A herculean national effort has seen 69% of paused studies due to COVID restarted under the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) Restart Framework.
Pharma companies face many challenges when involving patients in the design of clinical trials – but doing so can have huge benefits further down the line, improving the sustainability and
Previously viewed as a ‘nice to have’ for the pharma industry, virtual trials were already moving from a theoretical to a practical proposition before COVID-19 accelerated their transition.
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic tested the UK’s capacity and capability to rapidly deliver crucial clinical research at a time of immense pressure and stress on personnel and resou