Clinical Guest Contributors

  1. Unlocking Gentler, Cost-Efficient TIL Therapy For Cold Tumors 7/20/2026

    CuraCell Head of Clinical Operations Torbjörn Ström discusses, in the context of CC-38 and CytoPLY-derived tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), the utility of named-patient experience, dosing and preconditioning, and T-cell therapy capabilities in cold solid tumors.

  2. 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.

  3. Early Patient Education And Community Outreach Are Advancing Representation In Clinical Trials 7/16/2026

    Merck Executive Director, Clinical Trial Patient Representation, Adrelia Allen argues that patient awareness, access, early information, and trust shape are the pillars of patient representation in clinical trials.

  4. The Promise Of Bispecifics In The Quest For Outpatient Immunotherapy 7/15/2026

    START San Antonio's Drew Rasco, MD, reflects on the evolution of immunotherapy and highlights how novel therapies such as bispecifics are both challenging and intriguing for principal investigators (PIs).

  5. 5 Informed Consent Fixes For Sponsors And Investigators 7/14/2026

    Informed consent has never been solely about documentation, but some sponsors has treated it as a checkbox exercise. Here, consultant Tasha Mohseni shares tips and fixs for how best to approach informed consent.

  6. Digital Twins Enhance Disease Progression Measurements In FSHD 7/14/2026

    Digital twins can transform trial design by making data more robust and alleviating patient burden. In this interview, Epicrispr CEO Amber Salzman, Ph.D., shares how the company's using it to reliably predict muscle volume change in their trial for a FSHD gene therapy. 

  7. Why Life Science Tech Pilots Fail After The Demo — And How To Avoid It 7/13/2026

    A working demo might look promising, but it doesn't tell you whether the tech can be shipped, integrated, validated, and accepted by regulator. Tech consultant Lukasz Lazewski explains how to look past the allure and evaluate its true functionality.

  8. Navigating The New EU Pharmaceutical Legislation: Key Implications For Pediatric Drug Development 7/13/2026

    UCB’s Senior Development Strategy Lead Pediatrics Martine Dehlinger-Kremer, Ph.D., discusses updates to the new EU Pharma legislation and how they impact pediatric drug development, including earlier pediatric investigational plans .

  9. Beyond The IND Clock: What Operation TrialBlazer Gets Right — And Where It Stalls (Part 1) 7/10/2026

    The FDA's Operation TrailBlazer includes a proposal to speed up IND review and approval. But will it work? Kimberly Chew and Odette Hauke identify where the initiative succeeds and where the structural gaps begin.

  10. Why The Governed Hybrid Site Model Is Strategically Superior — Part 3 7/10/2026

    In the third and final part of this series, Paradigm Clinical Research CEO Kurt Mussina, who's become an advocate for the governed hybrid platform, explains why he believes it's the best fit for sponsors.