Supply chain, logistics

ACRP 2019

Getting out of its own way: How pharma can use tech to transform

02-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Debbie Profit, vice president of applied innovation and process improvement at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals addressed ACRP in April and discussed the various technologies that could ‘transform’ the pharmaceutical industry.

PopsiCube opens Russian affiliate to tap into international client base

29-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

CRO PopsiCube opens strategic Russian affiliate to further its international expansion of clinical trial management and digital services.

Scaling down: Clinical research shifts its focus

29-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Smaller company’s last year led in new drug approvals, nearly half of which were for the treatment of rare diseases, as the industry shifts away from the need to scale infrastructure, says Tufts director.

CPhI donates to iBIO to cement partnership with Illinois life sciences community

23-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

CPhI North America donates $10,000 to iBIO’s Educate Center to help fund STEM programs for girls and solidifies its partnership with the association to support Illinois as a growing life sciences hub.

WuXi and I-Mab extend partnership to accelerate biologic development

18-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

I-Mab and WuXi Biologics extend their strategic partnership for biologics process development as well as clinical and commercial manufacturing to accelerate drug development in China and abroad.

Vetter’s Chicago-based manufacturing facility expansion to meet the region’s CDMO needs

18-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Completion of early-stage development site expansion at the Illinois Science and Technology Park supplies Chicago-based drug companies with refrigeration services for complex APIs.

MHRA approves Sharp’s clinical services center in Wales

16-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Sharp’s clinical services center is approved by the MHRA and now ready to offer services for serialization and trial management while reducing carbon footprint with the addition of solar panel systems.

Marken launches container for cell and gene therapy shipment

15-Apr-2019 By Vassia Barba

Marken introduces a container for shipments of clinical drug products, clinical drug substance, as well as cell and gene therapies.

Automated chain-of-custody systems save $1.3m per clinical trial: Almac

15-Apr-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Using automated chain-of-custody systems can save study sponsors and CROs a minimum of $1.3m per clinical trial in operating costs, according to a recent report from Almac.

Catalent opens clinical supply facility in China

11-Apr-2019 By Staff reporter

Catalent Pharma Solutions has opened its new, 30,000-square-foot Shanghai, China-based clinical supply facility, which is expected to employ up to 100.

Clinerion’s network expands into India with AlphaMD partnership

09-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Clinerion expands into India’s hospital ecosystem to accelerate trial recruitment and site selection as it partners Alpha MD.

$14m financing bolsters Deep Lens digital pathology platform

09-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Deep Lens closes $14m Series A financing as it continues to expand its digital pathology platform to enable patient identification at time of diagnosis, fast-tracking trial enrollment.

Trialbee and Linical partner for patient-centric trial recruitment

28-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Trialbee and Linical Accelovance join forces for patient-centric clinical trials using digital innovations to establish a single point of contact to expedite clinical trial enrollment, retention, and speed-to-market solutions.

Science Exchange integrates WuXi LabNetwork into its marketplace

26-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

WuXi LabNetwork enters an agreement with Science Exchange enabling users to order compounds directly following an increased demand for specialty chemicals.

BlueCloud follows the Uber model to streamline connections

21-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

BlueCloud by HealthCarePoint releases DDIT mechanisms to create an Uber-like service for the health care industry – connecting providers and consumers, such a sponsors and CROs.