PHT launches web browser-based ePRO system

31-Mar-2011 - PHT, a provider of electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) services used in clinical trials, has launched a web browser-based ePRO system to collect patient data over the internet.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

31-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at PPD, Clinilabs, Clearstone and Clariant.

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Celerion joins capability cluster to boost patient access

31-Mar-2011 - Celerion has improved access to patients with respiratory diseases by joining a UK capability cluster.

Almac opens CLIA-registered lab to support biomarker discovery

31-Mar-2011 - Almac Diagnostics, a branch of UK-based contract research organisation (CRO), Almac, has opened a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) registered lab at its headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

Singapore depot the start of global expansion at Marken

30-Mar-2011 - Marken plans to expand internationally by building clinical trial supply depots, similar to its new Singapore site, around the world.

VisualSonics unveils ‘revolutionary’ Vevo LAZR imaging system

30-Mar-2011 - VisualSonics, a high-resolution micro imaging systems manufacturer, has launched a new imaging system it claims will revolutionise cancer research.

Perceptive Informatics reveals biopharma eClinical survey results

30-Mar-2011 - Perceptive Informatics, an eClinical solutions provider, has announced the results of a survey to find out what the biopharma industry considers the most important eClinical attributes.

Quintiles named preferred provider by neglected diseases consortium

29-Mar-2011 - Contract research organisation (CRO) Quintiles has been named as a preferred provider by a global consortium focused on the development of drugs for neglected diseases.

None hurt in fire at Catalent UK packaging facility

29-Mar-2011 - US contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Catalent has reported that no employees were injured in the fire that occurred at its packaging facility in the UK last week.

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Emerald & ChemDiv ink small molecule discovery collab

29-Mar-2011 - Emerald BioStructures and ChemDiv have formed a strategic partnership to offer small molecule discovery services.

Almac co-invests in cold storage capacity with US client

28-Mar-2011 - Almac Pharma Services has expanded its cold storage capacity for biopharmaceuticals, continuing the contract manufacturing organisation’s (CMO) busy expansion programme.

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Scotia & i2eye to merge

28-Mar-2011 - Scotia Vision is to merge with i2eye Consulting to better support clients’ ophthalmic drug development programmes.

CPS doubles lab & office size to support expansion

28-Mar-2011 - Critical Path Services (CPS) has doubled the size of its Pennsylvania, US facility to expand its laboratory service offering.

Round up of clinical trial packaging partnerships

28-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round up of recent clinical trial packaging services partnerships.

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Aptiv Solutions and Cancer Genetics team on cancer trial services

24-Mar-2011 - Aptiv Solutions and Cancer genetics have partnered to provide biopharmaceutical developers with support for cancer trials.

UK CROs extend preclinical cancer partnership

24-Mar-2011 - Preclinical Oncology Services Limited (Precos) will to work with discovery services firm Argenta Discovery on cancer drug development projects under a revised collaboration agreement announced late yesterday.

Quintiles Ph I facility open at Guy’s Hospital ‘experimental medicine hub’

24-Mar-2011 - Contract research organisation (CRO) Quintiles gained new ‘first-in-human’ (FIH) trial capacity yesterday with the opening of an ‘experimental medicine hub’ at Guy’s Hospital in London, UK.

Public debate on trial pathway changes needed; AIFA

24-Mar-2011 - There should be a public debate on how the traditional clinical trial pathway can be modified to shorten time to market, says the AIFA.

Lonza wins manufacturing deals with Enobia and Athera

23-Mar-2011 - Switzerland-based Lonza has signed two new manufacturing deals with pharmaceutical firms that look set to improve capacity utilisation.

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Quintiles halts financing plan after market becomes ‘unfavourable’

23-Mar-2011 - US CRO Quintiles has postponed a financing plan it announced earlier this month, citing unfavourable global credit market conditions as the reason for the decision.

Cyprotex targets US to build on 2010 revenue growth

23-Mar-2011 - Cyprotex posted double-digit revenue growth in 2010 and expects the upwards trend to continue as it benefits from its US acquisition.

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Southern Research teams with Louisiana preclinical imaging group

23-Mar-2011 - The Southern Research Institute has partnered with the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana (BRFNL) on non-invasive preclinical imaging.

Algorithme secures loan to fund diversification and growth

23-Mar-2011 - CRO Algorithme Pharma has announced plans to grow and diversify its business after securing support of Canadian financiers.

FDA updates CRO & sponsor inspection guidance

22-Mar-2011 - The FDA has revised guidance on how its personnel conduct inspections of CROs and sponsors in light of technological advances.

Melbourn Scientific extends testing capabilities; buys eight Copley Scientific dissolution testers

22-Mar-2011 - Copley Scientific, the Nottingham, UK-based lab equipment manufacturer, has confirmed delivery of eight tablet dissolution testers to contract research organisation (CRO), Melbourn Scientific.

Contract sales unit drives PDI in Q4, offsetting marketing biz decline

22-Mar-2011 - Commercial services provider PDI reported that growth of its contract pharmaceutical sales business was key to its fourth-quarter gains.

Urgent need for biomarkers to fix damaged pipeline

22-Mar-2011 - Biomarkers are urgently needed to help fix the damaged Alzheimer's drug development pipeline and improve outcomes for patients, according to experts.

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Phlexglobal adds clinical nurses to staffing services unit

22-Mar-2011 - Phlexglobal is expanding its staffing services unit through the addition a clinical research nurses for all phases of trials.

Almac partners with Exco InTouch on trial patIent management

21-Mar-2011 - Contract services firm Almac aims to expand its trial patient management and compliance offering though a new partnership with ePRO specialist Exco InTouch.

ShangPharma revs up in Q4, but margins narrow

21-Mar-2011 - ShangPharma said it saw revenue climb on higher customer spending in the fourth quarter, but that margins slid due to currency effects and higher share-based compensation.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

21-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Catalent, Cytel and Laureate Biopharmaceutical.

EMA and FDA team on QbD parallel evaluation pilot scheme

17-Mar-2011 - The EMA and the US FDA will conduct parallel assessment of QbD development and manufacturing data for new drug submissions under a new pilot scheme announced this week.

Therapeutic Ab deals: ChemPartner partners with Shenogen; Morphosys teams with Boehringer

17-Mar-2011 - Shanghai-based CRO, ChemPartner, a subsidiary of Chinese biotech outsourcing company, ShangPharma, has signed a research services agreement with China-based oncology specialists, Shenogen Pharma, to develop therapeutic antibodies for use in...

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Almac installs time saving wallet presses

17-Mar-2011 - Almac Clinical Services has added to installed two new automated wallet presses at its facilities in Craigavon, Northern Ireland and Pennsylvania in the US.

SAFC announce new POC manufacturing services

17-Mar-2011 - SAFC, the custom manufacturing wing of global healthcare giant Sigma Aldritch, has announced the launch of raw materials and custom services specifically developed for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics manufacture.

CROs report on Japan quake impact

16-Mar-2011 - Leading players in the Japanese contract research sector have predicted ongoing disruption to trials in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the country last week.

Cytovance secures $22.5m equity investment from Great Point Partners

16-Mar-2011 - Cytovance Biologics, the US-based biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer (CMO), has secured a growth equity investment from Connecticut, US-based private investors, Great Point Partners.

IMC and IC Axon merge to create comprehensive training provider

16-Mar-2011 - Informed Medical Communications (IMC) a healthcare communications and training provider, has merged with training program designer and developer, IC Axon.

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Bill Gates invests in computational drug discovery firm

15-Mar-2011 - Nimbus Discovery has signed up Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Richard Friesner, co-founder of chemical simulation software developer Schrodinger, as investors.

Business & marketing tactics can boost recruitment

15-Mar-2011 - Applying a business model based on marketing theory to clinical trials can give a consistent framework for planning and managing patient recruitment, say academics.

Fette sets up Goa tablet testing unit

15-Mar-2011 - German machine tool maker Fette Compacting has set up a tablet compression and flowability testing centre in Goa, India.

Early end to cephalosporin contract helps Patheon in Q1 fiscal 2011

15-Mar-2011 - A customer decision to halt development of an antibiotic and end a manufacturing contract early helped Patheon to an improved set results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

GlobalCare expands clinical trial operations into Latin America

14-Mar-2011 - GlobalCare, the ambulatory clinical trial specialist, has announced it intends to expand its operations into Latin America.

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Tracelink updates on Catalent

14-Mar-2011 - Supply chain services firm Tracelink says that half of Catalent Pharma Solutions’ US manufacturing sites have been added to its network under the strategic partnership signed last summer.

CRST survey highlights problems with increasingly complex clinical trials

14-Mar-2011 - Training firm Clinical Research Site Training (CRST) has released the findings of a survey into the impact of increasingly complex clinical trials.

Quintiles may look at takeovers and strategic deals

10-Mar-2011 - The US contract research organization (CRO) Quintiles may look at acquisitions and more ‘strategic partnerships’ after securing a $2.43bn credit facility.

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WR Grace opens Indian service centre

10-Mar-2011 - WR Grace and Co has set up a new services centre in India’s “Genome Valley” near Hyderabad to cater for the country’s rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Wuxi finishes 2010 on a high, predicts growth in 2011

10-Mar-2011 - Wuxi PharmaTech finished the fourth quarter and the full year 2010 on a high driven by growth across all business units and the payoff from former suitor Charles River Laboratories (CRL).

Latest clinical research partnerships

10-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-pharma.com presents a round up of the latest partnerships in the clinical research services sector, with news from Covance, ISB, Emergo, Data Pharma and Integra and RxTrials.

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QPS buys majority stake in Qualitix

09-Mar-2011 - QPS has bought a majority interest in Qualitix Clinical Research to bolster its clinical trial management services offering.

Synexus looking to expand into the US

09-Mar-2011 - Synexus is looking to expand into the US where it believes its patient recruitment model can outperform many existing trial sites.

Raindance strikes deal with Roche to develop new gene sequencing solutions

09-Mar-2011 - RainDance Technologies, manufacturer of microdroplet-based analysis equipment, has announced it will collaborate with Roche-owned gene sequencing specialists, 454 Life Sciences, to develop a series of next generation sequencing solutions for...

Thermo rolls out predictive liver toxicity assay

08-Mar-2011 - Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a predictive assay that, it claims, can assess a drug candidate’s potential to cause liver damage earlier than traditional methods.

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CRL teams with BioAtla on preclinical protein drug service

08-Mar-2011 - US firms Charles River Laboratories (CRL) has partnered with BioAtla to set up a antibody and protein therapeutics service for preclinical projects.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

08-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Quintiles, Synteract and MPI Research.

Wuxi signs ‘strategic’ small mol analysis deal with B-MS; plans new lab

08-Mar-2011 - Chinese CRO Wuxi PharmaTech will build a small molecule testing lab to service a new Bristol-Myers Squibb (B-MS) analysis contract.

Ricerca enters 'strategic partnership' with Aptiv's Fulcrum Pharma

08-Mar-2011 - Ricerca Biosciences, a US-based preclinical contract research organisation (CRO) has announced it will enter a 'strategic partnership' with UK-based drug development consultants, Fulcrum Pharma.

Covance and Ingenuity enter into NGS research agreement

07-Mar-2011 - Ingenuity Systems, the California, US-based life sciences software developer has announced a research collaboration with US contract research organisation (CRO), Covance.

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Domainex to move to bigger lab

07-Mar-2011 - Domainex said it will move to a new laboratory in Cambridge in the UK and invest in new technologies to boost its discovery services offering.

Kendle committed to early stage, says incoming CEO

07-Mar-2011 - The incoming Kendle CEO has stressed commitment to early stage and said dramatic changes in the short- to medium-term are unlikely.

CRL adds Pfizer-developed R&D lab models to portfolio

07-Mar-2011 - Charles River Laboratories (CRL) said it will distribute several Pfizer-developed R&D models, in a deal that continues the US CRO’s efforts to expand its lab animals business.

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New CDMO Amatsi-Avogadro formed

03-Mar-2011 - Amatsi and Avogadro have announced plans to team up and create what they claim will be the leading CDMO in France.

Celerion gets USP 797 OK for Ph I cleanroom

03-Mar-2011 - US CRO Celerion is to expand in-house compounding for microtracer studies after gaining certification for cleanroom and pharmacists at its Ph I unit in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Kendle posts operating loss on early stage costs & charges

03-Mar-2011 - Kendle posted a fourth quarter operating loss as early stage restructuring costs and goodwill impairment compounded a drop in revenues.

Almac starts controlled drug operations at US HQ

03-Mar-2011 - Controlled substance supply operations are up and running at Almac’s facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania after the CMO completes the latest stage of relocation to new North American HQ.

Pinney and Lifetree collaborate to offer 'one-stop' solution for CNS drugs

02-Mar-2011 - Pinney Associates, a Maryland, US-based science and health policy consultants, has announced news of a collaboration with research specialists, Lifetree Clinical Research.

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SCM Pharma adds potent manufacturing capacity

02-Mar-2011 - Contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) SCM Pharma has expanded capacity for handling and filling potent and cytotoxic drug products, citing increasing demand.

Clinipace buys regulatory affairs unit

02-Mar-2011 - Clinipace Worldwide has bought Regulus Pharmaceutical Consulting to add regulatory expertise to its eClinical contract research services business.

Lilly moves bioanalytics, maybe staff, to new Advion lab

02-Mar-2011 - Eli Lilly is transitioning discovery bioanalytical capabilities to Advion BioServices’ new laboratory, due to open in May, and staff may also transfer.

Samsung inks multi-million dollar biosimilars deal with Quintiles

01-Mar-2011 - South Korea's Samsung Group has announced plans to form a 'strategic partnership' with US contract research organisation (CRO), Quintiles, as it gears up to enter the biopharma market.

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Frontage animal site achieves AAALAC accreditation

01-Mar-2011 - Frontage Laboratories has achieved AAALAC accreditation at its Pennsylvania, US animal research facility.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

01-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at INC Research, Kendle, Selcia and ERT.