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A clinical research protocol is one of the most vital components of any study.  It describes an overview of the research, including the main objectives, study design, and key considerations. It also ensures the safety of study participants and maintains the integrity of clinical data. The protocol document must be reviewed and approved before the […]

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is a set of criteria used to ensure quality assurance in non-clinical studies. GLP principles are concerned with the organisational processes by which studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, reported and archived. These guidelines are intended to support the integrity of safety testing data for products regulated by government agencies. GLP […]

Oncology is an area of medicine and clinical research that focuses on the study, treatment, prevention and management of cancer. Like other therapeutic areas of research, oncology treatments undergo testing in clinical trials. Clinical research in oncology has advanced the effectiveness and safety of cancer therapies, providing hope to millions of cancer patients worldwide.  Oncology […]

Scientists investigate thousands of new drug ideas each year. Whilst many of these ideas are taken through to clinical stages of development, not all drugs successfully make it to market.  There are 3 main stages of clinical trials: phases 1, 2 and 3. At the end of each phase, investigators and regulatory authorities evaluate whether […]

In this series, we will be speaking with Simbec-Orion staff and asking them about their day-to-day work, what it involves and how they see their role developing in the future. In our first post, we are meeting Dr Maria Kozlak, a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) at Simbec-Orion. We’ll take a look at a day in […]

Cancer research is one of the most commonly investigated areas of clinical study. Oncology research has accelerated the development of advanced chemotherapy drugs, which are now generally less toxic as a result. Conventional chemotherapy drugs once primarily used cytotoxic compounds to target cancerous cells, which would also damage surrounding cells as a result.  Now, with […]

Clinical research is a broad area of patient care that investigates diseases, diagnostic methods and treatments, and plays a crucial role in progressing medical solutions to improve global health. This helps develop medical knowledge of how to identify, prevent, treat and manage health conditions. The importance that clinical research has on the development of medical […]