Contract drug development group Systems Biology Worldwide (SBW) says the acquisition of Finnish data management specialist 4Pharma will facilitate its entry into the clinical trials sector.
UK CRO Richmond Pharmacology has unveiled a new data management offering for the drug industry that it claims will help trial sponsors cut costs, save time and help guarantee data integrity.
Tigermed is continuing with its plan of partnering to become the top Chinese CRO through an alliance with MacroStat to improve its range of statistical services, further broadening its business.
Money can be saved throughout early-stage and Phase II trials by using the Collect, Ready, Hold service in preemption of a central review of imaging data, according to WorldCare Clinical.
US software specialist etrials Worldwide has added Belgian rival Unithink to an ongoing lawsuit that accuses two former executives, Robert Sammis and Brendon Ball, of breaching confidentiality agreements.
Indian IT company Satyam continues to be rocked by the fraud scandal, with media reports claiming that GSK and Novartis are on the verge of taking their business elsewhere.
The US National Institutes of Health has awarded a series of new contracts to try to stimulate greater use of sophisticated data management software in small to medium-sized clinical trials.
Sanofi-Aventis Canada has licensed I-many’s suite of software for managing pharmaceutical contracts, with the IT company also performing installation, maintenance and support.
A $1bn fraud scandal has rocked Indian IT outsourcing company Satyam, which provides services to leading pharmaceutical companies, and resulted in three of its executives spending the weekend in jail.
Perceptive Informatics has gained the right to use EQ-5D, which will allow the company to offer clinical study sponsors the option to collect health-related quality of life outcomes using a telephone.
Serene has officially opened its offshore development centre in India, which will provide IT outsourcing services to support and complement its existing capabilities in the US.
An open-source software suit for electronic data capture (EDC) in clinical trials – OpenClinica - is starting to see a dramatic rise in usage, according to its developer Akaza Research.
DPT Laboratories chose this year’s AAPS in Atlanta to showcase its research and development capability with a unique poster presentation examining the role of various excipients in nasal drug delivery applications.
India’s Jubilant Organosys has bolstered its mid-range contract research portfolio by buying Canadian electronic data capture (EDC) specialist TrialStat ClinicalAnalytics.
Cost pressure and the increasing complexity of trials is forcing drugmakers to increasingly turn to outsourcing experts for clinical development, according to a Kalorama Information report.
The pharmaceutical industry must adapt its processes and strategies to cope with a new, tougher operating environment, according to Stefan Borgas, CEO of Lonza.
After months of deliberations, a court in Iowa has opted to fine contract manufacturing company Cambrex $6,000 for safety violations after an explosion at its facility in Charles City.
Canada’s Ethica Clinical Research has expanded into the emerging Latin American market via a joint venture with Argentinean contract research organisation Blanchard y Asociados.
Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential for the biggest treatment improvements and profits, while dropping eight disease areas including cholesterol.
Indian pharmaceutical companies are making their first forays in the biotechnology arena, helping the market expand from a standing start at the beginning of the decade to reach a value of $2bn in 2006-7, according to a recent report from KPMG.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its latest round-up of new appointments, employment moves and personnel news in the pharmaceutical contract services sector.
Pharmaceutical major Bristol-Myers Squibb has signed another deal with outsourcing specialist Accenture, this time tapping the firm for IT and financial support services via a 10-year contract worth $550m.
Parexel has trimmed back its earnings guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 as it starts the process of integrating ClinPhone, which the company bought for £91m (€114m) last month.
Beleaguered life science tools and services company MDS Inc, has recorded disappointing third quarter results, with revenues from its Analytical Technologies and MDS Pharma Services divisions missing forecasts.
eClinical specialist Phase Forward has added to its portfolio by purchasing interactive-response technology company Clarix for $40m in cash in a move aimed at toppling ClinPhone from its leading position in the sector.
ICON has introduced an electronic Patient Recorded Outcomes (ePRO) module that could slash weeks off the time it takes to implement the technology in clinical trials.
IT infrastructure and business process services firm Cognizant has cut back its full-year financial forecasts on signs that the downturn in the economy is starting to bite at some of its major clients, particularly those in the healthcare sector.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com provides its periodic round-up of developments in the eClinical space, including a tough decision for Datatrak, news of a new contract for Medidata , a recruitment package from HMS and cardiac data certification for specialty CRO...
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.
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.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical outsourcing arena, with senior appointments at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Parexel and GVK Bio, amongst others.
Pharmaceutical companies in the developed world have already
shifted substantial manufacturing and clinical trial work to
emerging economies such as China and India, but a new study suggest
they are increasingly counting on these...
PharmaLinkFHI has announced the acquisition of a UK-based clinical
research organisation (CRO) called Matrix, as consolidation within
this industry sector continues.
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.
IT infrastructure and business process services firm Cognizant has
announced an alliance with CTC Laboratory Systems that aims to
assist Japanese pharmaceutical firms in enhancing efficiencies in
drug discovery and development.
Overall, 2007 was another stellar year for contract service
providers, particularly those at the early-stage end of
development, although companies are advised to watch out for a
tougher environment ahead.
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