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Press Releases

Phastar Scoops Multiple Finalist Positions in 2025 Scrip Awards

Phastar Scoops Multiple Finalist Positions in 2025 Scrip Awards

October 1st, 2025 3 minute read

Phastar, a global specialist biometrics & data science Contract Research Organization (CRO), has been named as fi...

Phastar Appoints Industry Veteran Billy Amzal as Head of Strategic Consulting

Phastar Appoints Industry Veteran Billy Amzal as Head of Strategic Consulting

June 24th, 2025 2 minute read

London, UK, and Durham (NC), US – June 24th, 2025: Phastar, a global specialist biometrics & data science Contrac...

Phastar Secures Finalist Spot at 2025 Citeline Awards 

Phastar Secures Finalist Spot at 2025 Citeline Awards 

April 10th, 2025 3 minute read

London, UK, and Durham (NC), US – April 10th, 2025: Phastar, a global specialist biometrics & data science Contra...

Events

Meet Phastar at PHUSE US Connect 2026

Meet Phastar at PHUSE US Connect 2026

November 17th, 2025 1 minute read

Phastar is delighted to be exhibiting at PHUSE US Connect in Austin Texas, from 22nd – 26th March 2026.

Meet Phastar at PHUSE APAC Connect 2026

Meet Phastar at PHUSE APAC Connect 2026

November 17th, 2025 1 minute read

Phastar is delighted to be exhibiting at PHUSE APAC Connect in Hyderabad, India from 19th – 21st February 2026.

Meet Phastar at PSI 2026

Meet Phastar at PSI 2026

November 17th, 2025 1 minute read

Phastar is delighted to be exhibiting at PSI in Belfast from 15th – 17th June 2026. Visit the Phastar team at B...

Webinars

Regulatory-Grade Use of External Data: Bayesian Borrowing, Hybrid Trials and External Controls 

Regulatory-Grade Use of External Data: Bayesian Borrowing, Hybrid Trials and External Controls 

November 20th, 2025 1 minute read

Use of external data to augment clinical trials has been increasingly evaluated and is transforming drug development ...

SDTM Workflow Transformation: Faster, Easier and More Reliable

SDTM Workflow Transformation: Faster, Easier and More Reliable

November 14th, 2025 1 minute read

The demand for rapid, cost-effective, and standards-compliant SDTM delivery continues to increase across the biotech ...

Early Phase Clinical Trials: Key Considerations for Drug Development Pipelines

Early Phase Clinical Trials: Key Considerations for Drug Development Pipelines

October 30th, 2025 1 minute read

The early stages of clinical development are critical, decisions made here can determine the efficiency, cost, and ul...

Case Studies

Efficient Project Management for a Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Study 

Efficient Project Management for a Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Study 

January 6th, 2026 1 minute read

Phastar partnered with a biotechnology sponsor to manage statistical and data management activities for a late-stage ...

Turning Legacy Complexity into Submission-Ready Confidence

Turning Legacy Complexity into Submission-Ready Confidence

November 24th, 2025 1 minute read

Discover how Phastar converted 16 legacy studies into SDTM and delivered a robust Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS) ...

Delivering a Complex Integrated Summary of Effectiveness: Efficient Pooling and Advanced Analysis Across Four Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Studies 

Delivering a Complex Integrated Summary of Effectiveness: Efficient Pooling and Advanced Analysis Across Four Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Studies 

November 17th, 2025 1 minute read

A sponsor needed to pool data from four MS spasticity studies—one still ongoing with another vendor—while adapting mi...

Articles & Interviews

Trendspotting for 2026: Embracing AI, DEI Changes and Restrategizing Research Sites

Trendspotting for 2026: Embracing AI, DEI Changes and Restrategizing Research Sites

January 7th, 2026 1 minute read

As artificial intelligence reshapes clinical development, sponsors are rethinking what they need from their CRO partn...

Market and Policy Forces Shaping the Industry in 2026

Market and Policy Forces Shaping the Industry in 2026

January 6th, 2026 1 minute read

As pharma looks ahead to 2026, greater regulatory and geopolitical clarity is expected to unlock delayed investment d...

Exploring the Use of Patient Reported Outcomes for Primary Endpoints

Exploring the Use of Patient Reported Outcomes for Primary Endpoints

December 23rd, 2025 1 minute read

As patient-centerd research continues to shape clinical trial design, electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) ar...

Blogs

Meet the Team : Akane Sakamoto, Statistician

Meet the Team : Akane Sakamoto, Statistician

January 9th, 2026 4 minute read

In our “Meet the Team” series, we highlight the talented individuals who drive Phastar’s success. Each te...

Why SDTM Standards Matter for Sponsors: Laying the Foundation for Regulatory Success 

Why SDTM Standards Matter for Sponsors: Laying the Foundation for Regulatory Success 

January 5th, 2026 3 minute read

Introduction  In today’s data-driven clinical research environment, regulatory authorities expect structured, traceab...

Designing Early-Phase Clinical Trials: Where to Begin and What to Consider 

Designing Early-Phase Clinical Trials: Where to Begin and What to Consider 

December 16th, 2025 4 minute read

Designing an early-phase clinical trial is one of the most important, and most complex, steps in drug development. Th...

Publications

Leveraging Real-World Data for in-silico Trials: Enhancing Clinical Development and Regulatory Confidence

Leveraging Real-World Data for in-silico Trials: Enhancing Clinical Development and Regulatory Confidence

December 3rd, 2025 1 minute read

As the pharmaceutical landscape evolves, traditional clinical trial designs are increasingly complemented by innovati...

Advancing Clinical Trial Design with Bayesian Statistics and Prior Elicitation

Advancing Clinical Trial Design with Bayesian Statistics and Prior Elicitation

April 1st, 2025 1 minute read

Discover how Bayesian statistics can enhance clinical trial efficiency and improve decision-making. Our latest white ...

Unlock the Power of Real-World Evidence in Clinical Research

Unlock the Power of Real-World Evidence in Clinical Research

February 25th, 2025 1 minute read

Discover how Real-World Evidence (RWE) is revolutionizing drug development and clinical decision-making in our latest...

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