Central Laboratories Featured Articles

  1. 3 Ways To Solve Data Friction In Modern Clinical Data Management 8/4/2026

    Senior clinical data manager Shasidar Reddy Abbidi shares how to reduce data friction with targeted automation, early standards adoption, and clearer workflows that move data to decisions faster.

  2. When One Trial Leads To Rethinking Them All 7/22/2026

    A chance observation during the COVID-19 pandemic led physician-scientist Dan Nicolau to question one of clinical research's oldest assumptions. I spoke with Nicolau about the trial that changed his perspective and why he believes continuous trial analytics could reshape the future of clinical development.

  3. What Pistoia Alliance's AI Poll Reveals About Industry Readiness And Regulatory Confidence 7/17/2026

    Pistoia Alliance President Becky Upton, Ph.D., reviews findings from a poll about AI use in clinical research conducted at Clinical Trials Technology Congress (CTTC) that revealed barriers to adoption, early ROI, emerging use cases, and the role of patient-generated data.

  4. Before AI Can Transform Clinical Trials, It Needs More Patient Data 7/7/2026

    King’s College London Professor Maddy Parsons says AI won't improve clinical trials — unless researchers begin collecting richer biological data, embracing diversity, and treating every clinical trial as learning opportunity.

  5. CTTC Opens With A Reality Check On AI 7/7/2026

    I expected the Clinical Trials Technology Congress opening plenary to focus on AI's latest capabilities. Instead, speakers challenged attendees to think about the harder work that comes first: connecting data, redesigning workflows, and helping people embrace new ways of working. It was a refreshing reality check on what AI adoption really requires.

  6. i-Cubed Used End-To-End AI In A Proof-Of-Concept Trial. Here's What They Learned 7/2/2026

    Discover how well AI fared in document generation, patient engagement, data integration, and more in an end-to-end proof-of-concept study run by i-Cubed.

  7. Understanding And Preserving Data Flow Integrity In AI-Assisted Clinical Trials 6/26/2026

    Learn from ex-FDA and ELIQUENT consultant Dawn Wydner, Ph.D.., how treating data integrity as an end-to-end clinical information flow issue, rather than a database-only concern, is essential to managing AI-related risk.

  8. Where Are We With Clinical Trial Tokenization? 6/19/2026

    In January 2024, I interviewed Tom Dougherty about a topic many clinical research professionals had heard mentioned but few could confidently explain: tokenization. I wanted to get caught up on any progress that has been made, so I completed this Q&A with Dougherty, who is Real-World Data Strategy Director, CMR - Clinical Data Science & Evidence at Novo Nordisk.

  9. The Compliance Problem With Excel Trackers And Other Computational Tools — And How AI Can Help 6/16/2026

    Everyday computational tools such as Excel are simple and easy to use, but they carry risk. Learn how these tools might not adhere to 21 CFR Part 11, and discover how AI can help keep them compliant.

  10. It's A Fact: Sharing Clinical Trial Results With Participants Builds Trust 5/14/2026

    CISCRP experts share results from their annual Perceptions & Insights Study showing that patients continue to place a high value on receiving both individual and overall study results.