Welcome to the first episode of our AI Innovators panel discussion, focusing on the transformative role of AI in clinical trials and eye care.
Moderated by Professional Co-Editor Rehan Ahmed, this special episode features an all-star lineup of industry leaders:
- Dr. Arshad Kanani, MD, MA, FASRS, Director of Clinical Research at Sierra Eye Associates
- Ben Toker, MBA, CEO and Co-founder at Amaros AI
- Ram Yalamanchili, Co-founder and CEO at Tilda Research
The panel dives deep into the biggest challenges currently facing clinical trials, including persistent staffing issues and the difficulty of patient recruitment. The speakers discuss how AI is uniquely positioned to address these bottlenecks, from augmenting site staff by handling administrative tasks like regulatory work, budgets and accounting, to revolutionizing patient recruitment through data mining of EHR and imaging to find suitable candidates and lower screen-fail rates.
Listen to their full discussion here for more insights on the role of AI in clinical trials:
Catch up on the whole AI Innovators series here

