etrials Worldwide, a provider of eClinical software and services that optimize clinical trial management, announced that it has signed a contract with an undisclosed U.S.-based pharmaceutical company. Solutions and services provided by etrials will enable the company to capture, manage, integrate and analyze trial data using etrials’ electronic data capture…more...

Microsoft Corporation recently announced that Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) has adopted Microsoft’s Azyxxi(R) unified health enterprise platform and suite of applications. This solution is designed to integrate clinical information while improving access to data and streamlining clinical research. Microsoft staff and JHHS informatics specialists, researchers and clinicians will collaborate…more...

Pharmatek Laboratories a pharmaceutical chemistry development organization supporting the pharmaceutical industry, announced the appointment of Yvonne Verburgt to the position of senior director, business development. This follows the company’s recent announcement of the opening of its new facility in March 2007. Verburgt has worked in business development and sales for…more...

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Tata Consultancy Services announced an agreement to establish a global drug development support center in Mumbai to help meet the demands of the growing GSK pipeline. Under a multi-year multi-million dollar contract agreed by the two companies, TCS will provide a variety of services in clinical research,…more...

Folks, there is still time to register for the CDISC Interchange meeting in Montreux, Switzerland. It’s in late April and the agenda looks fascinating, with presentations from Lilly, Astellas and other companies. Phase Forward the leading clinical technology suite, announced that Quintiles Transnational, the top contract research organization (CRO), has…more...

Octagon Research has purchased the assets of Ninaza, a financially troubled electronic data capture firm specializing in post-approval studies. Here’s a quote from the press release: “Ninaza’s electronic data capture technology has been used by numerous pharmaceutical and contract research organizations in Phase I-IV clinical trials and will now be…more...

Medhost, a provider of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) announces that Saint Clare’s Hospital in Weston, Wis., has automated its emergency department (ED) with Medhost. Saint Clare’s, a Ministry Health Care hospital, selected Medhost after evaluating 13 other vendors and conducting six site visits. By implementing Medhost, Saint Clare’s…more...

Medifacts International announces the successful sale of its CRO division effective March 12, 2007. It is now operating as an independent provider of non-invasive cardiac safety and efficacy services (ABPM, Holter monitoring, ECG). Michael Woehler, Medifacts’ President and CEO said: “Medifacts looks forward to continuing to deliver the high-quality customer…more...

Genomics and basic research by contract research organizations is not new but it appears to be an especially hot topic at the moment. NeoGenomics concluded an agreement with Power3 Medical Products, an early stage company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of protein biomarkers. They have formed a joint…more...

The nonprofit Institute for OneWorld Health started a post-approval study with a large safety component. Odyssey Research, a CRO based in India (with a North Dakota headquarters) won the work. “We welcome Odyssey Research as part of our team to further develop Paromomycin IM Injection as a safe, affordable and…more...