Like many of its peers in the contract clinical research sector, data management specialist Phase Forward put in another bumper financial performance in the second quarter headed by a 30 per cent hike in revenues to $41m.
Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) reported a bumper set of second quarter figures, well ahead of analysts expectations, but saw its share price take a dip anyway.
ClinPhone's shareholders have now approved the acquisition of the company by Parexel after rival Quintiles withdrew from the race to buy the eClinical technology company.
Laboratory services and diagnostics company Medtox Scientific has posted a healthy hike in operating profits for the second quarter, despite a challenging operating environment that pegged back sales growth.
The pharmaceutical industry’s poor reputation among the public, a lack of understanding of clinical research and the increasing complexity of trials are all problems affecting patient recruitment, but greater use of the Internet could be a solution, according...
Life science tools and services company MDS Inc has said it will cut about 210 jobs at two of its divisions - its MDS Pharma Services and MDS Analytical Technologies – in a bid to reduce costs by around $20m a year.
Acquisitive Indian contract research organisation Veeda has added
another company to its portfolio, buying International Oncology
Network (ION) of the US.
Contract research organisation MDS Pharma Services has launched a
new version of its ClinQuick electronic data capture (EDC) system
designed to help in the design and management of Phase I clinical
studies.
A service provider called Binto is filling a much needed vacuum in the clinical trial industry in terms of patient tracking, eliminating the need for big pharmaceutical firms to resort to methods such as hiring private investigators to track down "lost"...
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving PPD, PRA
International, SpineMark and Pacific Biometrics.
Ireland's Almac Group has announced the creation of a new oncology
division that will focus on the discovery and development of "novel
and innovative" approaches to treatment in this key disease area.
Cordium Links has partnered with an unnamed Chinese firm to bring
electrocardiogram (ECG) laboratory services to companies performing
cardiac safety evaluation as part of clinical research in China -
claiming to be the first firm...
Only months after having its first offer rejected, ClinPhone has
finally agreed to a deal allowing Parexel to acquire the firm.
However Quintiles has indicated it may make a play to outbid its
rival.
PharmaLinkFHI has announced the acquisition of a UK-based clinical
research organisation (CRO) called Matrix, as consolidation within
this industry sector continues.
Encorium Group has just announced its intention to acquire an
oncology-focused contract research organisation (CRO), along with
plans to merge with another entity that will offer it a wider
global reach.
Russia has witnessed a drop in generating new business activity on
the clinical trials scene over the past year, but has been
increasing its own activity in this field.
MDS Pharma Services has expanded its portfolio of bioanalytical
testing services with the addition of electrochemiluminescent assay
(ECLA) capability, used to test biological samples from clinical
research participants.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving MDS Pharma Services,
Almac Clinical Technologies and Pharm-Olam International.
Synexus has been making business strides of late, thanks to its
"innovative" model for patient recruitment and monitoring
for late stage clinical trials.
Australia's clinical trial industry is taking steps to promote
itself further on the world stage, along with the forging of closer
ties with the budding Asia-Pacific region.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving Chiltern, Veeda
Oncology, Icon Clinical and Pharmanet.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving Tigermed Consulting,
Lifetree Clinical Research, Synexus and Anapharm.
Quintiles Transnational has heralded the results of an
independently conducted study of clinical investigator sites across
Europe that saw the firm rate the highest overall in terms of
satisfaction.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving eResearchTechnology
and nSpire Health, i3 Research and Clinsys Clinical Research.
Three Indian contract research organisations (CROs) - Asian
Clinical Trials (ACT), Veeda Clinical Research and Siro Clinpharm
have made recent global moves in order to add more muscle to their
industry presence.
Chiltern has become the latest in a growing number of contract
research organisations (CROs) to establish a foothold within the
clinical sleeping giant that is Russia.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed it will be
operating on the ground in China imminently, while the Drug
Information Association (DIA) has just planted itself in Asia's
other pharma don, India.
At present India appears to be beating China in the race for Asia's
top clinical spot, according to new figures published by india´s
Planning Commission.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving CRI Worldwide,
Pacific Biometrics, Encorium Group and Cato research.
Despite all the hype over clinical trial offshoring, the US still
dwarfs the scene, with emerging countries as yet only a blip on the
radar, a unique new study reveals.
Synchron Research has revealed it is close to opening up new
operations in Vietnam and Hong Kong - within the next six months -
and has just bought a new business in France and strengthened its
ties with Parexel.
Malaysia's pharmaceutical star is likely to rise as of this year,
with an eventual position being gained amongst some of the world's
industry leaders being predicted by Frost & Sullivan.
Quintiles has forged a new partnership that will allow it to begin
providing central laboratory services in Japan, where the clinical
research organisation (CRO) industry is gaining momentum.
The pharmaceutical industry in the UK faces tougher legislation on
the disclosure of adverse events in clinical trials following the
MHRA's thwarted attempt to prosecute GlaxoSmithKline for allegedly
withholding information about...
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving PRA International
and Premier Research.
inVentiv Clinical has become the latest contract research
organisation (CRO) to open up shop in blossoming Latin America in a
bid to gain more of a global reach.
The prospects for a viable market in inhaled insulin therapies were
looking markedly thinner this week after Eli Lilly pulled the plug
on its joint development programme with drug delivery specialist
Alkermes for AIR Insulin.
A Polish and a Czech firm have merged together in a bid to
strengthen their position in the Central and Eastern Europe's
(CEE's) budding clinical research scene.
Japan's Eisai has inked a deal with Accenture to have it provide it
with global clinical data management services from India, and
becomes the first big Japanese pharma firm to take such a step.
