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ACRP 2026 Panelists Encourage Attendees to “Embrace the Now, Ignite What’s Next”

BlogApril 27, 2026

With due consideration to the late writer Maya Angelou’s paraphrased sentiment that “you can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been,” Signature Series panelists who gathered at ACRP 2026 in Orlando on Saturday (April 25) weighed in on the theme of “Embrace the Now, Ignite What’s Next” for the clinical research enterprise.

“What Got Us Here, Won’t Get Us There,” and Other Insights on the Clinical Research Workforce Shared at ACRP 2026

BlogApril 26, 2026

Advocating for awareness of clinical research, with all of its possible career options, in public and policy-making circles is an often quiet but mighty endeavor, but one lately being taken on at ever greater volume by a variety of cheerleaders. Some of the most vocal boosters are part of ACRP’s Partners Advancing the Clinical Research Workforce, a multi-stakeholder collaborative of industry leaders who are committed to building a diverse, research-ready workforce for the enterprise and who met to present updates on their initiatives during ACRP 2026 in Orlando.

Managing Financial Risk at the Site Level: Practical Strategies for Underfunded Studies

BlogApril 14, 2026

Many organizations face financial strain as they are asked to support investigator-initiated clinical trials with little or no budget or to absorb hidden costs arising in sponsor studies. Practical strategies are needed to identify and manage this risk at sites, using tools to evaluate feasibility, recover costs and make decisions at the portfolio level. This will enable continued innovation, while building mission-driven research efforts that are likely to gain funding in future.

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