Contract research giant PPD saw its fourth quarter profit rise 27 percent. “In a quarter that has been historically light, PPD delivered its second largest quarter of gross and net new business on record, as well as year-over-year margin expansion in the development segment,” Chief Executive Fred Eshelman said in…more...
A patient in a doomed London clinical trial has spoken to the media. Ryan Wilson says he will probably lose parts of his fingers and toes, which have turned black with gangrene. He could be in the hospital until September. Each volunteer in the trial received $3,500. The sponsor of…more...
PharmaLink signed a three-year license to extend its use of Phase Forward’s software for electronic data capture (EDC). PharmaLink dubs itself an electronic contract research organization (eCRO), and said the tools would allow it to be more effective. “We realized InForm’s benefits long ago and have shared many successful implementations…more...
etrials signed a subscription licensing agreement with INC Research, a contract research organization (CRO). “E-clinical technologies like electronic data capture, ediaries and interactive voice response (IVR) streamline our data collection, review and reporting processes. This enables our teams to focus on our customers, not the arduous task of integrating multiple…more...
Kendle International acquired a Latin American CRO. Kendle purchased International Clinical Research Ltd. and its affiliated companies, the company said in a news release. Terms were not disclosed. The purchase gives Kendle a new foothold in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile. The company already has operations in Mexico and Peru,…more...
Parexel International announced second-quarter results for the period ending December 31, 2005. Consolidated service revenue increased 10.3% to $149.8 million, compared with $135.8 million in the prior period. Operating income was $10.6 million, versus $7.5 million in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The breakdown by business segment: $108.9…more...
January 8, 2009
Clinilabs spent a year collaborating with AMPS on a better way to collect and manage ECGs.
Mark Goldberg, an architect of technology at a major CRO, discusses the purchase of ClinPhone. An exclusive.
The three year old Metrics Champion Consortium, which helped established performance metrics for central labs and ECG, is now turning its focus to imaging and CROs.
According to research firm Frost & Sullivan, the global outsourcing market is poised to get far larger, and fast.
Target Health has had good news this year, as the company’s Jules Mitchel relates of his EDC and document management systems.
The staffing company/CRO combo Trio Clinical Research takes on two equity partners and a C-level acquisition strategist from PRA International.
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