clinical research industry

CRIO Company News July 19, 2023 3 Minute Read

CRIO Announces Partnership with Pluto Health to Expand and Accelerate Clinical Trial Access

Innovative solution benefits patients with access to clinical trials as a treatment option, ongoing personalized health insights, and ultimately speeding new treatments to market  BOSTON, MA, July 19, 2023 – CRIO, a Boston-based healthcare technology company, in partnership with Pluto Health, a Durham, NC-based smart care coordination service company, announces the development of a scalable...

Running a Study

7 Minute Read - April 4, 2023

How eSource Replaces the EDC

Why use EDC if eSource has the endpoint data? In the CRIO article, Automate the protocol with eSource, we described how CRIO eSource automates the protocol, building compliance at the point of capture. CRIO is often asked if we can send the data to the EDC. The answer is yes, if the EDC system’s API...

Recruitment & Diversity

2 Minute Read - February 13, 2023

CRIO Sites Out-enroll Non-CRIO Sites by 39%

Enrollment is critical to a trial, and site performance is a major – if not the most important – driver of that. We’ve always known that our full stack system enables sites to increase efficiency and enhance data quality, but do sites who use CRIO actually enroll more? We now have data to prove that...

Recruitment & Diversity

4 Minute Read - February 7, 2023

Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials – 3 Steps for Sponsors

Overview This past April, the FDA released updated guidance to sponsors and pharmaceutical companies on increasing racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials to propel more inclusive research. Racial and ethnic minorities have historically been underrepresented in research,1 even within diseases where they make up the majority of those affected. The FDA also advises sponsors...

Running a Site

4 Minute Read - January 30, 2023

Entry of Pharmacy Chains Change the Landscape of Clinical Research

Entry of pharmacy chains into clinical research CVS Health CVS Health was the first of the major pharmacy chains to publicly enter the clinical research space when they launched CVS Health Clinical Trial Services in May 2021. They launched this new business arm initially to facilitate clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. While the...

Running a Site

4 Minute Read - January 29, 2023

Does your site network have the full tech stack?

Networks are brick and mortar businesses by definition, but their differentiation lies in their ability to incorporate and optimize technology in every step of the workflow. No single technology vendor will be able to service the full gamut of needs. Instead, leadership teams should select and configure optimal solutions for different stages of the value...

Running a Site January 28, 2023 2 Minute Read

What’s Driving Network Consolidation

There are plenty of instances where institutional capital goes into a sector, only to fizzle out. Why are we confident that the site network trend is real, and not hype? We’ve identified 4 main levers of revenue and profit growth for network consolidation. In order, from the “quick hit” to the heaviest lift: Business Development...

CRIO Company News

1 Minute Read - January 24, 2023

CRIO Bugathon – Building the Ultimate Platform

While bugs are as natural in coding as they are in nature, we don’t want them creeping into our code. At CRIO, we have established various processes and procedures to handle bugs. At the close of 2022, we hosted a Bugathon, part of our ongoing efforts to deliver best-in-class quality. The Bugathon was a two...

Running a Site

5 Minute Read - January 23, 2023

From standalone sites to large networks: The ongoing evolution of clinical research

In a 2019 CRIO eBook, “Scaling and Innovating: The Consolidation and Reinvention of Clinical Research Sites” we explored the emerging trend of clinical research site consolidation. Our predictions were prescient. Today, the number of institutional investors in the space has increased more than 7-fold since 2015, with no sign of abating. We at CRIO predict...

Running a Study

4 Minute Read - November 21, 2022

It’s not about DCT – Diversity Driven Clinical Trials are the Key

ASK ME ANYTHING WITH JONATHAN ANDRUS Jonathan Andrus, President & COO at CRIO, is an active thought-leader and presenter in the life sciences industry. He serves on the board and executive committee of the Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM) and is co-lead with the Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance (DTRA) workstream initiative. In this...

CRIO Company News

1 Minute Read - November 3, 2022

CRIO Welcomes Dr. Margaretta Nyilas to its Board of Directors

 BOSTON, MA – November 3, 2022 – CRIO, the industry’s leading eSource provider, announces the appointment of Dr. Margaretta Nyilas to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Dr. Nyilas is a biopharmaceutical executive with over twenty years of diverse global industry experience, formerly at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb and Click Therapeutics. She has a...

Running a Study

9 Minute Read - October 6, 2022

Leveraging eSource as a Study Manager for Remote Monitoring

Increased efficiencies Despite the myriad of additional issues caused by COVID, our study team’s efficiency dramatically increased with remote monitoring. I have long been a proponent of the potential of eSource and its advantages in clinical trials. From my experience as a CRA (Clinical Research Associate) I first wrote about eSource in November 2018, SOCRA...