02-Sep-2010 - Asuragen is introducing KRAS and BRAF mutational testing services to support development of personalised colorectal cancer treatments.
01-Sep-2010 - Retention strategies, trial site evaluations and dedicated budgets should be used to recruit patients to, and keep them in, clinical trials, according to research.
31-Aug-2010 - Forming a strategic partnership with a CRO is one of the key steps to boosting patient recruitment, according to a report.
30-Aug-2010 - Aterovax has teamed up with Biomnis to target the clinical trial industry with a new atherosclerosis biomarker, sPLA2, designed to give researchers better insight into a candidate heart drug’s therapeutic potential.
30-Aug-2010 - The FDA is taking a more conservative approach to data from non-inferiority trials when reviewing NDAs, according to a GAO report.
30-Aug-2010 - Takeover hits income at Laxai Pharma, but CRO reports first order for newly formed chemistry business.
26-Aug-2010 - Almac says an effective biomarker strategy boosts a drug candidates’ chance of success and can ultimately add value to a developer’s business by opening door to diagnostics.
26-Aug-2010 - CRO Argint is to provide Brookwood clinical research training courses in Eastern Europe to meet demand created by trial growth in the region.
25-Aug-2010 - The Asia Pacific trial sector grew during the global economic downturn as sponsors sought to improve access to patients, cut costs and improve data quality according to Novotech CEO Alek Safarian.
25-Aug-2010 - Questions about the ethics and scientific validity of trials conducted under the Pediatric Exclusivity Provision have been raised after researchers found many studies used sites outside the US.
24-Aug-2010 - Spaulding Clinical has renovated its Phase I pharmacology unit, citing both sponsor and regulatory demand for centralized cardiac monitoring as drivers.
24-Aug-2010 - The US Alzheimer’s Association has created ‘TrialMatch’, a free online tool enabling people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias to actively search for opportunities to enrol in clinical research trials.
23-Aug-2010 - CRO Cetero Research strengthens multisite transdermal delivery offering in North America in line with recent US FDA guidance.
23-Aug-2010 - CRO INC Research is to be bought by Avista Capital Partners and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
19-Aug-2010 - ClinTec International is to expand in India and Asia Pacific having received investment from Elephant Capital.
19-Aug-2010 - Clearstone Central Laboratories is partnering with LabCorp to give clients access to more biomarker and esoteric services.
18-Aug-2010 - Encorium cut its operating loss to $775,000 in the second quarter despite posting a 17 per cent drop in total revenue.
18-Aug-2010 - TRI has been awarded a contract with the US NIAID to provide clinical, regulatory and operational support for domestic and overseas HIV research.
17-Aug-2010 - Drug industry focus on clinical data quality, cost and speed is key driver for recent growth of Hungarian trials business says patient recruitment specialist Synexus.
17-Aug-2010 - Medco will buy United BioSource for $730m (€566m) to further its expansion in the clinical and post-approval drug research sectors.
16-Aug-2010 - Warnex says demand for contract analysis services increase in Q2 thanks to expansion in diagnostics market and forecasts growth opportunities in India.
12-Aug-2010 - Furiex posts Q2 loss as increased R&D spending and higher admin costs offset revenue gains, but firm is confident development model can boost partners’ pipelines.
12-Aug-2010 - Datatrak has posted an operating profit, grown revenues and recorded the forth consecutive quarter-on-quarter increase in backlog in its latest results.
11-Aug-2010 - Outsourcing-pharma presents a round-up of recent developments in the contract research sector, with news from Quintiles, Bioclinica and Cyprotex.
10-Aug-2010 - Parexel recorded growth in the fourth quarter, contributing to a 10 per cent increase in full year GAAP operating income and an improved backlog.