Quintiles’ decision to hire Accenture’s Tom Pike as its new CEO suggests consulting services will be even more important in the future for the world’s largest CRO.
Quintiles has inked a deal with Delcath which will see it deploy a team of medical experts to support the European launch of the Hepatic Chemosat Delivery system.
Quintiles has added to its commercial services capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through an agreement with UAE-based Dayarn Pharma.
VivoPharm says its new agreement with primary patient-derived tumour creators EPO-GmbH will bring drug candidate selection to a “new level” for US drug researchers.
inVentiv Health says it will now offer a one-stop-shop for pharma and biotech training services after merging its subsidiaries Pharmaceutical Institute and Preceptiv Learning Solutions.
Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round-up of the latest contract manufacturing headlines in the industry, including news from Nanohale, Fleming and Trophogen.
Ben Venue Laboratories will not restart manufacturing at its plant in Bedford, Ohio until later this quarter – at the earliest - after extending the voluntary suspension it implemented in November.
Quintiles will bring its commercial activities within the Asia-Pacific region in-house after selling its share of jointly established company Invida Group.
Quintiles has bought its way into the observational research space with the acquisition of Outcome Sciences and strengthened its market access standing with the purchase of VCG & Associates.
Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe (CMLE) is set to start commercial API manufacturing at its facility in the Netherlands after approval by Dutch regulators.
inVentiv Health says European communications group’s new ‘super agency’ structure will help it to compete in a market dominated by large multi-nationals.
Express Script will take over fellow PBM Medco after a definitive merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
SCM will work with Italy’s Molteni Therapeutics on production of trial supplies an innovative candidate treatment for diabetic ulcers under a deal announced last week.
Informed Medical Communications (IMC) a healthcare communications and training provider, has merged with training program designer and developer, IC Axon.
Unilife saw its losses increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 on the lack of industrialisation revenue, higher R&D spending and the cost of its move to the US.
Outsourcing-pharma.com presents are round up of the latest expansion in the contracting sector with news from Helix Medical, Carbogen Amicus and A5 Labs.
Cognizant will provide Eli Lilly with end-to-end IT services as part of a multi-year deal to help make Lilly’s US sales and marketing operations more effective, efficient and innovative.
US CRO INC Research has bought industry consulting group Avos Life Sciences, citing pharma clients’ need to maximize return on R&D and minimize risk as the key driver.
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) and Sigma Pharmaceuticals shares’ have been hit by Pfizer’s decision to abandon wholesale distributors in favour of selling drugs direct to pharmacies.
Quintiles has established a joint venture with Health Kare Pharma International (HKPI) and Ramco Import and Export, focused on providing pharmaceutical contract sales and promotional services in Egypt.
ZRG Partners says there was a “fight for talent” in hiring, firing and vacancies in Q2, with the outsourcing and pharmaceutical sectors battling for employees within regulatory, quality and clinical roles.
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