Unblinded: A Clinical Trial Podcast
Episodes
The Economics of Clinical Trial Outsourcing
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joel White, owner of Marketcap Consulting, together with Veeva’s Chris Kreitel, joins Manny to discuss why the next era of clinical trial outsourcin...
A People-Focused Approach to a Risk-Based Future in Clinical Trials
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Manny Vazquez is joined by Noeleen Turner, head of clinical data management at UCB, and Anna Hayes, senior director of clinical ...
ICH E6(R3): Shifting the Paradigm from Process to Purpose
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the monumental effort required to reshape global clinical trial standards. Manny and guests Lisbeth Bregn...
The Unstuck Industry: A New Equitable Model for Pharma
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Johnson, former head of R&D technology at Takeda, now consultant, shares his unique perspective on a topic that’s top-of-mind for many: ho...
Innovation from the Inside: How Sites Are Redefining Clinical Research
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Manny is joined by co-host Denali Rose and MSKCC’s Joe Lengfellner, to discuss the shifting focus from a one-size-fits-all approach to redefine site...
Patient vs. Process: Bridging the Gap for a Better Trial Experience
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Manny Vazquez as he sits down with Joyce Moore, leading voice in patient recruitment with over 25 years of experience in the industry, most ...
Biggest Risks (and Possible Rewards) of AI in Clinical Data
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we any closer to working out the human-machine relationship needed to embed AI in clinical development? To discuss this and all things automation,...
The State of Patient Engagement: From a Patient Advocate
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Manny Vazquez (our new host) interviews Trishna Bharadia, a patient engagement consultant and advocate. Since receiving a life-changing diagnosis 15 y...
Is a Heavy Tech Burden the Price of Progress for Sites?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Young passes the torch to Manny Vazquez, our new podcast host, and shares his reflections before turning off his mic for the final time. Later...
AI and Clinical Transformation: High-Value or Hype?
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Novo Nordisk’s Vice President for Clinical Data Operations and Insights Ibrahim Kamstrup-Akkaoui joins Richard this week for episode 4 of Season 3. ...
Does Data Science Require Data Perfection?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pfizer’s Vice President for Data Monitoring and Management Demetris Zambas joins Richard in the hot seat and shares his fascinating journey through ...
The Launch of Boehringer Ingelheim’s One Medicine Program
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Raleigh hosts this special episode on-site from Boehringer Ingelheim’s Human Pharmacology Center in Biberach, Germany. Andrea Kloeble and Dan...
Against All Odds: Finding a Treatment for SPG50
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can think of no better way to kick off Season 3. In a deeply personal and moving episode, two patient advocates share their stories of working tire...
Are We Too Risk Averse in Clinical Research?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard Young speaks to Ken Getz, executive director and research professor at Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Already w...
Putting Patient Data at the Heart of Your Strategy
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Richard Young speaks with Terttu Haring and Leonie Christianson from Syneos Health. Nowadays, clinical data managers have the tools t...
Does Patient Choice Equal Site Headaches?
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of Season 2 is now out! This week, Richard Young speaks to Helen Shaw, co-founder and director of clinical operations at VCTC (a vir...
Sites Are Voicing Their Concerns, But Are We Listening?
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Richard Young speaks to Vivienne van de Walle, medical director and founder of PT&R (an independent research site in the...
Transforming Clinical Operations: What Comes Next?
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Richard Young speaks with Bayer’s Head of Clinical Trial Management Services and Solutions, Emma Earl. With over 20 years of experi...
The State of Clinical Trials in the U.K. and Europe
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Nicole Raleigh, Web Editor, Pharmaphorum Guest: Chris Moore, President, Veeva Europe We have a special episode for you this week! In a twist t...
Clinical Data Innovation In A Non-EDC Centric World
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, Vice President of Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Patrick Nadolny, Global Head of Clinical Data Management, Sanofi This week,...
Takeaways from Veeva’s R&D and Quality North America Summit
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Jim Reilly, VP, Development Cloud Strategy, Veeva This week, Richard Young is joined by Jim...
Debunking the Myths of AI
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does ChatGPT understand clinical trials? This week, Richard Young speaks to Andy Cooper, CEO of CluePoints, about going beyond the buzzword and making...
Why We Need to Expand Patient Choice in Clinical Trials
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard Young speaks to Tim Davis, vice president of strategy for MyVeeva for Patients. In recent years, decentralized clinical trials, pat...
How Can We Prepare for the Future of Clinical Trials?
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Rhona O’Donnell, VP, Data Management Systems and Standards, Novo Nordisk This week, Richa...
Are We Any Closer to Patient-Centric Trials?
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard Young speaks to Alan Morgan, CEO Advisor of Excelya. In recent years, sponsors and CROs have invested heavily in “big data” too...
Is Data Management the “Glue” of Modern Clinical Trials?
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Luis E. Torres, Head of Clinical Programming FSPx, Labcorp This week, Richard Young speaks ...
Data Managers: Driving the Future of Clinical Research
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Mayank Anand, VP and Global Head of Data Strategy and Management, GSK In this week’s conv...
How Will RTSM Impact Clinical Data?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, VP, Strategy, Veeva Vault CDMS Guest: Natalie Townsend, VP, Strategy, Veeva RTSM This week, Richard Young speaks to Natalie Towns...
How Clean is Your Data?
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, Vice President, Vault CDMS Strategy, Veeva Guest: Trevor Griffiths, Senior Director, Clinical Data Management, Syneos Health Desc...
Will Traditional EDC Exist Ten Years From Now?
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, Vice President, Vault CDMS Strategy, Veeva Guest: Doug Bain, Chief Technology Officer, KCR Host Richard Young speaks to Doug Bain...
What should be in your digital trial toolkit
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Richard Young, Vice President, Vault CDMS Strategy, Veeva Systems Guest: Tanya du Plessis (Chief Data Strategist and Solutions Officer, Bioforum...
Life Sciences in Europe: Breaking Down the Barriers
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After more than two years apart, European life sciences came together in Zurich in June. There are big advances underway that will make clinical resea...