The high cost of managing clinical trials
To improve the efficiency of clinical trials, life sciences companies need secure technology solutions that help them manage the flow of information at investigator sites around the world, many of which use such disparate data systems as EDC, IVR, Labs, and eDiaries.
These solutions must foster collaboration among remote clinical researchers and ease the exchange of data across technological boundaries. To manage these important and complex relationships, life sciences firms need solutions that are flexible yet secure, so that intellectual property is available to just the right people.
Microsoft has partnered with industry-leading solution providers to make it easy for life sciences firms to collect, manage and share the right information with the right people.
Unfortunately, existing technologies use widely divergent data standards, hampering integration and putting crucial information beyond easy reach. Clinical site managers waste valuable time converting critical data files into usable formats -- a cumbersome step that opens the door to human error. Real-time collaboration among global partners is impossible.
Because information from investigative sites is poorly aggregated, study managers can't get a complete, up-to-date report on an entire trial. This means managers lack the information they need to make their best decisions about whether to continue or halt a trial or possibly modify its protocol.
Without a standard technology platform, clinical trial information is fractured and hard to access. Productivity slows -- increasing the cost of bringing new drugs to market.
Agility is key
Life sciences companies need secure intuitive technologies that seamlessly aggregate data from many sources into a common, accessible format. These solutions should get the right information to the right people -- exactly when they need it. They should be flexible, familiar, and easy-to-use, so clinical collaborators anywhere in the world can manage and share information in real-time -- whenever they need to, wherever they are.
Microsoft and partner solutions
Microsoft has partnered with industry-leading solution providers to make it easy for life sciences firms to collect, manage, and share the right information with the right people. Systems built on the Microsoft® platform address the challenges posed by disparate data formats and standards, helping to deliver key information in an accessible, user-friendly way. These new solutions are intuitive, building on familiar Microsoft Office applications to enhance collaboration and help secure your IT environment.
For example, one of our partners automates clinical trial protocol documentation, reducing the time and resources needed to maintain regulatory compliance. Global teams update documents using a shared workspace that fosters real-time collaboration.
Based on the Microsoft platform, vendors are creating products that can track all clinical trial activity, giving a complete up-to-the-moment scorecard on the early data collected in a trial -- and providing the ability to drill down into the details of any trial. Study managers can access the right information to help them make the best decisions.
Faster time-to-market
Microsoft technology helps make it easy for global clinical collaborators to find, aggregate, and share the right information -- precisely when they need it. These solutions facilitate the seamless transfer of information from a variety of formats to one that is familiar and easy-to-understand. Clinical site managers are freed from burdensome data-crunching chores, reducing the cost of data entry and the risk of human error.
Our technology fosters secure, real-time communication among global investigators, providing them with a shared workspace where they can safely exchange information. It gives study managers all the information they need to make their best decisions about continuing or halting a clinical trial, or possibly adding a protocol amendment for a specific trial.
Our partner solutions can help improve productivity, promote collaboration, and sharpen decision making. Microsoft technology can help speed drugs to market -- benefiting your business and worldwide health.
Accelerate results
Improve data quality because there is less room for human error.
Integrate and aggregate data from disparate sources in a common, easy-to-understand format.
Help secure and facilitate real-time collaboration among global teams.
Increase visibility of clinical trial results to make the best decisions.
Optimize investment in drug development and control costs.
Help speed drugs to market, improving company performance and public health.
Focused on efficiency
Solutions built on the Microsoft platform can help provide secure access to data across the product life cycle -- from early-stage discovery, clinical trials, and FDA submission to manufacturing and sales. With these easy-to-use solutions, users can efficiently collect, share, and store information from disparate sources in an accessible, intuitive format. By aggregating information from clinical sites to bring the entire trial into view, our collaborative solutions can improve decision making -- and help get drugs to market faster.
