Month: June 2025

Records vs. Documentation in Clinical Trials: A Terminology Shift Under ICH E6(R3) In clinical research, precise terminology shapes compliance strategy. One of the most important shifts in the latest ICH E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline, finalized in January 2025, is the move from referring to “documents” to using the broader term “records.”As a result, […]

The hidden cost of poor research quality in clinical trials Not every drug will make it through development. Some will fail for scientific reasons—mechanisms that don’t work, safety issues, biological complexities we can’t always predict. But when a clinical trial failure from poor research occurs, it’s a different kind of loss. That’s not science failing. […]