News in brief

Vetter moves US sales office to Illinois “hotspot”

02-Sep-2010 - CMO Vetter Pharma has set up a US sales office in Skokie, Illinois to attract customers in growing Midwest drug industry hub.

Accenture & ICRI partner for Indian clinical research training

02-Sep-2010 - Accenture and ICRI have partnered to jointly develop a pharmacovigilance and clinical research programme for the Indian market.

BI opens ‘Centre of Competence’ opens as part of a €100m China plan

02-Sep-2010 - Boehringer Ingelheim has opened its ‘Centre of Competence’ (CoC) in Shanghai to optimise API and chemical intermediates sourcing in China.

Top strategies for recruiting and retaining trial participants

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.

Strategic partnerships with CROs key to patient recruitment

31-Aug-2010 - Forming a strategic partnership with a CRO is one of the key steps to boosting patient recruitment, according to a report.

Argint joins with Brookwood to offer clinical training in CEE

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.

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Asia Pacific trial sector poised for continued growth, says Novotech

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.

Paediatric trial globalisation raises scientific, ethical issues

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.

ClinTec to expand in India, Asia Pacific after £8m investment

19-Aug-2010 - ClinTec International is to expand in India and Asia Pacific having received investment from Elephant Capital.

Clearstone partners to boost biomarkers, esoteric services

19-Aug-2010 - Clearstone Central Laboratories is partnering with LabCorp to give clients access to more biomarker and esoteric services.

Encorium cuts Q2 operating loss despite drop in revenue

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.

TRI wins HIV research support contract with US NIAID

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.

Pharma hungry for Hungary trials, says Synexus

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.

Patheon partners with TraceLink to boost production efficiency

17-Aug-2010 - Patheon is partnering with TraceLink to increase manufacturing efficiencies through closer integration and collaboration with clients.

News in brief

Clodalkin plans pharma biz growth

16-Aug-2010 - Clondalkin aims to expand its pharmaceutical cartoning and labelling business with reorganised operations in Ireland and Poland.

Warnex sees Q2 growth; Indian business expansion

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.

Cyprotex sees profits down in H1, but predicts US growth

16-Aug-2010 - Pre-clinical ADME contractor Cyprotex upbeat about 2010 despite drop in profit, citing new US opportunities post-Apredica acquisition.

Latest deals and developments in the CRO space

11-Aug-2010 - Outsourcing-pharma presents a round-up of recent developments in the contract research sector, with news from Quintiles, Bioclinica and Cyprotex.

BioServe & NGC partner to offer preclinical services in EU

11-Aug-2010 - BioServe and NGC Medical SpA have partnered to form a company offering preclinical molecular services and biospecimens to European researchers.

Parexel grows revenue, op income in Q4 & full fiscal year

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.

India’s Lambda buys Biovail's research division

09-Aug-2010 - Contract research organization (CRO) Lambda Therapeutic Research has acquired Biovail’s contract research division.

Quintiles and Theravance: telvancin trial followed proper procedures

09-Aug-2010 - Quintiles says it is confident that all proper procedures were followed during a 2006 study of Theravance’s antibiotic telvancin being audited by Indian drug regulators.

Kendle op income down 90% on lower revenues

09-Aug-2010 - Kendle posted a 90 per cent drop in operating income, caused by lower revenues and continued investments, but was buoyed by pipeline growth.

AMRI posts $6m operating loss in Q2; plans expansions

05-Aug-2010 - AMRI recorded a $6.0m (€4.6m) operating loss in the second quarter as restructuring charges and the lack of milestone payments offset contract service gains.