Big data innovation in the clinical trials industry has dropped in the last year

Research and innovation in big data in the clinical trial operations sector has declined in the last year.

The most recent figures show that the number of big data related patent applications in the industry stood at 18 in the three months ending June – down from 21 over the same period in 2021.

Figures for patent grants related to big data followed a similar pattern to filings – shrinking from 16 in the three months ending June 2021 to 2 in the same period in 2022.