR

FDA’s MRCT Guidance Is Here. Are You Ready?

Geography once stood in for diversity — but genetics, standards of care, and epidemiology don’t follow borders. FDA’s new MRCT guidance makes it clear: global data fails if it doesn’t apply to U.S. patients. This new whitepaper by Precision’s CMO and former FDA Oncology Division Director, Dr. Harpreet Singh, explains what regulators expect and how to position your program for approval.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Navigating Elsa's AI Transition: Practical Guidance To Safeguard Confidential Information

With FDA's Claude-to-Gemini transition underway within Elsa, Kimberly Chew, Esq., and Michael Yang, Esq., offer advice for proactive safeguarding trade secrets and regulatory outcomes in part three of this series on Elsa's AI transition.

Paper COAs In 2026? It's Not "Cheaper," It's Riskier

Paper-based assessments add operational and regulatory risk — from poor data quality to delayed insights — quietly threatening timelines, compliance, and trial confidence.

Implications Of Assessing Overall Survival In Oncology Studies

New oncology standards mandate pre-specified survival analysis to catch long-term harm. Learn how to implement hazard ratio thresholds and the ICH E9(R1) framework for global compliance.

What Sponsors Get Wrong When Selecting A CRO

Gene therapy immunogenicity requires platforms, judgment, and regulatory fluency beyond ADA norms. Relying on biologics criteria creates gaps; CGT expertise ensures reliable, interpretable results.

A New, AI-Augmented Horizon For Safety And Pharmacovigilance

Is your organization leveraging AI to maximize efficiency in safety and regulatory workflows? If not, explore how these technologies are slated to improve industry approaches in 2026.

Drug Price Controls: The Unintended Consequences To Innovation

Review the ripple effects of drug price controls, including recent U.S. policy shifts like the IRA and President Trump’s Executive Order introducing International Reference Pricing.

Good Clinical Practice Training That Goes Beyond The Basics

Strengthen trial compliance and data integrity by mastering GCP through practical, real-world scenarios designed to prevent costly errors and ensure audit readiness across your research team.

Build Systems That Scale With Every Stage Of Growth

Learn how to synchronize finance and R&D with a scalable operational framework. Automate manual steps and strengthen compliance to ensure your infrastructure evolves as fast as your science.

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AI Meets Informed Consent: Opportunity, Risk, & What IRBs Need to See

As generative AI begins shaping how consent materials are created and delivered, sponsors and CROs face new ethical and regulatory challenges. This session explores core consent principles, emerging AI applications, and what IRBs need to know. Clinical operations leaders will gain a framework for evaluating AI assisted consent tools, improving IRB collaboration, and protecting participant understanding and autonomy. Click here to learn more.

OUTSOURCING

Common Issues And Trends In Clinical Research Vendor Qualification

Discover the biggest challenges in vendor qualification, including this one misalignment that affected more than half of surveyed respondents.

Clinical Safety Services In FSP Models

Selecting the right functional service provider (FSP) for safety services is fundamental to protecting patients and requires a resilient, strategic partnership that enhances trial integrity and outcomes.

The Next Generation Of Oral Targeted Therapies

Solve the unique challenges of poorly soluble molecules like targeted protein degraders, seamlessly accelerating your molecule from development to commercialization.

Bringing Hematologic Oncology Therapies To Cancer Patients

Our mission is grounded in urgency and purpose: to shorten the time it takes for innovative blood cancer treatments to reach the patients and families who cannot afford to wait.

Specialized Support For Clinical Supplies

Understand how specialized clinical supply roles — from project managers to 24/7 case managers for CGTs — work together to prevent delays and execute winning supply strategies for trials.

Customized CRO Services For Every Study

Altasciences offers custom clinical research solutions: site management, clinical trial monitoring, project management, biostatistics, regulatory guidance, clinical sample kit management, and more.

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