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 studies on the use of pharmaceuticals in real world clinical practice. Prior to joining Covance, Zaki was with PharmaNet as vice president of business development. Luis Gutierrez, president of Covance Commercialization Services, said: “Mr. Zaki’s depth of experience and track record identifying and developing new business opportunities will help to expand our efforts to maximize the delivery of integrated service offerings to our clients and our overall share of this growing market.”

Later this week, on September 13, ClinPhone is doing a webinar on dictionaries and coding drug safety with Cerner Galt. They’ll discuss the next generation of electronic data capture and clinical integration, as well as the benefits of effective dictionary management that fits seamlessly into the clinical trial workflow. The speakers include George Soares, client operations manager at Cerner Galt and David Stein, vice president of product management, ClinPhone. Here’s the link to register.

Tourtellotte Solutions, a leading provider of off-the-shelf and custom supply chain software for the biopharmaceutical, retail and consumer goods industries, announced the release of its tcVisualize3.0 clinical trial supply simulator. This latest software offers wide support for variable dosing, cross-protocol drug pooling, Monte Carlo simulations, and adaptive trial designs. Among many other enhancements, the 3.0 release also expands modeling up the supply chain to include pharmaceutical ingredients and other kit components. Ed Tourtellotte, CEO of Tourtellotte Solutions, added: “We’re giving clients broader functionality, and far greater power, than they can get anywhere else.”

Epic, a leader in the innovative use of digital media for learning and communications, is partnering with Roche Products for an online induction initiative for all staff within Pharma Drug Safety. This will bring a one-stop shop for global compliance and regulatory training throughout the organization (and their partner companies). Neena Baid, head of global drug safety training comments, “We are delighted to be working with Epic on this initiative and feel that their philosophy around close collaborative partnerships will be key to the success of the program. With any induction initiative, I feel it is key for the final solution to be both sustainable for the business and reflect the needs of the target audience.” ClinPage wrote about the technology last month in this article.

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