The role of standardisation in clinical trials with Chris Decker

To kick off season 3 of Clinical Data Talks, Sylvain Berthelot welcomes Chris Decker, President and CEO of Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). Together, they explore the critical role that data standards play in modern clinical research and why greater standardisation is essential to improving how clinical trial data is collected, structured, and shared.

Drawing on decades of experience in clinical technology and data solutions, Chris explains how CDISC standards have become a foundation for regulatory submissions and global data interoperability. He highlights what those standards enable to do, but also the work ahead of us to truly achieve the digital transformation the industry needs.

A key theme of the conversation is the growing importance of digitizing protocols and designing studies with standards in mind from the beginning. Chris shares how structured protocol models and machine-readable standards could transform study setup, reduce manual work, and enable greater automation across the clinical data lifecycle.

Tune in to discover how CDISC standards are shaping the future of clinical trials, why protocol digitization could be a turning point for the industry, and how better data foundations can unlock innovation in clinical research.

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