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Hosted by Brad Hightower · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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Note to File is a podcast for clinical research sites - interviews, best practices, and candid commentary from Brad Hightower, founder of Hightower Clinical and clinical research professional.
Brad Hightower hosts Note to File: A Clinical Research Podcast, a business show with 100 episodes published.
Clinical trials are supposed to be science… but are they really? In this episode of Note to File, Denali and Brad riff on everything from Veeva's EU R&D Summit in Denmark to patient recruitment reality vs. industry fanta
The retail pharmacy revolution in clinical trials didn't exactly go as advertised. So what actually happened inside Walgreens, and what does it mean for sites? In this episode of Note to File, Brad and Denali sit down wi
National Tourism Day, a mystery virus on a cruise ship, WHO launches a free clinical trials course, Congress wants to ban China data, and FDA is piloting AI-enabled early phase trials. Light vibes, heavy implications. In
Are we seriously still building source from scratch in 2025? In this episode of Note to File, Denali and Brad break down a new Tufts / CRIO paper on how sites actually prepare source and CRFs—and what the data really say
The FDA just announced a bold push for real‑time clinical trials (RTCT) — including proof‑of‑concept studies, a new pilot program, and an RFI on AI-enabled tech to speed up decision‑making. But from the site and operatio
Walgreens is (maybe) pulling back from clinical research. CVS already bailed. Walmart and Kroger dabbled and went quiet. So what happened to the big retail pharmacy clinical trials dream—and what does it say about the fu
Brad and Denali dive into the messy middle of clinical research tech – where sponsors, vendors, and sites all say they care about user experience and data quality, but nobody really owns the fallout. In this episode, we
Clinical research is out here discovering cutting‑edge therapies… and still arguing about paper vs. electronic systems. Make it make sense. In this episode of Note to File, Denali and Brad get real about why so many site
In this episode of Note to File, Brad and Denali dig into the messy realities of modern clinical research operations: The growing disconnect between cancer center administration and clinical operations How siloed academi
National Beer Day, World Health Day… and AI chatbots pre‑screening your patients? In this episode of Note to File, Brad and Denali go from French‑Canadian prog rock and sneaker culture to some very real questions about h
Are research sites doing everything twice for no good reason? In this Sticky Notes episode, Denali and Brad get real about eSource, EDC, and who should actually own site-facing tech. They move past the buzzwords and tack
Today on Note to File, we riff on everything from **Air Max Day** to the very real challenges facing clinical trial sites in 2026. We start light with sneaker talk and "national days," then dive into three meaty topics f
It's March 24th and we're back with another **Sticky Notes** edition of **Note to File: A Clinical Research Podcast**—where we mix serious industry topics with just the right amount of nonsense. In this episode, we cover
Ever feel like life – and clinical research – are both a little chaotic and unpredictable… kind of like March weather and tornado season in Oklahoma? In this **Sticky Notes** episode of **Note to File**, Brad and Denali
Are we turning "clinically proven" into just another marketing buzzword? In this Sticky Notes live episode, Denali and Brad dive into how the public encounters *clinical trials* not through journals or regulators, but th
From raccoons with thumbs to $3.5B drug factories, this Sticky Note goes from absurd to deadly serious pretty fast. In this episode, we dig into three big themes shaping the future of clinical research: 1. Lilly's $3.5B
In this episode of Sticky Notes, Brad and Denali debrief from the VIVE conference in LA, where they discovered just how little most health systems, CIOs, and IT vendors really understand about clinical research. From tra
In this episode of Note to File, Denali and Brad sit down with Dr. Brad Hall, founder of Senge, a boutique CRO focused on investigator-initiated trials (IITs) in eye care. They break down how independent clinicians can t
-Are CROs "necessary evil" partners or overhyped money machines — and what does ICON's 50% stock plunge really tell us about the state of clinical research? In this Sticky Notes episode of Note to File, we riff on everyt
Live from SCOPE in Orlando, we're talking honestly about the clinical research conference circuit—what works, what doesn't, and why it all feels a little… exhausting. In this episode of Note to File, we cover: -What it's
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Note to File: A Clinical Research Podcast is hosted by Brad Hightower. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 100 episodes.
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