Participating in Clinical Trials: What is it like?
28
Jun
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Participating in Clinical Trials: What is it like?

What are Clinical Trials? Clinical trials are research studies designed to find new or improved ways to prevent, diagnose or treat a health condition or disease (or their symptoms). While some types of research studies can be done in a lab or using an animal model, the term “clinical trials”…
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Source Continues to Expand our Clinical Trial Services Portfolio
15
Mar
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Source Continues to Expand our Clinical Trial Services Portfolio

As a full-service Canadian contract research organization, Source has a wealth of experience supporting our clients along the research and development pathway: from the start of a product concept, to attaining a health claim on a marketed product! Our Regulatory Affairs Team has helped countless industry clients register Natural Health…
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Clinical Trials in a COVID Era
20
Feb
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Clinical Trials in a COVID Era

Conducting clinical research in the COVID-19 era certainly has its challenges! Changes in study site capacities unfortunately has the potential to impact study timelines and budgets.  We are pleased to have partnered with a new private medical clinic in Winnipeg which has hospital-grade ventilation and spacious rooms to ensure that…
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Clinical Trials: Optimizing Patient Recruitment
28
Nov
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Clinical Trials: Optimizing Patient Recruitment

A clinical trial cannot happen without the right willing participants –and recruiting the appropriate people to participate can be challenging! The integrity and validity of the study also relies on an adequate sample size. The enthusiasm for resourceful recruitment in a trial often burns up quickly with the realization that…
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Clinical Trials: A Foundation for Your New Product Claims
11
Mar
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Clinical Trials: A Foundation for Your New Product Claims

Clinical trials have become an important component of product development and marketing. Selecting the right partner to conduct the clinical trial is essential, as the results can give support to a claim that may be added to a product. Health Canada allows marketing of products added with claims based on the…
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New! EPISODE 2: Be Like Joe – Natural Health Products
07
Aug
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New! EPISODE 2: Be Like Joe – Natural Health Products

We are thrilled to share another installment of #BeLikeJoe. Here we focus on Natural Health Products and the process involved in bringing them into the Canadian market. NHP’s have many more restrictions, rules and regulations involved and can be extremely difficult to navigate the process on your own. Luckily, at…
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Source was in Chicago: Unwrapping Sweets & Snacks Expo
24
Apr
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Source was in Chicago: Unwrapping Sweets & Snacks Expo

Source was on the road again! Chicago, IL for National Confectioners Association Sweets & Snacks Expo May 22-24, 2018. Stuart Greenfield, Director of Business Development, attended the expo for the first time this year and was excited for what it had in store. Stuart attended with the goal of meeting…
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The Food Guide War
13
Apr
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The Food Guide War

Although it was developed over 75 years ago with the intention of Health and Nutrition, Canada’s food guide has been more shaped by politics than anything else. Now, Canada’s current government is set to release an updated Food guide within the coming year and they have committed that this guide…
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2018 Pantone Colour of the Year – Ultra Violet
20
Dec
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2018 Pantone Colour of the Year – Ultra Violet

Every year those in the design community collectively await the announcement of the next Colour of the Year. This year Pantone has gone quite bold with 2018 showcasing the dramatic and multi toned Ultra Violet. With our previous design article highlighting some upcoming design trends for the coming year,we have…
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