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Validated Collaboration System

New Document Management Tool

December 15, 2006

Target Health, out of New York, is the prototypical e-CRO, a contract research organization that is serious about developing its own software. Target e*CRF is an electronic data capture and project management tool that uses the internet. Jules Mitchel presides over Target Health with a cheerful exuberance undimmed by long…more...

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Formerly at Kos Pharmaceuticals

Parexel Names Rieder CIO

December 12, 2006

Parexel International appointed Christopher Rieder as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Previously, Parexel said, he was VP of Information Technology for Kos Pharmaceuticals, where he built a state-of-the-art, customer-centric IT division, determined IT strategy, and directed all corporate-wide IT initiatives. “We felt that this was the appropriate time to create…more...

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Patient Grants Interview

BBC Rehashes TeGenero Trial

December 08, 2006

Most ClinPage readers are familiar with the ill-fated TeGenero trial of TGN1412, a Phase I study that went awry earlier this year. The BBC is revisiting the matter. The most debilitated patient is recovering nicely, though his ordeal sounds chilling. No major organ system was unaffected. Here’s a quote from…more...

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Headed to India, Too

i3 Buys Latin American CRO

December 08, 2006

i3 acquired a privately held contract research organization (CRO) operating in Latin America. It did not name the company it acquired but said it would be called ” i3 Latin America” going forward. According to i3’s news release, the acquired firm had operations in “Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru…more...

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CRO expands pact with big pharma

ACRS Inks 3-year Data Deal

December 08, 2006

Advanced Clinical Research Services signed a preferred provider agreement with an unnamed top 10 pharmaceutical company to provide clinical data management services. The Illinois eCRO issued a news release that noted its platform is built on Oracle Clinical and has supported 300 trials since the company’s inception in 1995. “This…more...

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CRO Targets Japan

INC Research Hires Inada

November 30, 2006

INC Research said it would be accelerating its efforts to serve Japan. The company named Tetsushi Inada, Ph.D., as senior liaison officer to Japan. Dr. Inada will offer insight and international expertise as INC Research enhances its presence for strategic and product development service offerings to the Japanese market. “Dr.…more...

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Executive Joins CDISC Board

Quintiles To Add 1K Jobs In Raleigh

November 29, 2006

Quintiles is expanding in Durham County, North Carolina. The largest contract research organization is getting help from state and local officials, who offered $23 million in tax incentives and other assistance. Quintiles will add 1,000 jobs (average salary: $65,000) in the Raleigh area over a period of five years. The…more...

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Indian Firm Grows

Tata Wins Lilly Work

November 22, 2006

Tata Consultancy Services announced a new pact with Eli Lilly. The Indian leader in IT consulting has 70,000 employees, 2,700 of whom are specialized in the life sciences. The company is publicly traded in India and recently reported about $1 billion in quarterly revenue. Both revenues and profits at the…more...

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Sylva Collins Joins Firm

Scrip: Kendle Is Best CRO

November 21, 2006

Scrip’s Best CRO Award was given to Kendle, which was recognized for the critical role CROs play in drug development. “CROs have become an increasingly valuable and essential partner in the drug development process,” said Ian Schofield of Scrip World Pharmaceutical News. “The judges felt that Kendle’s success in building…more...

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International Study

VirtualScopics In Imaging Trial

November 08, 2006

VirtualScopics appears to be winning some major deals in clinical trials imaging. In October, the firm announced a $1.4 million contract with MediciNova. Now it has $1.7 million deal from an unnamed client studying a biomarker and a therapeutic agent. The Rochester, NY based VirtualScopics specializes in quantitative magnetic resonance…more...

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January 8, 2009

ECG Management

Clinilabs, AMPS Develop TrialPerfect

Clinilabs spent a year collaborating with AMPS on a better way to collect and manage ECGs.

Tech, Service Converge

Parexel COO on ClinPhone

Mark Goldberg, an architect of technology at a major CRO, discusses the purchase of ClinPhone. An exclusive.

ACRO Joins Effort

Standard Metrics From MCC

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.

Frost & Sullivan Webinar

CRO Outsourcing to Grow 40%

According to research firm Frost & Sullivan, the global outsourcing market is poised to get far larger, and fast.

Tech, Service CRO

Paperless Push At Target Health

Target Health has had good news this year, as the company’s Jules Mitchel relates of his EDC and document management systems.

CRO Seeks Tech

Trio: Poised for Growth

The staffing company/CRO combo Trio Clinical Research takes on two equity partners and a C-level acquisition strategist from PRA International.