Aggie’s Insights
We’re on a mission to learn everything there is to know about clinical research and clinical trial management. We’re sharing those insights with you. A little research, a lot of interviews, some great customer stories, and even more.
5 Steps to Building a Shared Responsibility Model for eTMF
Managing the trial master file (TMF) for a clinical trial is a lot of work. Often, sponsors will delegate TMF management to a contract research organization (CRO). But the truth is, the sponsor can never completely outsource the TMF - ultimately, it is the Sponsor who...
How We Did It: Giving Agatha Apps a Modern User Interface
When you are redesigning an application interface, there are many things you need to think about. It was the same for Agatha’s application interface redesign. In this edition of How We Did It - we’ll take you through the thinking behind the new, modern UI for Agatha...
Mablink Integrates Its ERP with Agatha
One of the things we like at Agatha is to see how our customers are using our applications in new and unique ways. Yes, we have applications specifically for SOP management, managing the trial master file, and remote monitoring, but some customers also take advantage...
Agatha CEO Talks About Japan’s SaaS Startup Success
Agatha’s CEO, Chiemi Kamakura, joined the Disrupting Japan podcast to talk about Japan’s SaaS startup industry, her company’s success, the role of female founders, and much more. Here’s what they talked about: The real reason Japanese hospitals can’t get away from...
The Transformative Impact of the Humble SOP
Whenever anyone starts a discussion of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), I immediately hear the “wah-wah” voice of a parent in a Charlie Brown cartoon. And like Charlie Brown and the gang, I immediately tune out and start thinking about my plans for the weekend....
ClinOps Software – Where Should You Invest Next?
CliniOps leaders: Here is the question I want to focus on today. What is the next most important clinops software application you need to incorporate into your business? It is an important question because the right investment might allow you to overcome a critical...
A CTMS-Lite for Small to Mid-Sized ClinOps Teams
There is a clear pattern in every software category: the emergence of a standard set of capabilities that comprise the very definition of the category. For example, at one point (a long, long time ago now), we all came to understand exactly what a spreadsheet...
Improve CRO and Sponsor Collaboration with a Shared eTMF
Traditional thinking says that an electronic trial master file application (eTMF) is simply a repository for storing documents related to a clinical study. But today, that’s only partly correct. A modern eTMF application provides so much more to the clinical...
TMF Management: The Project Plan to Bring the TMF In-House
We’re continuing our discussion on how sponsors can successfully bring management of the trial master file (TMF) in-house. This discussion is part of a seven-part podcast series that Ken Lownie, Agatha’s head of North American Operations did with Janine Penman,...