State of Digital Clinical Trials Podcast

Feb 07 2024
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State of Digital Clinical Trials is a Veeva podcast hosted by Richard Young, Vice President of Strategy for Vault Clinical Data Management Suite at Veeva. Over the next few months, Richard will be speaking to a series of expert guests from across pharma, biotech, and CROs to discuss their experiences, challenges, and ideas for the future of digital clinical trials. Will new technology make clinical trials more patient- and site-centric?

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Does Patient Choice Equal Site Headaches?

Feb 07 2024 36 mins  
The first episode of Season 2 is now out! This week, Richard Young speaks to Helen Shaw, co-founder and director of clinical operations at VCTC (a virtual site) and Marie-Claire Flavin, who joined Veeva after many years conducting clinical research for the NHS. Digital trials sometimes have a seesaw effect on different users: more flexibility for patients can mean a heavier admin b

Sites Are Voicing Their Concerns, But Are We Listening?

Jan 31 2024 36 mins  
In this week’s episode, Richard Young speaks to Vivienne van de Walle, medical director and founder of PT&R (an independent research site in the Netherlands), and Bree Burks, who joined @Veeva from a clinical research background where she supported nearly 1,000 trials across different roles. Sites have been voicing their concerns for years about how the industry runs clinical

Transforming Clinical Operations: What Comes Next?

Jan 16 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, Richard Young speaks with Bayer’s Head of Clinical Trial Management Services and Solutions, Emma Earl. With over 20 years of experience, Emma is perfectly positioned to comment on the rapid transformation in clinical operations and what changes are coming up on the horizon. Together they outline the major opportunities and the missing ingredients for delivering e

The State of Clinical Trials in the U.K. and Europe

Dec 13 2023 28 mins  
Host: Nicole Raleigh, Web Editor, Pharmaphorum Guest: Chris Moore, President, Veeva Europe We have a special episode for you this week! In a twist to our usual format, Nicole Raleigh of Pharmaphorum is in the host seat interviewing Veeva’s Chris Moore about his outlook on clinical trials in the U.K. and Europe. In a wide-ranging conversation, they cover the recent report from Lo

Clinical Data Innovation In A Non-EDC Centric World

Nov 01 2023 38 mins  
Host: Richard Young, Vice President of Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Patrick Nadolny, Global Head of Clinical Data Management, Sanofi This week, Richard Young speaks to Patrick Nadolny, global head of clinical data management, Sanofi. In recent years, there’s been an explosion of new data from non-EDC sources like ePRO, imaging, and telemedecine. But, what does that mean for

Takeaways from Veeva's R&D and Quality North America Summit

Oct 19 2023 23 mins  
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Jim Reilly, VP, Development Cloud Strategy, Veeva This week, Richard Young is joined by Jim Reilly, Veeva’s VP of Development Cloud Strategy. They discuss learnings from Veeva’s recent North American R&D and Quality Summit — including observations and trends from hundreds of biopharmas. Tune in to hear their takea

Debunking the Myths of AI

Sep 21 2023 35 mins  
Does ChatGPT understand clinical trials? This week, Richard Young speaks to Andy Cooper, CEO of CluePoints, about going beyond the buzzword and making AI a reality in clinical data management. They discuss how to approach these technologies today and how to identify the areas of clinical trials where AI will be the most useful. Andy also deep dives on the different types of machine

Why We Need to Expand Patient Choice in Clinical Trials

Apr 17 2023 33 mins  
This week, Richard Young speaks to Tim Davis, vice president of strategy for MyVeeva for Patients. In recent years, decentralized clinical trials, patient centricity, and site centricity have become buzzwords for sponsors and CROs. This episode covers how to cut through the hype and focus on ideas that would both impact patient lives and make things easier for sites. As Tim explain

How Can We Prepare for the Future of Clinical Trials?

Mar 23 2023 35 mins  
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Rhona O’Donnell, VP, Data Management Systems and Standards, Novo Nordisk This week, Richard Young is joined by Rhona O’Donnell, VP, Data Management Systems and Standards at Novo Nordisk. They discuss the evolution of the data management role, and how we can prepare for the future through collaboration and more effective

Are We Any Closer to Patient-Centric Trials?

Mar 01 2023 33 mins  
This week, Richard Young speaks to Alan Morgan, CEO Advisor of Excelya. In recent years, sponsors and CROs have invested heavily in “big data” tools for site selection and productivity. But, has that investment paid off? Richard and Alan discuss whether we’ve come any closer to truly patient-centric trials – and what we still have left to do. From partnering with patient ad