Tracking Clinical Samples And Trials With Distributed Ledger
A system and method for tracking clinical samples and clinical trials. The system includes a distributed ledger for enforcing one or more smart contracts, a plurality of entities joined to the distributed ledger, a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of entities, and a management application. The plurality of entities include a trial sponsor entity, a trial site entity, a laboratory entity, and a research organization entity. Each entity of the plurality of entities comprises a corresponding enterprise system. The plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of entities. A corresponding node of the plurality of nodes communicates with the corresponding enterprise system of the plurality of entities using an applications programming interface (API) to communicate with the distributed ledger. The plurality of entities communicate using the API to engage in one or more smart contracts managed by the distributed ledger and related to the clinical samples and the clinical trials. The digital sample manager application provides a trusted user interface into the status of the one or more smart contracts.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A system for tracking clinical samples and clinical trials, the system comprising:
a distributed ledger for enforcing one or more smart contracts; a plurality of entities joined to the distributed ledger, the plurality of entities comprising
a trial sponsor entity,a trial site entity,a laboratory entity, anda research organization entity;
a plurality of enterprise systems, wherein each entity of the plurality of entities comprises a corresponding enterprise system of the plurality of enterprise systems; a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of entities, wherein a corresponding node of the plurality of nodes communicates with the corresponding enterprise system of the plurality of entities using an applications programming interface (API) to communicate with the distributed ledger; and a management application, wherein the plurality of entities communicate using the API to engage in one or more smart contracts managed by the distributed ledger and related to the clinical samples and the clinical trials, and wherein the management application provides a trusted user interface into the status of the one or more smart contracts.
Claim CLM-00011. 11. A method for tracking clinical samples and clinical trials, the method comprising:
providing a distributed ledger for enforcing one or more smart contracts; joining a plurality of entities to the distributed ledger, the plurality of entities comprising a trial sponsor entity, a trial site entity, a laboratory entity, and a research organization entity; communicating between the plurality of entities and the distributed ledger using an application programming interface; engaging at least two of the plurality of entities in one or more smart contracts managed by the distributed ledger and related to the clinical samples and the clinical trials; and providing a trusted user interface into the status of the one or more smart contracts.
