Representatives for GSK have targeted struggling graduates and unpaid interns as volunteers for clinical trials, saying the payments – up to £8,000 ($13,600) per year – “could be your solution” to money problems.
Pharmaceutical companies will be made to publish all European clinical trials in a public database under a draft law passed by the European Parliament yesterday.
Drugmakers and academics will have to upload the results of trials run in Europe to a public database under a provisional deal agreed in the European Parliament earlier today.
India’s CDSCO has unveiled a list of clinical trial regulations that does little to explain how they will fix a system that has seen an increasing number of companies pulling their operations from the country.
Duke University will play contract research organisation (CRO) for clinical trials of a Parkinson’s disease treatment being developed by International Stem Cell Corp (ISCO).
CRO Novotech has added two new clinical research sites in Hong Kong and the Philippines earlier than expected as demand from sponsors, particularly US biotech companies, has spiked.
An EMA report says increased Russian participation in European submitted clinical trials is part of a trend away from traditional regions, yet fluctuating legislation may affect numbers.
The UK’s CCRA (Clinical Contract Research Association) says the number of Phase 1 clinical trials in the UK has “decreased substantially” since 2003 and is likely to be further diminished in the next few years.
Despite conflicting media reports and confusion over where India stands in its regulation of clinical trials, Indian drug officials have until the end of January to respond to a Supreme Court order seeking answers on their alleged lax oversight of trials.
The end of the world is likely to have a negative impact on clinical trials according to research published in the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
Proposed law changes put before the US Senate and the House of Representatives last week seek to eliminate duplicate trials and force sponsors to display all results on Clinical trials.gov website.
European laws on clinical trials need to be faster and more efficient but they are not the only reason for the decline in the sector according to EU health and consumer policy commissioner John Dalli.
The EU Clinical Trials Register (EU-CTR) has been formally recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the primary registries for its International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP).
India’s Central drugs standard control organisation (CDSCO) has issued new draft guidance of clinical trials and new drug approvals that pave the way for potential electronic submissions.
Marketing applications should contain details of clinical trial ethics and be rejected if serious violations are found, said some EMA workshop participants.
Applying a business model based on marketing theory to clinical trials can give a consistent framework for planning and managing patient recruitment, say academics.
A global compulsory register of all contractors and subcontractors involved in each clinical trial should be created to increase transparency, according to a study.
INC Research has shifted its headquarters to new and larger offices as part of the firm’s wider plan to ramp up its clinical trials outsourcing operations in Research Triangle, US.
Clinical trials in Latin America recruited 91 per cent more patients per site than studies conducted in the US from 2005 to 2009, according to EU MAA data.
PPD is collaborating with the Himalayan Institute and Hospital Trust (HIHT University) to form a large investigator site and expand its network of investigators in Northern India.
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Trident, Agilux and Clinical Trials of America.
The EMA has published its thoughts on monitoring overseas trials and will seek to establish an international network of regulators to develop and implement a robust oversight framework.
Clinical trials that finish early due to positive treatment effects often have misleading findings, according to a journal paper which recommends researchers resist pressures to end studies prematurely.
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.
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.
Parexel has established The Expert Office to provide a single point of contact for clients which want the CRO’s team to assist them with optimising all aspects of the clinical trial process
Australia-based CROs, state government and a clinical trails network are collaborating with a Japanese company to encourage businesses to outsource preclinical and early-stage research to Queensland.
The Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR) has become the first such database to be endorsed by the WHO, providing the world with access to studies on the continent and improving efficiencies.
