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July 24, 2008
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EDC, CTMS for Biotechs From ACS
ACS talks about a new product. The company is betting the combination of EDC and CTMS will appeal to biotech firms and contract research organizations.
Expert View
How To Think About EDC
Bayer’s Rob Musterer discusses a little-appreciated aspect of any electronic data capture system.
Savings For MS Registry
Synergies Link Biobanks, EDC
Technology will make new types of clinical collaboration more affordable, says DSG’s Tony Varano.
Monday News Briefs
AAI Pharma Goes Into Hungary
Plus bulletins about AAI Pharma, data management in India, Parkinson’s disease.
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It had been a while. Years, actually. But Bruce Schatzman, president and CEO of Advanced Clinical Software (ACS) seems to be doing even better than we expected. He started the firm back in 1993. In our last conversation, published here…
I have been involved with EDC (electronic data capture) for more than two decades now. During this time, I have been exposed to a variety of systems. On occasion, I get asked what makes a good EDC system. The person…
Electronic data capture (EDC) has received the most attention in large pharmaceutical companies, but it may also have profound consequences in smaller scientific organizations. Indeed, it could do for biomedical research what the Internet did for communications: democratize it. The…
Research and Markets has released the report “Clinical Data Management in India”. This report provides an in-depth perspective of the sector from different aspects. Topics such as the CDM value chain, markets, major players, regulations, growth drivers, issues and challenges,…
ClinPhone, a leading clinical technology suite, has been granted a Best Technological Development in Clinical Trial Management Systems Award for its drug accountability solution at the inaugural GCPj Awards 2007. The Good Clinical Practice Journal Awards were developed to recognize…
After linking five deaths to a defective defibrillator wire, Medtronic announced it would stop making the Sprint Fidelis lead. The company’s release doesn’t use the word “recall,” but the FDA’s statement does. Because of surgical complications, the wires should not…
CDISC annointed Omnicare Clinical Research registered Registered Solutions Provider status. Said the company’s Mark Penniston, global VP of Biometrics: “Since our first CDISC conformant submission in early 2004, Omnicare Clinical Research has had a rich history of successful data conversions.…
In Nevada, a jury ordered Wyeth to pay $135 million to three women who took Premarin and Prempro. The jury said Wyeth acted with malice or fraud. Wyeth has no reserve fund for its hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cases, possibly…
The recent annual meeting of the Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM) had its first annual “Data Driven Innovation” award. The inaugural prize was presented to Sirion Therapeutics and clinical technology suite supplier DSG of Philadelphia. It’s worth noting something…
The first Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM) Data Driven Innovation Award was awarded to DSG. The Data Driven Innovation Award recognizes excellence in the advancement of clinical data management. The winner was a partnership between DSG and Sirion Therapeutics…
Covance expanded its facilities in Singapore for food manufacturers in the region. Manufacturers operating in Asia to export food to the U.S. will soon be able to send samples to a laboratory in Singapore. Chinese state media stated that the…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm and Roche, a global research-focused health care group in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, have announced a partnership to advance Roche’s Global Capacity Building Initiative (GCBI).…
Covance, a biopharmaceutical drug development services company with global preclinical and clinical research operations, has appointed Hani S. Zaki to the position of vice president and general manager of its periapproval services. Zaki will be responsible for managing large research…
Parexel International’s technology division, Perceptive Informatics, announced an enhanced version of Impact, its clinical trial management system (CTMS). “As clients face further globalization of clinical trials and require site management and monitoring of increasingly complex studies, they need technology that…
Clinical technology suite Phase Forward reported another apparently effortless set of strong financial results. Revenues for the second quarter of 2007 were $31.5 million, a 28 percent increase from $24.7 million in the second quarter of 2006. Within total revenues,…
The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) has alerted us to a Nov. 28-9, 2007, meeting in Washington, D.C. on patient-reported outcomes (PRO). There are confirmed speakers from Merck, JNJ, Daiichi Sankyo, Takeda, Schering and BMS. This is a hot topic…
Phase Forward, a clinical trial suite, recently announced a new submission checking service offering based on its web submission data manager (WebSDM) application. Developed under a cooperative research and development agreement between the FDA and Phase Forward’s Lincoln Technologies safety…
SAS will facilitate data from health care providers and hospitals in its Drug Development environment for collaborative data analysis. Here’s the announcement. “Strong and efficient interfaces that link electronic health records with the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory authorities will enhance…
At the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) 43rd Annual Meeting, June 17–21, 2007, in Atlanta, GA, experts from Parexel International, a major contract research organization, will present key topics. Dr. Alberto Grignolo, PhD, corporate vice president and general manager of drug…
North Carolina’s etrials announced that existing customers had awarded it four new projects worth $1.7 million. The upcoming projects cover almost 300 sites across North and South America as well as in Europe, and will include over 3,500 individual subjects.…
Experts from Phoenix Data Systems, a Pennsylvania-based electronic data capture company, have been chosen to present multiple sessions at the 43rd Annual Drug Information Association (DIA) Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 17-21, 2007. Phoenix Data Systems’ (PDS) presentations include…
