Supply chain, logistics

Amicus picks Brammer for preclinical, clinical gene therapy work

02-Jul-2019 By Vassia Barba

Rare disease drug developer to work with Brammer Bio – which Thermo Fisher acquired in March – on gene therapy programs against Batten disease.

United Cargo in deal to lease and transport SkyCell’s containers

01-Jul-2019 By Vassia Barba

United Cargo includes SkyCell’s temperature-controlled containers in its ‘rapidly increasing’ TempControl transport service for biopharmaceuticals.

Automatic quality control application to potentially reduce timelines by a third

01-Jul-2019 By Maggie Lynch

MMS Holdings launched its cloud-based quality control application, Automatiqc, to meet quality control needs rapidly through its customizable software, according to the CRO.

Parexel introduces FSP outsourcing model at DIA

27-Jun-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Parexel launched a delivery model for its FSP services at DIA 2019 Global Annual Meeting in San Diego as the company aims to tailor solutions for biopharma customers.

Signant Health CEO talks investments and growth opportunities a year after CRF, Bracket merger

24-Jun-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

CRF Bracket – newly-rebranded as Signant Health – is looking to build momentum around eConsent, rethink the patient’s connection to the supply chain, and build out a stronger analytics platform, says CEO.

Be The Match and TrakCel partner on integrated services for cell therapy developers

24-Jun-2019 By Vassia Barba

Be The Match BioTherapies and TrakCel form a strategic partnership to integrate their offering for companies developing cell and gene therapies.

AirBridgeCargo expands partnership with SkyCell for temperature-controlled containers

18-Jun-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

The Russian all-cargo airline AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has expanded its SkyCell partnership through which it will lease SkyCell’s containers as sales of temperature-sensitive products boom.

Medidata acquired by French software firm Dassault Systèmes for $5.8bn

12-Jun-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Dassault Systèmes is set to acquire Medidata in an all-cash transaction valued at $5.8bn – a deal which will combine the power of modeling and simulation with data science to “catalyze the next generation of patient-inclusive therapeutics,” says CEO.

PCI Pharma adds another San Diego facility as storage needs grow

10-Jun-2019 By Maggie Lynch

PCI Pharma Services adds a third facility in San Diego as it continues to grow its west coast clinical operations.

STA Pharma completes clinical supply of PhoenixMD’s breast cancer treatment

10-Jun-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Clinical trial supply for the first targeted treatment of triple-negative breast cancer completed through PhoenixMD and STA Pharmaceutical agreement.

PE firm Ampersand acquires German CDMO Vibalogics

03-Jun-2019 By Maggie Lynch

The private equity firm Ampersand Capital has acquired Vibalogics with plans to increase development and manufacturing capabilities for complex viral products.

Vetter goes green and supplies German sites with neutral energy

29-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Vetter’s German sites will be supplied with only CO2 neutral energy from renewable energy sources as the company continues to work towards greater sustainability.

Rexgenero extends European reach with expanded manufacturing

29-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Partnership with German Red Cross will see Rexgenero’s lead drug candidate reaching broader patient base in clinical trials.

SGS’ Glasgow biosafety facility doubles in size

28-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

SGS’ completed the ₤8.7m expansion of its large molecule testing facility in Glasgow and made room to increase its existing biosafety service and PCR platform capabilities.

Advarra aims to accelerate pediatric trials in an agreement

23-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Advarra will provide IRB services to the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children’s pediatric clinical trial site network.

Verily teams up with big names in biopharma to generate evidence

23-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Verily is aligning itself with big names in pharma to bolster its Project Baseline, designed to use digital sources to promote patient-centered clinical research programs.

Marken taps into innovations to smooth clinical trial supply chain

21-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Marken executive says there is no such thing as a perfect clinical trial supply chain but with strategic planning and innovations there are opportunities to better serve the research industry.

Taiwan import license bolsters George Clinical's abilities in Asia-Pacific

16-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

George Clinical receives license to import clinical trial supply into Taiwan as the Asia-Pacific region continues to develop as a clinical trial site.

Greenphire partners with Lazarex to ease oncology trial reimbursement

14-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Lazarex partners with Greenphire to implement the latter’s ClinCard reimbursement technology to improve patient participation in oncology trials.

PE firm invests in growing eClinical solutions company

14-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

eClinical technology company, Axiom Real-Time Metrics, will be recapitalized by Great Point Partners to provide eClinical solutions to increase service offerings for Phase I-III clinical trials.

Takeda and Regeneron continue to tap into Adimab’s capabilities

13-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Adimab expands partnerships with Takeda and Regeneron to enable biopharmaceutical companies with discovery and optimization capabilities.

Mispro expands vivarium capacity, sees ‘tremendous potential’

13-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Mispro is expanding its vivarium service network with the opening of its fifth facility, an 18,000 square foot facility in Broad Hollow Bioscience Park, NY.

Lonza to manufacture Alector’s mAb drug candidates for Ph I trial

09-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Lonza will provide manufacturing for Alector’s Phase I drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases from its Switzerland site, which is expected to be operational by mid-2020.

WuXi adds US-based clinical research firm to CRO business

07-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

WuXi AppTec acquires Pharmapace to bolster its biometrics and clinical development service offerings worldwide.

Lonza serves small biotech with services to accelerate movement to the clinic

06-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Lonza announces service offering to accelerate the movement of poorly-soluble small molecules into first-in-human clinical trials.

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.

Evotec targeting AMR through new public-private partnership

19-Mar-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

Evotec is partnering with a global non-profit research group to develop a pipeline of novel antibiotics after integrating Sanofi’s infectious disease unit last year.

N-Side launches new clinical trial supply chain software

19-Mar-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

The global software consulting company N-Side recently launched an end-to-end clinical trial supply chain management solution to enable “agile” decision making and reduce drug waste.

Lonza teams with hospital to produce CAR-T cells at point-of-care

18-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Lonza and Israel-based Sheba Medical collaborate to use the CDMO’s manufacturing platform for point-of-care genetically engineered human CAR-T cell production.

At the source: Harmonizing clinical partnership strategy and procurement

18-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Alternatives to the transactional RFP-bid defense structure “invite greater creativity and innovative options” into sourcing discussions, says Syneos executive.

First Poland-based hospital joins Clinerion network

12-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Clinerion gains first Poland-based partner as Szpital Specjalistyczny w Brzozowie joins the global hospital network to bolster data integration.

Envigo paves new first-in-human trial solution

11-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

The non-clinical contract research services and research model provider Envigo launches a new solution it says optimizes non-clinical safety assessment programs to enable first-in-human clinical trials.

Regeneron releases ‘big data’ resource for global health research

11-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Regeneron and UK Biobank announce human sequencing data resource for global research and to accelerate improved patient care through outcome algorithms.

VirTrial joins SCRS to bolster remote trials

11-Mar-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Telehealth provider VirTrial joins SCRS as a partner enabling clinical trial stakeholders to bolster remote and virtual trial opportunities.

SCOPE 2019

Sites challenged with fragmented processes that ‘drain resources’

21-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Clinical trial sites are challenged by fragmented financial processes, according to a new study by the Society of Clinical Research sites and Greenphire released this week at SCOPE 2019.

Lonza uses its ‘global footprint’ in hematopoietic commercialization agreement

21-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Lonza enters private label partnership to manufacture and globally commercialize AllCell’s hematopoietic primary cells to provide greater access to researchers.