news roundup

CRA Turnover Rates Reach New High

In 2018, CRA turnover rates in the U.S. reached a five-year high of nearly 30%, according to BDO’s 2019/2020 CRO Industry Global Compensation & Turnover Survey report. Meanwhile, compensation levels for the CRA and clinical monitoring roles have remained largely stagnant; salary increase budgets even started lagging behind general industry rates.

Veeva Vault Payments Now Available

Veeva Systems has introduced Veeva Vault Payments, add-on application for Veeva Vault CTMS manages the payment and reimbursement process to clinical research sites.

Phlexglobal Acquires Cunesoft

Phlexglobal, a provider of Trial Master File (TMF) software and services, has acquired Cunesoft (Munich, Germany), a regulatory data management software and services provider. Its Regulatory Information Management (RIM), Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) and Electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) will now be offered a full suite of products.

Articles

Can Recruitment and Retention Get Any Worse?

Author Ken Getz says the current recruitment and retention environment raises the imperative and necessity to pilot and implement new study conduct models including hybrid and virtual clinical trials and those that more effectively leverage healthcare providers in clinical care settings.

Updates on China’s Recent Regulatory Changes

Recently, the National People’s Congress of China approved further revision to China’s Drug Administration Law to rationalize the infrastructure of drug administration and consolidate the remarkable outcomes obtained in recent years in China.

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