Within the new Veeva Vault 26R2 release, several Medical updates caught our attention. Rather than simply looking at what has changed, we’ve focused on what we think these enhancements mean for Medical teams and how they could improve day-to-day ways of working.
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Scientific Communication Platform User Interface (UI)
The Scientific Communication Platform (SCP) will receive a significant update in 26R2, with the new SCP user interface becoming automatically available. The updated experience provides a more modern way for Medical teams to manage scientific communications, with improved navigation and usability. One particularly valuable enhancement is the addition of References directly within the SCP interface, making it easier for users to view and manage the supporting evidence behind scientific content.
The updated SCP experience should help reduce the friction involved in managing scientific communications, particularly for teams working across large content libraries. The addition of References within the SCP UI brings an important part of the scientific review process closer to where users are already working, supporting better traceability and making it easier to maintain confidence in accuracy.
Learn more about these updates on the Veeva website.
Scientific Statements Updates
26R2 introduces several enhancements to Scientific Statements, including Auto-linking, which helps connect statements with relevant references more efficiently. Deep delete capabilities provides greater control when removing statements and their related records. Auto-approve functionality allows eligible statements to progress automatically where appropriate.
We think these enhancements will continue to improve how Medical teams create, maintain and govern reusable scientific content. Auto-linking has the potential to reduce one of the more time-consuming parts of statement management: manually maintaining relationships between claims and supporting references. The ability to deep delete and manage related records more efficiently also provides greater control over content lifecycle management, helping teams keep their libraries clean and accurate. Meanwhile, auto-approval could help accelerate workflows by allowing teams to focus human review effort where it adds the most value.
See more on this update on the Veeva website.
Rights Management
Rights Manager continues to develop as a capability that supports organisations managing content permissions, usage rights and compliance requirements across Vault.
While not exclusive to Medical, the enhancements are particularly relevant for teams working in Medical Communications and Medical Inquiry. This supports a more sustainable approach to content operations, where governance is built into the process rather than managed through manual checks.
Read up on the Rights Manager update on the Veeva website.
MedInquiry
MedInquiry introduces a new Case Management user interface in 26R2, which will provide users with an updated experience for managing medical inquiries. The refreshed interface focuses on improving usability and making it easier for teams to navigate inquiry-related information and manage cases efficiently.
We know that an intuitive case management experience can help reduce the time users spend navigating the system, allowing them to focus more on the scientific quality of responses and less on administrative tasks. For teams managing large numbers of inquiries across products, markets and therapeutic areas, small improvements in usability can have a meaningful impact on productivity.
You can learn more about the MedInquiry updates on the Veeva website.
Vault AI for Medical
Vault AI continues to expand across Medical in 26R2, with new agents designed to support users across key Medical workflows. These capabilities build on Veeva’s wider investment in AI across Vault. Rather than introducing AI as a separate tool or standalone experience, Vault AI is being embedded into existing workflows where users already create and manage scientific information.
For Medical teams, the focus is on helping users find information more efficiently, accelerate content-related activities and reduce repetitive administrative effort while maintaining the governance and traceability expected within a regulated environment.
We see AI for Medical as an opportunity to strengthen Medical operations, whilst not replacing the expertise that makes Medical teams valuable. The organisations that benefit most will be those that combine AI capability with strong content governance and thoughtful user adoption.
If you’re interested in learning more about Vault AI for Medical, visit the Veeva website.
CLM Publishing and Slide Comparison
The CLM Publishing and Slide Comparison enhancements introduced in 26R2 also provide value for Medical teams who create and distribute approved scientific content through field engagement channels, as well as Commercial users.
The key Medical consideration is how these capabilities support the controlled delivery of scientific materials once content has completed the required review and approval processes. The updated publishing experience helps streamline the movement of approved presentations and individual slides into downstream channels, while Slide Comparison provides greater transparency when reviewing changes between versions.
We invite organisations managing both Commercial and Medical content through shared processes to consider how these improvements also support greater consistency. Teams can benefit from common approaches to content governance while still maintaining the distinct review requirements of scientific materials.
To learn more about the Multichannel updates in 26R2, check out the Veeva website.
New Publications Application
26R2 introduces a new Publications application, providing Medical teams with a dedicated capability for managing publication-related activities within Vault. The application is designed to provide greater structure and visibility across publication workflows, helping teams organise information and support more effective management of publication activities.
Our take on this is that, by bringing publications into the Vault ecosystem, organisations can connect publication processes more closely with the broader Medical content landscape.
Publication plans, author information, timelines, supporting materials and approval activities can often exist across multiple systems, spreadsheets and shared folders. This creates challenges around visibility, consistency and collaboration.
A dedicated Publications application creates an opportunity to bring greater structure to this process. For organisations with mature Medical Affairs operations, this type of capability has the potential to become an important part of a broader scientific content ecosystem.
To see more about how Publications is improving, visit the Veeva website.
How can Bright Affect help you?
At Bright Affect, we focus on helping organisations turn Vault capabilities into meaningful improvements in the way teams operate. As you consider your 26R2 adoption plans, we can help you identify the updates that will have the greatest impact and ensure your Medical teams are positioned to get the most value from the platform -just fill out the form below. Check out Veeva’s official release notes here.
