Electronic Source (eSource) vs. Electronic Data Capture (EDC): What’s the Difference?
Electronic Source (eSource) and Electronic Data Capture (EDC) are increasingly popular technologies for collecting and managing clinical trial data. The two types of systems are less similar than their names suggest.
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Getting a new product to market is expensive. There are a variety of studies and research that point to a wide array of costs, but generally speaking, it costs nearly $3 billion dollars to bring a new drug to market. Yes, you read that correctly. Beyond this, the success rate of a new compound to...
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