World Vaccine Congress

April 22, 2025

At the Fork in the Road: Why Clinical Trials Must Speak with Clarity

Dr. Gregory Poland stands at the podium addressing a full audience during the opening keynote at the World Vaccine Congress 2025 in Washington, DC. The large screen behind him displays the event branding.
Dr. Gregory Poland stands at the podium addressing a full audience during the opening keynote at the World Vaccine Congress 2025 in Washington, DC. The large screen behind him displays the event branding.

Live from the World Vaccine Congress 2025, a wake-up call for science - and a reminder that how we communicate matters just as much as what we discover.

Washington, DC – April 2025

“We are at a fork in the road. Speak out with clarity and let the world see the human side of science and wrap with empathy.  Join the rising tide to make the case for science so human"
— Dr. Gregory Poland, WVC Opening Keynote

Those were the words that echoed across the main auditorium as the 2025 World Vaccine Congress opened. They weren’t about mRNA. Or AI. Or supply chains.
They were about something even more fundamental: truth, trust, and clarity.

And while this call was made in the context of vaccines, its relevance to clinical trials - across every therapeutic area - was immediate and profound.

A Storm of Misinformation, and a Moment of Reckoning

Dr. Poland didn’t mince words.

“One path leads forward - grounded in truth, evidence, empathy, and moral responsibility.
The other regresses - a tide of anti-science, driven by misinformation, mistrust, and denial.”

His message was clear: Science is under siege. And not from complexity or regulation alone but from a global crisis of understanding.

Whether you're running a Phase III oncology trial, seeking ethics approval for a decentralized design, or recruiting participants in underrepresented communities, the ability to explain your trial clearly is no longer optional. It is mission-critical.

Clarity Isn’t a Comms Issue. It’s a Trial Design Issue.

At Clinials, we often hear a quiet refrain from sponsors and trial teams:

“We just don’t have time to translate protocols.”
“Our team is stretched. We’ll do the summaries later.”
“We can’t afford to slow down for plain language documents.”

But here’s the uncomfortable truth:
When you delay clarity, you delay trust. And when you delay trust, you delay progress.

Every day that your team works in silos - protocol here, patient summary there, ethics document in another format - you're increasing the risk of fragmentation.

That’s where Clinials comes in.

One Source. Many Voices. One Truth.

Our platform is built for moments like this.
With Clinials, one master document becomes many tailored outputs. Automatically, consistently, and in minutes.

  • A Plain Language Protocol Synopsis for patients and ethics boards

  • An Operational (and more Scientific) Protocol Summary for HCPs and regulators, CROs, or trial sites

  • A Patient Information Sheet, to clearly communicate and ensure (truly) informed consent

  • Even landing pages and multilingual content—all aligned to the same core truth

There’s no additional work. Just additional clarity.

🧬 “Share your stories. Let the world see the human side of science.”
— Dr. Gregory Poland

We’re proud to be among the innovators responding to that call. Not with noise nor complexity, but with tools that make clarity easy, fast, and scalable.

Why This Matters Now More Than Ever

You don’t need another platform.
You need a simpler way to communicate the science you already have.

Whether you’re in early-stage protocol development or preparing ethics submissions, Clinials ensures every stakeholder - from sponsor to site to participant - gets the right version of the story, every time.

“Flood the world with facts, wrapped in empathy.”
“Build bridges where others burn them.”

That’s the fork in the road. And we know which path we’re taking.

📌 We’re here at the World Vaccine Congress, listening and building for what comes next.

And if you’re ready to explore what clarity can do for your team, we’re just a click away.
Explore the platform – Try Clinials now