Scaling Innovative Clinical Trial Approaches: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities
The FDA’s Center for Clinical Trial Innovation (C3TI), together with the Duke‑Margolis Institute, convened a hybrid workshop to assess progress in clinical‑trial innovation. The event showcased the C3TI Demonstration Program, which is funded by a $5.19 million FDA/HHS award, and examined lessons learned, benefits, and ongoing challenges of novel trial designs. Participants discussed how to translate policy guidance into practical implementation and broader adoption across the industry. The dialogue underscored the potential to accelerate drug development while maintaining safety standards.
Session 3.1 - RISE Together: Data Sharing Across the Rare Disease Ecosystem
The RISE Together Session 3.1 convened experts to explore data‑sharing strategies across the rare‑disease ecosystem, using amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as a pilot. Panelists Colin Hovinga of the Critical Path Institute and Natanya Kerper of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation highlighted...
From Deployment to Oversight: Strengthening AI Risk Management and Patient Safety in Health Care
The webinar, hosted by Duke Health’s AI Evaluation and Governance Program and the Duke Merkelist Institute, examined how health systems can move from merely deploying clinical AI to establishing robust oversight that safeguards patient safety. Speakers highlighted that while AI...
Capital Impact Council: Advancing Private Investment That Improves Health Care & Health
The video introduces the Capital Impact Council (CIC), a Duke‑Margolis Institute initiative launched in 2024 to bring private‑capital investors together around a common goal: generate financial returns while demonstrably improving health‑care delivery, access, affordability and outcomes. Central to the council’s work...
Accelerating Accountable Care Through Rapid Learning
Accelerating accountable care through rapid learning was the focus of a recent webinar co‑hosted by West Health and Duke Margolis. Speakers highlighted the urgency created by shifting payment and delivery models and introduced the West Health Accelerator as a partnership that...