The progress of clinical trials and the major advances in the Pharma industry would be hard to achieve without volunteers who decide to take part in a number of medical studies. Yet, one of the most debated topics in this sphere is the one related to the clinical trials transparency. In other words, the question is whether or not there should be a much richer and informative scope of data revealed to the public in order to clarify and contribute...MORE >

Every company prepares a specific budget for a 12-month period. Such annual budget indicates different incomes and expenditures which are planned to be received and, respectively, spent throughout the upcoming year. Nevertheless, there is money which is still preserved by the end of the same year. Being too careful not to spend all of the resources in the first months, managers are faced with the problem of how to properly use the leftover amount at the end of the given...MORE >

Clinical trials are important for different guiding clinical practices, especially in terms of monitoring and evaluating the usefulness as well as the safety of medical products. Their successful management requires to be conducted through an effective, practical and consistent process. Due to a large number of dysfunctions in the tested systems related to the clinical sector, the project management needs to be optimized and improved. According to ACRESglobal, such malfunctions occur because of costly delays, ethical lapses, as well as...MORE >

The Better Industry Initiative(Bii), powered by Astra Nova Ltd. – a campaign that aims to provide all pharmaceutical professionals with as much free training resources as possible, improving their qualification and knowledge, therefore improving the pharmaceutical industry’s level has already picked up a lot of speed. Clinical Research professionals from all over the world have already registered for the Bii and took full advantage from all the free training resources it has to offer. A major part of the Better Industry...MORE >

Astra Nova Training aims to remain always prepared when it comes to practical and theoretical understanding of any and all compliance issues in the world of Clinical Research.  We are able to provide the industry with more knowledge and help professionals grasp a better understanding of hot topics in the industry right now and will continue to do so in the future. As an essential part of our Better Industry Initiative, we now offer a wide range of absolutely free webinars,...MORE >

It has already been that way, but more so as of recently, all involved in clinical trials in any way are subjected to inspections and audits by different regulatory bodies, anywhere in the world. Now the new clinical trials regulations coming in and with the enhancement of the standard requirements it is a sure indicator that inspections and audits will increase for anybody whose work is related to clinical trials. What are the best ways to deal with the boom of...MORE >

Bii takes the pharma industry understanding to a higher level with free webinar resources This year Astra Nova Training has achieved a great success launching its public campaign- the Better Industry Initiative (Bii). With the help of the International Network of experts now everybody can get industry related knowledge in the form of free training resources. In the beggining of this year there were around 10 online courses released and now more than 5000 users worldwide benefit from them. The Bii...MORE >

Many clinical research professionals become promoted or advance to the higher level supervisory positions after gaining additional qualifications and experience in clinical research. The Clinical Research Managers have a certain set of educational and qualification requirements they have to cover so they can get such positon in the first place and then have a successful career. But let’s first define what the Clinical Research Manager does. He leads programs to develop and trial new drugs. He is responsible for managing the clinical...MORE >

The answers from the successful webinar with one of Astra Nova’s experts On the 13th July 2014 Astra Nova Ltd., the UK-based company dedicated on providing pharma training globally, has organized a webinar for all people from the pharma and clinical research industry, so they can get familiar with the new EU Clinical Trial Regulation and the difference in comparison to the old EU Directive(2001/20/EC). With the help of Mr. Harris, an expert with more than 15 years of progressive experience...MORE >

Since 1996 ICH-GCP has proven to regulators considerable advances in technology. Monitoring and identifying risk has justified all efforts to accomplish safety and compliance of clinical trials, which makes it both beneficial- pharma industry and patients. Looking at the future of the clinical research world, TransCelerate Biopharma Inc., an independent non-profit organization focused on accelerating the development of new medicines and solving fundamental issues pharmaceutical companies face in bringing new therapeutics to market, believes that their Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) methodology...MORE >