Newsletter | March 12, 2026

03.12.26 -- Outsourcing? When Both Sides Of The Table Are Investor-Backed, Everything Changes

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The Phase 2 Endpoint Dilemma: Bridging Subjective Scales and Objective Measures in Neurodegenerative Trials.

This webinar discusses challenges in Phase 2 neurodegenerative trials, where slow disease progression and insensitive traditional scales like ADAS-Cog and MDS-UPDRS can miss meaningful treatment effects. The session also presents frameworks for integrating cognitive, functional, and biomarker measures and shows how real-world evidence can guide endpoint selection and improve go/no-go decisions for emerging therapies. Click here for more.

REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE

FDA's Draft Guidance On Bayesian Methods: Strategic Implications For Small Biotechs

The FDA draft guidance on Bayesian methodology represents a major validation of statistical innovation in clinical development. Jessica Cordes summarizes the latest from the FDA and offers advice for small biotechs.

Understanding The FDA's Push For More Representation

Take action to improve diversity in clinical trials by addressing underrepresentation and ensuring equitable access to medical interventions, as emphasized by the FDA’s new 2025 guidance.

Measuring Treatment Tolerability In Oncology: Expert Panel Discussion

Learn how to synthesize individual symptomatic data into a comprehensive narrative of tolerability, ultimately enhancing the clinical value and regulatory positioning of your oncology assets.

Does Your Drug Require A Driving Study? Find Out What The FDA Says.

Some CNS drugs need to be assessed for their impact on driving ability. Driving simulation studies offer faster startup, lower cost, and no safety risk. Learn more and discover a real-life case study.

Almac Clinical Leader Solutions Expo September 2025 - IRT

Complexity is no longer the exception in high stakes clinical trials, it has become the rule.

OUTSOURCING MODELS

Outsourcing? When Both Sides Of The Table Are Investor-Backed, Everything Changes

The outsourcing relationship is increasingly not sponsor versus provider. It is two investor-backed organizations navigating parallel pressures — with a shared program sitting in the middle.

Serbia: Europe's Emerging Clinical Trial Powerhouse

Discover why Serbia is becoming a top strategic choice for sponsors, including details of the country's strengths in key therapeutic areas, streamlined processes, and operational advantages.

Fast-Tracking FIH To PoC: Strategies For Accelerated Drug Development

Three factors often decide success or failure in FIH studies: integrating biomarkers and pharmacodynamic endpoints, including patients, and leveraging purpose-built infrastructure.

Starting A New Study? This One's For You

Choosing the right vendor at trial launch impacts costs, timelines, data integrity, and patient experience — yet vendor selection in clinical research remains fundamentally broken today.

Accelerate Your Clinical Trials In Australia

Accelerate your biotech trials in Australia—cut costs by up to 60%, enroll patients in as little as 4–6 weeks, and generate FDA- and EMA-accepted data with no IND required.

When Clinical Trials Drift Off Course

Recovering lost clinical trials is an art. Learn how we triage your study’s problem areas, build recovery strategies to address your drifting trial’s performance, and deliver results.

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