Pfizer Supplier
July 09, 2010
Large life science companies have fired untold tens of thousands of employees during every year of the ongoing downturn—a period of both financial chaos and pharmaceutical mega-mergers. Here's one estimate, and another. Yesterday, having digested Schering Plough, Merck announced it would terminate 15,000 people and close eight research locations.
Which doesn't mean the research industry is devoid…more...
Site Profile
May 24, 2010
Within the sprawling Loma Linda Veterans Healthcare System in Redlands, California, sits the non-profit research arm Loma Linda Veterans Association for Research and Education , and in a corner of its 54,000 square foot space in the hospital, there sits the small Clinical Research Group, hard at work on Phase III and IV projects.
The 12-person team…more...
Ethics Study
May 10, 2010
In watching respiratory therapists recruit for two studies under way in her departments at both Mount Sinai Hospital and SickKids Hospital in Toronto, neonatologist Sharon Unger thought she saw a trend.
It appeared that respiratory therapists were talking to far more parents about entering their infants into the large, multi-center trial that rewarded recruiters for successfully enrolling…more...
A Biotech Base
March 26, 2010
Last month, BBK Worldwide, a technology-savvy patient recruitment firm, opened a new office in Los Angeles to complement headquarters in Boston and satellite locations in London, Prague and Osaka. Biotechnology companies of all sizes, in Los Angeles and San Diego, were the draw for the new location.
But for Bonnie Brescia, a founding principal of the company,…more...
PI Investors
Jacksonville Site
The best way to keep principal investigators passionate about a commercial research site? Ownership.
New Perspective
IAPO Seeks Patient Input
A nonprofit consortium wants research subjects involved in trials while they are being designed.
Tech Overload At Sites
Sanofi’s Relationship Overhaul
An update on how Sanofi-Aventis is managing to stay close to sites.
KMR Data Offering
More Detailed Site Metrics
Learning more about sites could support better trial planning, says KMR Group.
Room For Improvement
India’s Clinical Infrastructure
Growth is outstripping electrical, medical and staffing capacity in this hot market for clinical trials. That imposes extra costs.
Bigger Pictures
3 WorldCare Hires
Acusphere’s loss is WorldCare’s gain, as three new executives sign on.
Deep Listening
Patient Recruitment Poetics
BBK Worldwide discusses how to find patients for the most problematic trials.
