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Apr2012

by Jae Chung
Drumroll please… Team goBalto is stoked to welcome our newest husky, Charley Bratton. It’s always exciting to see the team expand, particularly when the person comes with such depth of experience . Charley joins goBalto as, Director of Strategic Development. Charley was introduced to goBalto via Zach. In a previous life they worked together at DataLabs, where [...]
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Mar2012

by Jae Chung
Second time around.. This was the second year goBalto attended Partnerships in Clinical Trials. The event was held in sunny Orlando, Florida, and decided to walk the floor rather than have a booth. In 2012 it attracted a large group of clinical professionals and executives and as usual there were many great speakers with topics [...]
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Jan2012

by Jae Chung
Past Please meet Zach Hector! He joins Team goBalto as our Vice President of Sales and Business Development. He joins our growing team to meet the demands of our forward thinking clients. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Washington on a full football scholarship. Zach has spent [...]
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Jan2012

by Jae Chung
First off. Happy New Year! Second, I wanted to share some news for all you folks who follow goBalto’s comings and goings. We’ve successfully completed our FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance audit for Tracker! Why is this important? Clinical trial sponsors and sites that run clinical trials must adhere to strict FDA rules and [...]
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Dec2011

by Jae Chung
goBalto takes London Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at one of Informa’s latest conferences in London, England: Site Feasibility and Study Start Up. For me, the first milestone was when I boarded my first flight to Heathrow. Even with 80+ mph winds at our rear and a 3 hour shorter flight than [...]
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Oct2011

by Todd Tullis
Last week’s MAGI Clinical Research Conference was attended by a fervent group of clinical research partners representing research sites, CROs, sponsors, and vendors (I’d estimate the proportion of attendees in each category as 50%, 20%, 20%, and 10% respectively). In each of the sessions I attended, an honest discussion and dialogue took place between these parties [...]
Introduction I have been a PI for 17 years having conducted pharmaceutical and device studies for both established and startup sponsors and CROs. As a practicing obstetrician/gynecologist, participating in clinical trials has given me the opportunity to offer cutting edge treatments to my patients and has kept me current with trends in my specialty. Most [...]
Dan Manak – Director of Business Development at goBalto – attended DIA solo this year. Here’s his summary of what he saw and experienced there as an attendee and speaker. DIA 2011 – Recap from the Front Lines DIA 2011 was my seventh trip to the annual event and this year came with two personal [...]
Conference Corner: How to Get the Most from Clinical Research Conferences Networking, Finding the Right People. In our last issue on networking, Norm discussed how to start networking. In this post, he explores where to find the people you want to meet. There is nothing more frustrating than attending a meeting with thousands of people [...]
Networking, Start. In the last issue, we discussed deciding what you want to accomplish. In this issue, we’ll discuss how to start networking. World-class athletes don’t just walk from the street to the field and start playing at a world-class level. Some mental preparation is good idea…and don’t forget the uniform. Start networking with the [...]