clinical trials

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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about clinical trials focus on how artificial intelligence and cloud computing are transforming pharmaceutical research and drug development. Topics include AI-driven site selection, patient recruitment, and regulatory submissions, as well as Microsoft's Pegasus Program supporting startups like InSilicoTrials. Other threads cover human trials for Ebola vaccines, a nasal spray vaccine candidate, and a radio-wave therapy for high blood pressure. Telemedicine applications using Kinect for Windows for remote monitoring of Parkinson's patients are also explored. These conversations highlight the intersection of technology and clinical research, emphasizing efficiency, innovation, and real-world impact.
  1. ICON and Microsoft: Orbis Agentic AI Platform to Speed Governed Clinical Trials

    ICON’s June 22, 2026 decision to name Microsoft as a preferred technology partner gives the Dublin-based clinical research organization a Microsoft-backed foundation for scaling Orbis, its governed agentic AI platform, across clinical trial design, operations, documentation, monitoring, and...
  2. ICON Selects Microsoft for Orbis AI: Fabric, Azure and Copilot for Clinical Trials

    ICON plc announced on June 22, 2026, in Dublin that it has selected Microsoft as a preferred technology partner for a three-year digital innovation and AI investment plan spanning Microsoft 365 Copilot, Fabric, Azure data services, and clinical-trial AI infrastructure. The deal matters less as...
  3. AI in Pharma Trials: Cutting Time in Site Selection Recruitment and Submissions

    Pharmaceutical companies are reporting that artificial intelligence is already cutting measurable time from clinical trials and the heavy paperwork that surrounds regulatory submissions — not by inventing new drugs overnight, but by streamlining the “messy middle” of development: site selection...
  4. AI Revolution in Biomedicine: Transforming Drug Discovery, Disease Understanding, and Personalized Care

    The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical research is ushering in a profound transformation—one that not only speeds up the discovery of new treatments but also redefines the scientific process, the structure of clinical trials, and the very nature of how we view...
  5. InSilicoTrials Joins Microsoft Pegasus Program to Revolutionize Drug Development with AI and Cloud Tech

    InSilicoTrials, a pioneering health tech company specializing in AI-driven simulation technology, has reached a significant milestone with its recent acceptance into the exclusive Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. This invitation-only initiative marks a crucial step not only for...
  6. Revolutionizing Cancer Care with Microsoft's Multi-Agent AI Orchestration

    In the rapidly shifting landscape of oncological care, clinicians, researchers, and technologists are grappling with a daunting reality: every year, roughly 20 million people receive a cancer diagnosis worldwide. Each patient, distinct in biology and medical history, triggers a cascade of...
  7. NEWS Ebola vaccine 'promising' say scientists after human trial

    The first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola suggests that it is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus. Twenty volunteers were immunised in the United States. Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) described the results as "promising". The...
  8. NEWS First nasal spray Ebola vaccine found to 'offer long-term protection against deadly virus'

    Scientists at the University of Texas are developing the breathable vaccine It has been shown to protect monkeys against the deadly virus Next step is to test vaccine on humans in phase one clinical trials Researchers said respiratory vaccine could overcome logistical problems of storing...
  9. "Kinecting” to telemedicine

    Today's inspirational project provides a continuing view of how the Kinect is just so much more than a gaining device... Link Removed A solution from the videogame world—Kinect for Windows—could become a revolutionary new way for patients with Parkinson's disease to do rehab at home, and for...
  10. Doctors zap high blood pressures with radio waves

    Procedure could be permanent cure ! A radical therapy that zaps the kidneys with radio waves could provide a permanent cure for high blood pressure, research shows. The procedure may be available on the NHS as early as next year after trials showed it produced dramatic improvements in the...
  11. Spider venom better than Viagra?

    Most of us get a little excited when we see a big spider, but for the unfortunate few who fall victim to the bite of the daunting Brazilian wandering spider, that “excitement” takes on a whole new meaning: The venom of the wandering spider -- also known as the banana spider (or more formally...