Innovating Clinical Trials
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through concise, insightful segments. Join your hosts, Liam Eves and Ted Trafford, as they uncover the core issues in clinical research, reflect on the industry, and challenge conventional wisdom.
Ted Trafford - https://traffordresearch.com/
With 29 years of experience in clinical research, Ted leads Feasibility, Business Development, and Site Relationship teams as Director of Business Development at Probity Medical Research, a clinical trial site administrative support company with a consortium of 70 sites across four countries. As a writer, advisor and speaker, Ted contributes to thought leadership and strategic initiatives in the clinical trials industry, leveraging his extensive experience and creative approach to drive meaningful discussion and progress for Sponsors, CROs, Sites and Technology Vendors.
Liam Eves - https://www.theendpointpodcast.com/
Liam's held executive roles in SMOs and CROs, and led all major functions of trial delivery. His journey into the field began unexpectedly after an injury ended his career as a professional footballer. Over the years Liam has optimized trial delivery methods / systems for effective enrollment and trial delivery. Currently, he focuses on building and advising companies in the clinical trial space.
Innovating Clinical Trials
ICT Ep18: Advice for Startups in the Clinical Trial Space with Selin Kurnaz (Part 3 of 3)
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford are joined by Selin, CEO and founder of Massive Bio, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for startups in the clinical trial space. Selin shares her expertise on what it takes to succeed in this highly complex and regulated industry. We provide some valuable advice for startup CEOs, emphasizing the importance of understanding the true pain points within pharma, focusing on solving critical problems, and knowing who will pay for the solution. We also highlightsthe difficulties startups face, from long revenue cycles to navigating the unique challenges of working with pharmaceutical companies, and stresses the need for resilience and dedication to overcome these hurdles.