Theorem Clinical Research (once known as Omnicare) appointed Adam Serody as VP of global business development. Serody previously worked at PharmaNet and Paragon Biomedical, according to a news release. Parexel will augment its commercialization services group. "Biopharmaceutical companies need to address commercialization goals as early as possible to develop products and acquire the right data to receive…more...

Patient diary firm CRF has shepherded some of its technology through the FDA registration process for medical devices. In a news release, the firm says it is the first among peers to do so: "TrialMax is categorized as a Class 1 MDDS under regulation 21 CFR 880.6310. And because it uses alarms to remind subjects when to…more...

Easy, convenient SMS messaging has generally been underutilized by the research sector of the pharmaceutical industry, with a quasi-obscure British firm as one of the rare companies that had a vision of what was possible. But ePharmaSolutions is experienced in research-oriented texting, too. It just announced a new version of its software. “Our integrations with leading clinical…more...

In a new exercise in government by symbolic gesture, the Obama administration announced a plan to delay or eliminate a small number of federal regulations while simultaneously implementing thousands of new ones. Such announcements typically arrive during the doldrums of the late summer news cycle, when U.S. reporters are even more drowsy than usual. Among the newly…more...

Research and Markets has published an $1,800 report on the contract research industry in China. The company estimates that there is a $2.6 billion Chinese market for research services. The bulk of the work appears to be nonclinical and laboratory-related. While there are almost 500 contract research organizations (CROs) operating in China, the country has just ten…more...

The medical literature is increasingly inaccurate. That's the sour conclusion of peer-reviewed journal editors and reporters at the subscription-only Wall Street Journal. The rate of article withdrawal has increased 15-fold lately, with more than 200 retractions so far in 2011 alone. Citing data from its own arch rival Thomson, the Murdoch newspaper reviewed examples of notorious scientific…more...

Spectranetics, a medical device manufacturer, chose Clinipace for a restenosis trial in 350 U.S. patients. Here's a release. Drexel University's College of Medicine selected the clinical trial management system (CTMS) of Study Manager. “We sought a CTMS that would help centralize clinical trial data and research processes,” said Donna Walsh, COO of clinical research at Drexel. “Our…more...

The OpenClinica solution for electronic data capture (EDC) will be used in trials in Europe and Israel. Projects run by the Safe-T consortium—a €36 million effort which includes Amgen, Lilly, Novartis and Pfizer—will use the free EDC system to detect drug-induced safety issues. Said Ben Baumann, OpenClinica's director of business development: "They will only have to master…more...