The EPO published patent application EP4497072A1 (publication number EP4497072A1) filed by Greenphire LLC covering a privacy-enabled system and method for managing logistics for clinical study participants. The system relates to participant travel coordination, expense management, and clinical study logistics with data privacy features. The patent is classified under G06Q (business methods) and G16H (healthcare informatics), with inventors including GRAY, Scott, WING, William, BRUMBACK, Donna, SNYDER, Brent, and SMITH, Trevor. Designated states include all EPC contracting states (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR).

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