India's clinical research industry took on more shape this week
with the launch of the Indian version of the Association of
Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and the government's
proposed new regulations on clinical...
INC Research said it is now able to bring the start date for its
clinical trials forward by two weeks following the implementation
of a company-wide process improvement strategy.
Finnish CRO Technical Research Center (VTT) has spun-off Zora
Biosciences, which becomes the only company in the Nordic region to
provide metabolomics services to pharma companies - a market with
high potential.
Diamyd Medical will continue with a clinical trial of its gene
therapy designed to protect insulin-producing cells in diabetes
patients, despite major errors invalidating the study.
Just as the clinical trials sector in Russia is
starting to take off, the industry has been dealt a severe
blow with the sudden and indefinite banning of biological sample
exports.
The number of clinical trial registries that drug companies and
researchers can use if they want to have their results later
published in prominent medical journals has been increased.
Meanwhile, as of July next year, Phase I trials...
The pharmaceutical and healthcare industries will help to push
trade between India and the United Kingdom up by 60 per cent within
three years, claims a soon-to-be released report.
Phase 0 studies have a great potential in selecting drug candidates
early in the drug development but the pharma industry will stay
sceptical until more research has been done, said Prof. Colin
Garner, CEO of microdosing service firm...
Veeda Clinical Research, an Anglo-Indian contract research
organisation (CRO) formed two years ago, said it will soon enter
the US market with a new acquisition - the fourth since the
company's creation.
Pfizer is facing fresh legal action from the Nigerian government
over its alleged involvement in the deaths of children it gave
an experimental drug to, more than a decade after the incident
occurred.
MDS Pharma has decided to continue the 'consolidation' of its
Canadian operations by putting an end to some activities at its
Montreal facility, cutting 160 jobs.
US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Covance is offering
microdosing studies for early clinical development without the
perceived drawbacks of having to radiolabel compounds for detection
through ultra-sensitive accelerator...
The first contract research service alliance (CROSA) in China has
been formed between three leading local firms to provide a more
exhaustive range of drug development services to pharma companies.
The significance of the aborted deal between GlaxoSmithKline and
Cobra has been exaggerated due to GSK's high profile and is not the
end of the world, the British contract manufacturer said.
Clinsys Clinical Research, BioReliance Corporation, InVentiv
Health, PRA International, Kendle, Parexel, PPD, Wyeth and
PharmaNet have all had people on the move in the world of
pharmaceutical outsourcing.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that featured in the
clinical contract community this past week, involving Pacific
Biometrics, Neuren, Hesperion and Qualia Clinical Service.
Outsourced pharmaceutical R&D spending is set to increase
at twice the expected rate of general R&D expenditure
for the next five years, according to new research published this
week.
US-based firm Goodwin Biotechnology said it is about to complete
the expansion of its biomanufacturing facility as the number of
contracts with biotech companies has jumped in the past two years.
In this week's review of activity within the preclinical research
services arena, new deals have emerged involving Gene Bridges,
Panacos Pharmaceuticals, and GenScript.
Kendle has climbed back into the black in the first quarter of 2007
after another quarter of strong sales although pre-tax profit
remains down on 2006.
PRA saw its first quarter profits for 2007 slashed by more than
half from the comparable 2006 period, in a case of déjà vu for the
firm and disappointment for analysts.
The pharma industry sees great opportunities in using Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) technology during clinical trials,
a new survey has revealed.
Clinical trial sponsors are outsourcing the majority of clinical
work in Phase I and gradually bringing functions back in-house as
compounds move through the development stages.
Biologic drugs are expected to account for over a quarter of
overall drug spending in the US by 2010, new research has revealed,
and clearing the path for generic versions of these drugs could be
a solution to controlling rising national...
Parexel has announced healthy financial results for its third
fiscal quarter, despite another disappointing performance in its
medical communications business.
Contract research organisation (CRO) Chiltern has announced it is
expanding its services with a new solution aimed at helping clients
boost their clinical research staff recruitment process - an
increasingly difficult task due to...
Premier Research has shown solid growth over the past year, spurred
on by the acquisition of a firm that gave it access to the
lucrative US market for the first time.
A new advisory group will meet for the first time this week since
new procedures were established for the application to run
first-in-man clinical trials for 'high risk' compounds.
Clinical trials are saving lives but may be killing the environment
due to their 'intensive energy use' and 'substantial
contribution to greenhouse gasses.'
Quintiles has opened its first central laboratory in India and is
hunting around for further business opportunities in this growing
pharma research hub.
Most clinical trial sites are utterly unprepared in the face of a
natural disaster and are paying a heavy price if they are unlucky
enough to be affected, delegates heard at last week's Drug
Information Association (DIA) conference...
Insurance firm Darwin is targeting the booming contract research
organisation (CRO) market by launching its own insurance cover
designed specifically for companies or organisations involved in
clinical research.
This article explains the different types of clinical trial software available, and how it can be used to optimize the end to end clinical trials design...
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