Featured Articles

  1. Trial Participant Tax Compliance Is A Serious Burden — Make It Ours 3/18/2026

    Learn how strategic payment structures can reduce tax exposure for participants, protect benefit eligibility, and simplify global operations.

  2. Bringing Local Payments To International Clinical Trials 3/18/2026

    Modernize clinical trials by replacing slow international wires with local digital payments. Reduce participant friction and ensure fair, instant reimbursements across the globe.

  3. We Made Five Predictions For Clinical Research Last Year. Here's What Happened 1/22/2026

    Review 2025’s gap between AI discovery and trial execution, highlighting legislative and FDA shifts to help sponsors operationalize participant experience for 2026.

  4. Paying Trial Participants With Prepaid Cards? You Need To Hear This 8/25/2025

    Examine the complexities of participant payments in clinical trials with a focus on prepaid cards and other payment methods.

  5. Stipends Create More Tax Burden — Here's A Better Option 7/22/2025

    Explore the tax reporting requirements, including the threshold for payments requiring a 1099 form rising from $600 to $2,000 in 2026.

  6. The Tax Reporting Threshold Just Went from $600 to $2K — What to Know 7/22/2025

    Explore the implications of the newly enacted "One Big Beautiful Bill" and how it will alleviate the administrative burdens faced by clinical research stakeholders and benefit low-income patients.

  7. Are You Paying Participants Enough? Your Top Questions Answered 6/24/2025

    Explore key themes surrounding payments to clinical research participants in depth, with a particular focus on the role of participant compensation and best practices in payment logistics.

  8. Clinical Trial Payments And Ethics: Your Top Questions Answered 5/22/2025

    Fair compensation in trials requires distinguishing reimbursement from stipends. Learn the ethical principles that ensure payments uphold participant respect and remove financial barriers.

  9. A 2025 Survey Report Uncovers The Top 5 Clinical Trial Cost Insights 4/22/2025

    In this 2025 survey of over 100 U.S. clinical trial participants and caregivers, we reveal that most individuals join trials seeking life-saving treatment, not financial gain.

  10. A Day In The Life Of A Clinical Research Site 4/22/2025

    Clinical research site coordinators are the unsung heroes of trial execution—managing complex protocols, supporting participants, and navigating fragmented systems, all while ensuring study integrity.