Acurian Inc., a provider of patient recruitment solutions, has released version 4.0 of Recruitment Manager, its fully hosted, web-based software platform that offers clinical trial managers real-time patient recruitment and enrollment metrics to better manage recruitment campaigns and investigator sites. The latest version of the platform, which runs off a standard web browser and requires no software client installations, includes enhanced graphing of data and predictive modeling to help customers understand how specific recruitment campaigns will deliver patient randomizations over time. Read the press release.
Phase Forward announced that clinical research organization SGS Life Science Services has successfully developed multiple Phase I trials across various therapeutic areas using Phase Forward’s Central Designer tool. The Central Designer technology provides one central and independent environment for building studies, where all teams work within a centralized system and one that allows for reuse of study components. These Phase I trials were highly complex, involving more than 1,500 forms in aggregate, and the teamwork between the two organizations significantly improved the efficiency of the study builds. Read the press release.
CRF Inc., a provider of electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) and wireless data collection solutions for the life sciences industry, announced that its board of directors has appointed Rachael King to serve as the company’s CEO, effective immediately. Formerly CRF’s VP of European and Asian operations, King has been instrumental in developing and growing new markets for the company. She has also been the chairperson of the company’s influential Clinical Advisory Board. Read the press release.