Formerly at Kos Pharmaceuticals
Parexel Names Rieder CIO
The CRO picks a technology strategist. more...
May 18, 2013CROs
Patient Grants Interview
BBC Rehashes TeGenero Trial
A 20-year-old Londoner will be unable to fulfill his dream of becoming a plumber after participating in a clinical trial under the auspices of a German sponsor, TeGenero. more...
Headed to India, Too
i3 Buys Latin American CRO
In the latest announcement of a CRO pushing into new global markets, the technology-oriented i3 announced the purchase of a company in Latin America and a new office in India. more...
CRO expands pact with big pharma
ACRS Inks 3-year Data Deal
The Illinois company issued a news release that noted it has supported 300 trials since the company’s inception in 1995. more...
CRO Targets Japan
INC Research Hires Inada
In November, the company named two new executives to shepherd its push into Japan: Tetsushi Inada and Kevin Keim. more...
Executive Joins CDISC Board
Quintiles To Add 1K Jobs In Raleigh
Doubling its headquarters staff, Quintiles will add 1,000 jobs (average salary: $65,000) in the Raleigh area over a period of five years. more...
Indian Firm Grows
Tata Wins Lilly Work
The new arrangement with the U.S. company is mostly related to clinical trial data services, and the news release quotes the Indiana executive who oversees such matters. more...
Sylva Collins Joins Firm
Scrip: Kendle Is Best CRO
In addition to the award in London, Kendle scored a major coup recently. It hired Sylva Collins, the architect of clinical data management systems at Novartis. more...
International Study
VirtualScopics In Imaging Trial
In a 30-month international trial, the firm’s technology will be used to evaluate biomarkers in arthritis. more...
Analyst View #2
Value Line On Parexel, eResearch
Independent research firm says sponsors of clinical trials will increasingly need services and technology from both firms. more...
Buying Spree
United BioSource Acquires BioCor
UBC buys CRO with 85 employees specializing in biostatistics, medical writing. more...
e-Source
Pegus Chooses DSG For Switch Study
Large pharma uses Pegus Research, DSG to collect data on the real-world transition from prescription to over-the-counter usage. more...
Aussie Web App
Cogstate Shares Neuro Test Data
Company also has interactive products for evaluating athletes and workplace injuries. more...
Facility Opens Early '07
Quintiles To Open Central Lab in India
The new lab is to be located in Leela Business Park in Mumbai, joining Quintiles’ core clinical research and electrocardiogram (ECG) businesses. more...
Analysts All Optimistic
PPD Earnings Strong, President Leaves
Shares in contract research organization Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) dropped 4 percent yesterday after the company said President Fred B. Davenport Jr. is leaving. Wall street analysts, however, are uniformly upbeat on the company’s prospects. more...
Higher standards
Canadians Tighten Trial Rules
A patient infected with TB was inadvertently included in a Montreal study under the auspices of SFBC Anapharm. Canadian press reports say the patient infected 20 people, both staff and other trial participants. more...
