Trial planning can be a big challenge for small pharmas says US software group ClearTrial, which has launched a brand new contract study costing and optimisation service (SCOS).
URMC has set up the Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics (CHET) to help biotechs and academics advance product candidates from preclinical studies into trials in human.
US CRO PPD has been busy on both sides of the Atlantic, opening a clinical testing facility in Ireland and, in the US, moving forward with plans to spin-off its compound partnering business as Furiex Pharmaceuticals
BioClinica Optimizer has launched to allow users to simulate and optimise their clinical trials, providing information to identify potential supply shortages or excesses and study delays.
MedNet Solutions is introducing iMedNet, a pay-as-you-go web-based EDC platform to support collaboration and communication between clinical trial stakeholders.
Kendle posted a 37 per cent drop in operating income in 2009 and will lay off employees this quarter in response to the market’s “continued volatility” and late stage cancellations.
Parexel has opened a 40 bed early phase clinical trial unit in South Africa, increasing its Phase I capabilities in the country and adding to its patient recruitment focused SuperSites network.
US Pharma firms can benefit from the sourcing, storage and distribution efficiencies offered by comparator drug sourcing and distribution specialist Pharmarama says managing director Rosemary Bensley.
Almac Clinical Services says novel temperature monitoring system speeds shipping and cuts quarantine times by allowing authorised personnel to make decisions on trial supplies at clinical sites 24/7.
Global contract research organisation (CRO) Quintiles hopes its anatomical pathology offering will attract the growing number of drugmakers developing cancer drugs for China.
The capabilities of the MDS Pharma Services' sites Ricerca is set to acquire "perfectly dovetail" with its existing capacity, according to a company vice president.
Communication is a vital aspect of the relationship between CMOs, CROs and their clients, with a single point of contact who quickly informs sponsors of problems a necessity, according to a panel at Informex 2010.
Clinical trials are often biased against the recruitment of older people says the European Union's PREDICT group, which has launched a charter designed to protect such patients' right to take part.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance on the use of Bayesian analysis in clinical trials of medical devices and says the technique can cut costs and boost efficiency.
Parexel has formed an alliance with Proteome Sciences to enhance its biomarker capabilities, allowing it to help clients make earlier assessments of new compounds in development.
Using intelligent compliance packaging in clinical trials can result in “huge cost savings” and this will ensure demand even during a period of cost-cutting, according to a sales manager at Stora Enso.
Consolidation in pharma, coupled to the trend for strategic partnerships, will lead to CRO mergers, with large companies getting bigger and small firms focusing on niche opportunities, according to a report.
MDS has agreed to sell its Pharma Services division, with a CRO and private investors lined up to buy different sites, but approximately 275 employees will lose their jobs during the transition.
SIRO Clinpharm has formed an alliance with South Korea-based CRO DreamCIS to expand its clinical trial offering in Asia Pacific and provide clients with more options for patient recruitment.
US contract research organisation (CRO) PPD reported a “higher than anticipated” number of cancellations in Q4, bringing to a close 12 months that saw operating income fall 46 per cent to $192m.
Integrated solutions are the future of trial data management according to Phase Forward as growth of the electronic data capture (EDC) market begins to slow.
BioClinica is providing Cephalon with end-to-end clinical data management services and hiring some of the biotech’s staff under a three-year, multi-million dollar deal.
Improving healthcare infrastructure across the region and a large treatment-naïve patient population makes the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) an increasingly attractive destination for drug trials says ClinTec CEO Rabinder Buttar.
CRO Novella Clinical is providing OSI Pharmaceuticals with clinical research and related services over the next two years and will gain use of facilities in Boulder, Colorado, US as part of the deal.
ClearTrial says information is power in trial talks and claims its CTO software helped biotech firm save 20 per cent of bid cost through more informed negotiations with its CRO.
PRA International has entered into a partnership with Oncopartners and IBPC to accelerate the planning, start-up and patient recruitment of oncology trials in Latin America.
MDS believes its early stage business is likely to sell for less than previously expected because of the continued deterioration of market conditions and its declining customer base.
OmniComm has connected its TrialMaster EDC system to Microsoft (MS) HealthVault, allowing health records and data to be transferred to a patient’s file during clinical trials.
US CRO PPD has sold its biomarker discovery sciences unit to Caprion Proteomics, bucking the trend that has seen many of its sector rivals invest in this part of the contract research market.
MDS Pharma Services has adopted SAS Drug Development to allow for closer collaboration with sponsors and provide a centralised, integrated system for data management and analysis.
Malgorzata Szerszeniewska, CEO of Central and Eastern Europe’s (CEE) “newest” CRO EastHorn, says maintaining ethical standards is crucial to sustaining the rapid patient recruitment rates that characterise the region.
Quotient Bioresearch has secured the supply of 14C labelled compounds for its customers ahead of its move to a new purpose built facility in Cardiff through an extension of its agreement with GE Healthcare (GEHC).
Fujitsu has launched a SaaS-based data management system which it claims can speed up clinical trials, eliminate set up and maintenance costs and allow CROs and sponsors to use the same IT environment.
Quintiles Transnational has selected US ePRO solutions provider Invivodata to help it meet growing regulatory pressure to focus on the patient perspectives during trials.
Latin America, new services and mid-sized pharma clients are targets for the incoming CEO of Clearstone Central Laboratories, who set out his vision for the business in an interview with Outsourcing-Pharma.
Conducting trials in smaller patient populations when developing personalised medicines poses challenges, such as how to recruit patients fast enough, but these can be overcome using adaptive methods, according to a CEO.
The FDA has issued draft guidance detailing the information that should be submitted to an IRB as part of the continuing review of a clinical trial, with particular emphasis placed on the rise of multi-site studies.
Outsourcing-pharma presents a round up of all the latest deals and developments in the contract research space. This week Synexus closes ClinPharm deal, GVK joins ResearchPoint Global and CliniPace wins gNO contract.
US clinical trial review groups Independent Review Consulting (IRC) and Ethical Review Committee (ERC) are to merge and operate under the name Ethical and Independent Review Services (E&I).
A recently completed manufacturing and filling capacity expansion will help Florida Biologix meet deadlines and win repeat business according to company director Richard Snyder.
inVentiv Health claims the acquisition of ParagonRx positions it as the leading supplier of REMS services in the pharmaceutical contract services sector.
US CRO Pacific Biometrics is to be renamed Pacific Biomarkers, after shareholders voted in favour of the change at the company’s AGM earlier this month.
Trials contractor Kendle International will use a management platform developed by US software group MetricStream to help control its global compliance and quality assurance operations.
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