Cross Indemnification
June 25, 2010
If you're a clinical research site accepting studies from industry, you've probably seen it. The dreaded cross-indemnification clause. It's an increasingly common element of standard contracts. Under cross indemnification, sites take full responsibility if anything goes wrong. That responsibility attaches to the site whether or not a mishap was its fault or the sponsor's.
Such clauses have…more...
Performance, Rewarded
March 23, 2010
Quintiles has shifted its prime sites program into high gear. A bit more than two years ago, the contract research organization (CRO) had just one site designated as prime, meaning it had reached the top of the heap as a voluminous and consistent source of patients with a healthy smattering of investigators across a variety of therapeutic…more...
Waiting For Acquisitions
October 21, 2009
Trio Clinical Research may not be in the rapid growth mode it was forecasting last year when its owners sold a majority stake to two equity groups. But things are moving along nicely for the contract research organization (CRO) and research staffing hybrid.
Kurt Mussina joined the company as senior VP of business development in March. It…more...
CRO Inspections
July 30, 2009
Contract research organizations (CROs) will now have to register with the body that regulates clinical research in India if they want to continue partaking of the boom there.
India's Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued Rule 122 DAB on “Registration of clinical research organisations for conducting clinical trials.” After its 45-day comment period, the rule…more...
Survey Lessons
J&J on Informed Consent
BBC criticism spurred J&J to look more closely at its informed consent form.
Pushing East
PPD to Acquire AbCRO
PPD discusses its pending $30 million purchase of AbCRO, a women-owned firm with a strong base in Eastern Europe.
Coast: Ethics & Efficiency
Inc. List’s Only IRB
Coast IRB just made Inc. magazine’s list of America’s 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. It’s the only IRB ever to do so.
Author Interview
Paxil Lawsuit Narrative
In Side Effects, reporter Alison Bass delves into the New York Attorney General’s 2004 case against GlaxoSmithKline.
CNS, Heart Focus
Clinilabs: More Than A CRO
Manhattan-based Clinilabs, started by a sleep researcher, has elected to expand into data management.
CFO Gone, Revenues Down
Ongoing Challenges at Encorium
The publicly traded Wayne, Pa.-based CRO has posted losses for four straight quarters. Investors are wondering how the company plans to right its course.
BioWorld Tallies Biotech Pay
Amgen, Genentech Pay Highest
BioWorld’s 2008 Executive Compensation Report is out, and, as usual, Amgen’s Sharer ranks highest. But that could change.
