Clinical Trials Show the Blockchain Can Stop ‘Fraudulent’ Science
Two doctors have recently devised a concept that makes clinical trial documents immutable using blockchain technology. A universal method of keeping clinical research untampered is an issue within the medical field. Often these trials can be manipulated, and the resulting treatment and medication can be over-exaggerated. A Peer-Reviewed Clinical Trial....
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency responsible for approving and regulating medical products, announced today its intent to study blockchain tech. Revealed in press materials published by IBM Watson Health, the research initiative will find the FDA teaming with IBM to explore how data from electronic medical records, clinical trials and health data from wearable devices could be better shared and audited using a blockchain. Initial tests will focus on clinical trials and real-world evidence data related to oncological data, according to the statements.....
The firm seeks to use Triall's medical software to create immutable clinical trial records. On Thursday, Dutch blockchain startup Triall announced that it has partnered with American nonprofit medical center Mayo Clinic to optimize clinical trial design and the management of study data. Starting this September, Triall's eClinical platform will support a two-year multi-center pulmonary arterial hypertension clinical trial that includes 10 research sites and more than 500 patients across the United States. The software will support activities such as data capture, document management, study....
Blockchain technology can ensure the integrity of clinical trial data by making immutable records of trial protocols. Bitcoin was created with an intention of saving people’s lives from being ruined by the centralized monetary system and flawed policies framed by governments and central banks. When Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper on Bitcoin, no one imagined that it may literally save lives in the long run. As developers continue to unearth new applications of Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology, one of the major breakthroughs of its application is in the field of drug....
PRESS RELEASE. Pioneering clinical trials platform ClinTex is giving away $1 million USD worth CTi tokens through a unique staking program, which is running from April 1st to September 30th, 2021. London, United Kingdom – Following a successful launch in 2020 ClinTex has been developing CTi-OEM, a blockchain app focused on using data analytics to enhance operational efficiency in clinical trials. Due to the success of the CTi presale (in which the soft-cap target was achieved) and the swift development of the platform, ClinTex chose not to go ahead with the final stage of its IEO.....
Two banks in India have reportedly partnered on a series of blockchain trials aimed at testing the waters for potential new services. Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank are working on early concepts related to cross-border payments and transaction settlement, according to Indian news portal LiveMint. The news closely follows that of ICICI, another Indian banking institution, is working with Dubai-based Emirates NBD on similar initiatives. Combined, the two partnerships signal strong interest among India’s banking sector in applications that focus on the movement and settlement of funds.....