Partnering & Outsourcing Editorial

  1. The Rise Of Specialist CROs In Clinical Outsourcing 10/30/2025

    Understand the trends behind the growing specialist CRO sector.

  2. We Need Communication Beyond The "Blah, Blah, Blah" 10/20/2025

    Miscommunication can derail clinical trials and lengthen study timelines. Discover how to improve communication among sponsors, CROs, and sites, and thus run more effective clinical trials.

  3. Inside A Micro-CRO's Evolution 10/17/2025

    A new generation of micro-CROs is emerging—lean, virtual, and built by experienced ClinOps leaders. Instead of owning infrastructure, they’re renting it, showing that credibility and connections can rival size in today’s contract research market.

  4. 100% U.S. Drug Tariffs: Implications For Pharma And Outsourcing 10/17/2025

    Research Manager Mathini Ilancheran explores the effects of U.S. drug tariffs on global supply chains, multinational pharma firms, and critical partners across drug development.

  5. How Skipping The CRO Helped RenovoRx Get Closer To Patients 9/24/2025

    RenovoRx Chief Clinical Officer Leesa Gentry explains why they decided to forgo a CRO partner.

  6. 3 Ways Biotechs Can Relieve The Burden Of Their First Clinical Trial 9/23/2025

    Discover how non-profit partnerships, adaptive trial design, and real-world evidence can all play a part in helping biotech's successfully launch their first-in-human trial.

  7. Running Global Clinical Trials? PolyPid Shares Operational And Regulatory Insights 8/11/2025

    PolyPid shares its clinical trial journey across the U.S., Europe, and Israel, highlighting operational complexities, regulatory navigation, and the adaptability required to execute large-scale, global studies. 

  8. Why CRO Site Network Strategies Confuse Me 8/6/2025

    As CROs evolve beyond traditional service roles, many are investing in proprietary or semi-integrated site networks to streamline trial delivery, improve patient access, and boost data consistency. This article explores how major players like ICON, Parexel, PPD, and Syneos Health are building or partnering with site networks—sometimes through direct ownership, sometimes through curated alliances.

  9. 4 Clear Trends In Outsourced Clinical Services 8/4/2025

    Discover the four dominant trends in outsourced clinical and eClinical services for 2025, with insights derived from an annual survey by L.E.K. Consulting.

  10. How An Australia-First Strategy Cut 63% From Our R&D Spend 7/10/2025

    Etira CEO Russell Hayward explains how conducting the company's early-stage trials in Australia has yielded big savings, shortened timelines, and produced FDA-ready data.