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The facility combines Covance Drug Development and LabCorp Diagnostics capabilities. (Photo: Business Wire)

Covance opens companion diagnostics laboratory

By Melissa Fassbender

LabCorp’s Covance has opened a new companion diagnostics laboratory as is prepares for an increasing demand for precision medicine – a market expected to reach $112.62bn by 2025.

Outsourcing-Pharma's Hiring and Firing Roundup May '17

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Outsourcing-Pharma's Hiring and Firing Roundup May '17

By Melissa Fassbender

This month’s roundup includes new executive leadership teams, hires on both sides of the Atlantic for CRO Smithers Viscient, a new VP and medical director at Clinipace, among others.

CRO insourcing to gain momentum, says NovAliX

CRO insourcing to gain momentum, says NovAliX

By Melissa Fassbender

NovAliX has signed an insourcing agreement with UCB Biopharma, a model that the CRO says “energizes scientific organization” and offers "significant" cost advantages. 

Charles River splits off and divests CDMO business

Charles River splits off and divests CDMO business

By Dani Bancroft

Charles River Laboratories International Inc. has sold off its CDMO business QS Pharma LLC, saying the small-molecule manufacturing business was “not optimized” within the firm's portfolio.