CROs/Service Providers

Teva Canada completes sale of Mirabel facility to Halo Pharmaceutical

Monday, August 6, 2012 11:38 AM

Teva Canada, a healthcare solutions provider, has completed the sale of its Mirabel manufacturing facility in Montreal to Halo Pharmaceutical, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Parsippany, N.J.

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Accenture to acquire Octagon Research Solutions

Friday, August 3, 2012 02:40 PM

Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has agreed to acquire Octagon Research Solutions, a Wayne, Penn.-based provider of clinical and regulatory information management solutions and software for the pharmaceutical industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Burrill & Company closes second Burrill Capital Fund IV

Friday, August 3, 2012 02:32 PM

Burrill & Company, a global life sciences financial services firm, announced a second close of its Burrill Capital Fund IV, bringing the aggregate capital commitments to $505 million.

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Covidien opens $45M R&D facility in China

Thursday, August 2, 2012 02:30 PM

Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, has officially opened its China Technology Center (CTC) Research and Development (R&D) facility in Shanghai.

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Hologic completes acquisition of Gen-Probe

Thursday, August 2, 2012 02:17 PM

Hologic, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, has completed its acquisition of Gen-Probe, a developer of nucleic acid tests, for approximately $3.8 billion. Gen-Probe is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hologic.

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Theorem relocates headquarters to accommodate growth

Thursday, August 2, 2012 12:24 PM

Theorem Clinical Research, a midsize CRO that provides core clinical research and development services, has relocated its headquarters 1.5 miles from the original site in King of Prussia, Penn., where the company has been located for the past 10 years.

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AmerisourceBergen signs 3 year supply agreement with Express Scripts

Thursday, August 2, 2012 09:56 AM

AmerisourceBergen, a global pharmaceutical services company based in Valley Forge, Penn., has signed a three year agreement to supply approximately $18.5 billion in pharmaceuticals to Express Scripts on an annual basis, effective October 1, 2012.

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Clinical Resource Network changes name to Symphony Clinical Research

Thursday, August 2, 2012 09:48 AM

Clinical Resource Network (CRN), a global provider of in-home and alternate-site clinical services to patients in clinical trials, has changed its name to Symphony Clinical Research.

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Adimab, Mersana form antibody-drug conjugate alliance

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 01:49 PM

Adimab, a Lebanon, N.H.-based technology company focused on fully human therapeutic antibodies, and Mersana Therapeutics, a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) company based in Cambridge, Mass., have joined forces to offer integrated antibody discovery and ADC technologies.

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Diasorin inks deal with Trivitron Healthcare for Indian market

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:42 PM

DiaSorin, a global developer and manufacturer of reagents, continues its expansion plan in Asia through the establishment of a joint venture company with local partner Trivitron Healthcare, an Indian medical technology company with solutions in the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) business and focused on manufacturing, innovation, distribution and best-in-class after sales support.

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