The 20M unmet needs of clinical trials according to social media and Google

If you google unmet needs in clinical trials in clinical trials – you get 20M hits. If you google “unmet needs in clinical trials” (for an exact match on the phrase) – you get 8 hits. One of the hits is from ICON (the large Irish CRO) External Control Arms Can Increase Operational Efficiency Of […]

The last mile in clinical trials

First mover advantage for clinical trials Although the notion of same day delivery seems to be recent, in fact, competitive advantage always went to those who can move quicker. Even if they are not the first. With fast communications, there is now a relentless trend towards increasing speed. We witness this trend in almost every […]

HIPAA compliance for your clinical trials

The golden rules of HIPAA compliance for your clinical trials Flask Data provides a one-stop cloud subscription for EDC, data management and statistics. Welcome to the 21st Century – cloud, on-demand, use as much as you need and eliminate project management overheads and vendor lock-in. As Flask Data customers progress through their clinical trial journey to FDA clearance […]

Our culture – diverse, committed and engaged with customers

Courtesy of Yaron Koler. It’s not about the EDC system. It’s about our values. There are 2 reasons for this: The first reason, is that today, it’s almost impossible for a tech startup to design and perfectly execute implementation and delivery of a new EDC or decentralized clinical trials system which does not have a […]

The effectiveness of access controls in clinical data exchange

Sharepoint or not. Hint – not. Transferring a dump of clinical trial data?  It was recently suggested to us by a data manager, that he could share the clinical data using their Sharepoint server.   This is a very bad idea. It’s possible that the data manager’s IT manager has secured their Sharepoint server with best […]

A better tomorrow for clinical trials

A better tomorrow – Times of crisis usher in new mindsets By David Laxer. Spoken from the heart. In these trying days, as we adjust to new routines and discover new things about ourselves daily, we are also reminded that the human spirit is stronger than any pandemic and we have survived worse. And because we […]

Streaming clinical trials in a post-Corona future

Last week, I wrote about using automated detection and response technology to mitigate the next Corona pandemic. Today – we’ll take a closer look at how streaming data fits into virtual clinical trials. Streaming – not just for Netflix Streaming real-time data and automated digital monitoring is not a foreign idea to people quarantined at […]

So what’s wrong with 1990s EDC systems?

Make no doubt about it, the EDC systems of 2020 are using a 1990’s design. (OK – granted, there are some innovators out there like ClinPal with their patient-centric trial approach but the vast majority of today’s EDC systems, from Omnicomm to Oracle to Medidata to Medrio are using a 1990’s design. Even the West […]

10 ways to detect people who are a threat to your clinical trial

Flaskdata.io helps Life Science CxO teams outcompete using continuous data feeds from patients, devices and investigators mixed with a slice of patient compliance automation. One of the great things about working with Israeli medical device vendors is the level of innovation, drive and abundance of smart people. It’s why we get up in the morning. […]

Competitive buzzwords in EDC companies

We recently did a presentation to a person at one of the big 4 pharma.  His job title was Senior IT Project Manager Specialized in Health IT. I looked at the persons LinkedIn profile before the call and I noticed that the sentence is in past tense. Specialized in Health IT implying that he was […]