--- title: "\"Profil World\" - The clinical diabetes research newsletter - April 2017" description: "Read our April 2017 \"Profil World\" newsletter and learn about a Online Seminar on energy expenditure, BOD POD, amendments to the German Drug Law and conferences" image: https://blog.profil.com/hubfs/Pictures/Fotolia_14.06.2013_27552873_L.jpg --- [![profil-logo-wortbild-with claim-4c-offset_1000px](https://blog.profil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/profil-logo-wortbild-with%20claim-4c-offset_1000px.png?width=250&name=profil-logo-wortbild-with%20claim-4c-offset_1000px.png "profil-logo-wortbild-with claim-4c-offset_1000px")](https://www.profil.com) [![Contact](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/481167/1f89c7d1-107f-4c8d-aa7b-f85d0dce14da.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/481167/1f89c7d1-107f-4c8d-aa7b-f85d0dce14da) [Patient information](https://www.profil.de) ![Header_1077x260px_About_Profil.jpg](https://blog.profil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BLUE_MOON/Header/Header_1077x260px_About_Profil.jpg?width=1077&name=Header_1077x260px_About_Profil.jpg "Header_1077x260px_About_Profil.jpg") # "Profil World" - The clinical diabetes research newsletter - April 2017 ![Tatiana](https://blog.profil.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter/tatiana_hexagon.png) Posted by [Tatiana Dicenzo](https://blog.profil.com/blog/author/tatiana-dicenzo) on Apr 25, 2017 4:00:00 PM ![Two clicks for more privacy: The linkedin Share button will be enabled once you click here. 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You will have a chance to simulate your own glucose clamp experiment right at the booth. Try to beat ClampArt and compete with other ADA attendees. Read more.  | | German Drug Law compliance with the new European Clinical Trials Regulation Recently, the German Drug Law was amended to comply with the new Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) No. 536/2014. Some of these important amendments will just be in force in 2018. However, important changes such as new registration procedures for Ethics Committees are already in place. Read more.  | | Online Seminar about methods to measure energy expenditure In March our expert in obesity, Dr. Daniela Lamers, presented the online seminar "Determining Energy Expenditure in Clinical Trials", covering different methods which can be used to measure energy intake and expenditure in clinical trials in obesity. Watch the recorded online seminar. | | Sophisticated methods to measure body composition Are you planning an obesity clinical trial? Profil offers you a wide range of sophisticated methods that can support your clinical trial. BOD POD, the gold standard to measure body composition, is among these methods. This device is able to perform non-invasive, fast and accurate fat and fat-free measurements using whole-body densitometry. 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