The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD) has published the first eSource Annual Report, marking a pivotal year of progress in the mission to scale up EHR-to-EDC integration across global clinical trials.
Accelerating eSource in Clinical Trials – i~HD Releases First Annual Report from the eSource Scale-Up Task Force
Launched in early 2024, the eSource Scale-Up Task Force is a pre-competitive, hospital-and-sponsor-led initiative bringing together leading institutions and pharma companies to reduce site burden, increase data quality, and fast-track digital transformation in research. Founding and core members include AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Regeneron, Lilly, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Centre, Mayo Clinic, Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), and University Hospital Essen—with ongoing engagement from sponsors and hospital sites. Coming in September 2025: the launch of the eSource Technical Vendor Reference Group, a dedicated forum for middleware developers, EHR/EDC vendors, and integration platforms to align around HL7® FHIR®, interoperabilty models, and scalable architecture.
In just 12 months, the Task Force has delivered:
- Early adopters' Minimum Criteria for success specified for Healthcare Organisations, Middleware EHR2EDC Vendors, EDC Vendors and EHR vendors
- A comprehensive eSource Playbook and its first annex on integration models
- Three peer-reviewed research publications, with evidence from MSK, Mayo, CUH, MD Anderson, and City of Hope
- The launch of a standardised CRC Satisfaction Survey (KPI #7)
- Over a dozen high-impact conference presentations
- Formation of Site and Sponsor Reference Groups across Europe and the US
And we’re just getting started.
Coming in September 2025: the launch of the eSource Technical Vendor Reference Group, a dedicated forum for middleware developers, EHR/EDC vendors, and integration platforms to align around HL7® FHIR®, interoperability models, and scalable architecture.
This December 2025, join us in Ghent, Belgium, for the inaugural International eSource Conference (2 December), taking place on the day prior to the i~HD 10th Anniversary Annual Conference (3-4 December). While eSource has its own dedicated event, it will also feature prominently throughout the i~HD Annual Conference with an entire track focused on implementation, technical models, evidence, and scaling strategies—highlighting perspectives from hospitals, sponsors, and regulators.
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