In designing and conducting clinical trials, it is critical to meet FDA objectives while preventing program “drift,” according to Matthew Lehman, chief operating officer of SPRI Clinical Trials-Global, LLC in his remarks at a recent seminar for biotechnology companies. Lehman spoke on “Designing Trials for Success: Balancing FDA Expectations and Operational Reality,” at the Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar: Management’s Guide to Wall Street, held recently in Munich, Germany.