Newsletter | September 10, 2026

09.10.26 -- AI, Trial Costs, And RTSM Are Reshaping Clinical Operations

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IRT & RTSM 2026 unites pharmaceutical sponsors and solution providers to tackle daily challenges as trials grow ever-more complex. This year's game-changer? A brand-new Clinical Supply Chain Track addressing forecasting, waste reduction, and smarter IRT-supply alignment. Explore AI implementation, adaptive trial design, and vendor oversight through practical case studies, peer-driven roundtables and dedicated programming for all experience levels. Join for 10% off with VIP discount code: IRTRTSM26CSL leave with breakthrough strategies to implement immediately.

EDITOR’S TAKE: THE TRIAL TECH TEST OPHTHALMOLOGY EXPOSES

Why Ophthalmology Trials Expose Clinical Tech Limits

An experienced ophthalmology coordinator explains how imaging integration, reading centers, and staffing gaps expose the limits of current trial technology.

AI, EVIDENCE, AND TRIAL ECONOMICS UNDER PRESSURE

AI, Affordability, And Evidence Are Reshaping Trials

Explore how drug pricing, affordability pressures, value-based evidence, global innovation, and AI regulation are reshaping clinical technology in 2026.

How Sites Can Recover Clinical Technology Costs From Sponsors

Learn how sites can position technology costs around workflow efficiency, compliance, and patient safety to secure sponsor reimbursement and reduce financial risk.

How RTSM Automates Adaptive Enrollment In Basket Trials

Adaptive basket trials need real-time enrollment data. See how RTSM automation helps teams close underperforming cohorts quickly and protect patients.

How Sword Built Clinical Evidence That Scales With Growth

Learn how Sword balanced resource constraints with rigorous clinical strategy to build evidence, earn trust, support reimbursement, and enable sustainable growth.

Why Unified Trial Data Collection Cannot Wait Any Longer

Disconnected data collection limits evidence generation. Learn how unified trial data and intelligent automation improve visibility, speed, and study execution.

TOOLS FOR ADAPTIVE, LOWER-BURDEN TRIAL OPERATIONS

Orchestrated eCOA Delivers Real-Time Oversight And Less Burden

RTSM For Smarter Randomization And Trial Supply Management

Why Trial Operations Platforms Are Becoming Essential

An Easy-To-Use Analytics Platform For Vendor Selection And Management