Implantable medical devices: Preclinical testing in new product development – on the road to clinical reality - Volume 31, Issue

Implantable medical devices (IMDs) have restored viable and meaningful lives to millions of people who would have otherwise continued to be severely restricted or suffered early death due to their pathologies. Research and development of IMDs are…

HIV vaccine clinical trials: An overview - Volume 27, Issue

More than 30 years after the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus as the agent that causes AIDS, an effective vaccine against this deadly disease has yet to be developed. The pathway to the development of a vaccine has been riddled with…

Five questions for Ruggero Galici on nonclinical medical writing - Volume 32, Issue

Ruggero Galici is Senior Director of Nonclinical and Clinical Pharmacology Medical Writing at Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, AstraZeneca Rare Disease Unit and heads up global early phase regulatory medical writing activities. In this role, he…

Clinical Trials - Volume 32, Issue

Clinical Trial Transparency and Disclosure - Volume 33, Issue

Digital tools for the clinical evaluation of medical devices: A guide to empower regulatory writers - Volume 32, Issue

The implementation of the European Medical Device Regulation (EUMDR) has driven innovation in the digitalisation and the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automations for regulatory writing. This article explores a selection of…

Transparency and public disclosure: What climate research can learn from clinical research – and vice versa - Volume 31, Issue

The healthcare industry is spearheading initiatives for public disclosure, open access, and plain language summaries in biomedical research. These initiatives are being mirrored in other fields of research as well, including climate research. Below…

Editorial - Volume 32, Issue

Unsung heroes: The medical writer’s role in clinical trials The medical writer is heavily involved in clinical trials from A to Z and even beyond. Although we are not in the frontline, our role is nevertheless crucial as we develop most of the…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Like many medical writers, I started in another career first. For me, it was practising veterinary medicine in a clinic, then going into clinical research in humans, and then on to medical writing. Designing clinical trials, sample size…

Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors SCOPE Medical Writing, the official journal of EMWA (the European Medical Writers Association), is a quarterly journal that aims to educate, inform, and entertain medical writers. Medical Writing publishes themed issues…