IRB holiday schedule 2015

Pearl IRB has a Full Board meeting scheduled for December 16. There will be no meetings on December 23 or 30. The regularly scheduled Full Board meetings will resume on January 6, 2016. If you have an urgent IRB concern, please contact us at least two weeks in...

5 fantastic years of business for Pearl Pathways

Pearl Pathways is celebrating 5 years of being in business. We are excited to celebrate these fantastic years and want you to join us! Appetizers and refreshments will be served throughout the evening. When: August 6th, 2015 Time: 4:30pm-7:00pm Where: 29 E McCarty...

Pearl Pathways hires Patti Hunker

Pearl Pathways is excited to add Patti Hunker to their team as the senior leader in clinical research and management of foundation as Clinical Research Advisor. Hunker has over 10 years of clinical research experience in both drug and device trials. Previously, she...

New smartphone apps helping patients participate in clinical trials

In March, Apple Inc. introduced ResearchKit, a platform where its users can track personal health data and participate in health studies using their smartphone. Some of the apps include mPower used for Parkinson’s disease, My Heart Counts for cardiovascular disease,...

Projected CRO Growth in Latin America Due to Lower-Cost Market

A recent study by Frost & Sullivan shows that the clinical research market for contract research organizations (CROs) in Latin America are projected to grow at a rate of 7.1% for the next four years, as it predicts that the larger CROs will take the greatest...