Annals of Drug Safety
June 02, 2010
Editor's Note: Through association with certain spiritual mentalists and accredited acupuncturists, the editor of ClinPage has received what he has been assured is a bonafide transcript from nine years in the future. From the year 2019, to be precise.
The transcript below purports to be the byproduct of a U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. It…more...
Star Quintiles Site
March 11, 2010
We asked Quintiles to tell us about one of the most improved sites or site networks in its five-year-old partner sites program. The contract research organization (CRO) introduced us to Piedmont Medical Research, a group of 11 sites in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The network is based in Winston-Salem, N.C. It's comprised of nine sites…more...
China Purchase
October 29, 2009
The contract research organization (CRO) PPD unleashed enough news for a year this week. The company announced a long list of new directions, ominous numbers and strategic shifts, including:
• The company's quarterly earnings (not great, but not terrible);
• The planned acquisition of the Chinese CRO Excel PharmaStudies, which will make PPD a major player in…more...
Private Equity Buyer
October 14, 2009
The corporate parent of contract research organization (CRO) Chiltern bought MDS Pharma's central labs. Last week, private investment group Czura Thornton agreed to pay $8 million for the labs and an additional $4 million later if performance thresholds are met.
The sale is part of Canadian conglomerate MDS Inc.'s continued selling of clinical assets, including MDS Pharma…more...
Tuesday News
Warner Chilcott To Buy P&G’s Pharma Business
News from FDA, Parexel, PPD, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, D-Pharm and Orexigen.
FDA, EMEA Collaborate
Bilateral GCP Inspections
Starting in a few weeks, FDA and EMEA will work together on GCP inspection issues. Their call to the sponsor community.
Top Secret Numbers
India Head Count Sensitivity
Why some CROs won’t say exactly how many feet they have on the ground in India.
Poised for Growth
India Is Hot
In the first installment of our series on trials in India, we look at the upsides, downsides and numbers.
Outsourcing, Inverted
Cheaper Trials At OneWorld
OneWorld explains how it delivers scientific excellence and low budgets in a nonprofit context.
Pharmacogenetic Age
Quintiles Safety Assessment Tool
The CRO discusses its instrument to assess gaps in drug safety risk assessment and mitigation.
Academic Access
WorldCare Enhances System
Imaging CRO WorldCare gets a heavy-hitting CMO and beefs up its in-house system.
