GE Healthcare has launched a new contract offering that it claims
will cut the cost of running the service operations in life science
R&D labs by up to 20 per cent, at a time when pharma and
biotech firms are facing intense cost...
US packaging specialist, Comar, chose Interphex, New York, to
launch its new custom design and production service for
pharmaceutical packaging, offering customers a free initial
consultation.
After three acquisitions in two months, inVentiv Health has now
expanded capacity in two of its divisions to meet the needs of its
jump in client base.
To increase the chance of success in IT outsourcing, companies must
increase their focus on creating and managing a successful mixture
of supplier relationships that work for them.
Pharma Serv, Puerto Rico's largest regulatory compliance and
validation services company for the pharma industry, has bought US
company Integration Validation Services (IVS) in a move to plant
its roots firmly in US soil.
Court Square, a provider of IT service offerings for both large and
small biopharma firms, has seized upon what it saw as a gap in the
market to open up a dedicated life sciences division for small and
medium-sized companies (SMEs).
As pharma companies tighten their belts, they are expecting more
and more cost savings from their outsourcing providers. IT services
company HCL Technologies spoke to Outsourcing-Pharma.com at
Interphex in New York to explain how...
No company likes to hire and fire unnecessarily. When used
correctly, outsourcing can be the key to maintaining the proper
balance of fixed and variable staffing and allow the right staffing
resources to be rapidly shifted to the...
inVentiv Health (Formerly Ventiv Health) saw its fourth quarter
profits dive in 2005 by 37 per cent after being hit by higher
interest expenses and an income tax provision, however, the company
managed to increase its sales for the...
The Pharmaceutical Institute, provider of specialised knowledge for
the pharma industry, is now providing custom research services to
cater for those with complex research needs.
Ventiv Health has spent the last month buying up companies. After
buying Aheris in February, the company has since agreed to acquire
US clinical services provider Synergos, as well as Canadian
healthcare marketing and communications...
Oracle has introduced a new software program to help pharma
companies integrate clinical data from multiple sources and
streamline regulatory compliance in the clinical development
process. Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim is the...
Medidata Solutions, a global provider of e-clinical data capture,
management and reporting solutions, benefited from the drive from
paper to electronic technology in clinical trials, picking up
several lucrative contracts and expanding...
As the outsourcing craze continues to sweep the pharma industry,
those participating should learn the secrets to establishing and
managing successful outsourcing relationships and be aware of the
key legal issues. A new guide to pharma...
With a 30 per cent grip on the $100m (€84m) global customer
relationship management (CRM) market from its dealings in the US,
C3i is now taking on Europe - a market that holds similar potential
to the US - and finding little competition...
