Doug Bain, Chief Technology Officer at KCR I have followed with some interest a vendor developing a tool for ‘Digital Protocol Automation’ (DPA). Today, I would like to talk about what this might be, what value it might bring and where challenges might present themselves. To provide some context, I…

KCR Consulting: Dave Li, MD, PhD; Anna Baran, MD Introduction Clinical trials drive the translation of state-of-the art science to practice for patient care. In planning for a clinical study, a feasibility assessment (FA) is arguably the most important step toward a successful conclusion in a clinical development program. While…

Torsten Staller, KCR Director of Regulatory Affairs Industry meetings are always a good platform for thoughts exchange. …

Doug Bain, Chief Technology Officer at KCR For today, a quick discussion on how we might address the challenges of Clinical Trial Management using agile methods within a Decentralized Clinical Trial environment & platform. The Challenge Clinical trials are complex to manage. They often involve multiple distributed disconnected stakeholders that carry out…

Doug Bain, Chief Technology Officer at KCR Recently I posted an update proclaiming how ‘rude’ I am as a CTO. What I meant by that is, similar to the wider KCR CRO company, I hold a responsibility to provide transparent, honest advice — in my case as it relates to…

KCR has just renewed its ISO Certification to the 9001–2015 Standard. ISO 9001 is the most widely recognized Quality Management System Standard. More than 1 million companies are certified in over 170 countries. ISO 9001 helps ensure organizations meet customer and regulatory requirements with consistency and continual improvement. KCR has…

In addition to full-time professional opportunities, KCR offers a spectrum of work experiences for individuals at different places in their careers. One of these is our internship offering — a short-term placement for individuals still working towards a university degree who would like to experience the clinical research industry first-hand. …

Doug Bain, Chief Technology Officer at KCR Many of us that work in the field of clinical research wish to see improvements in how we carry out clinical trials and develop new and improved therapies. In order to make these improvements, we need to innovate. One of the major challenges…

Erin Philips will manage KCR’s clinical operations in US KCR has named Erin Philips the organization’s Head of Trial Execution Services, North America. As a trusted advisor and executive operations leader with over 20 years of experience at global CROs and life science organizations, Erin brings extensive management experience in…