CROs/Service Providers

Thermo Fisher opens molecular biology center of excellence in Lithuania

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:45 AM

Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global service provider, has officially opened its molecular biology center of excellence in Vilnius, Lithuania. The new facility will provide molecular, protein and cellular biology products to better serve growing demand from life sciences customers throughout Eastern Europe and create new opportunities globally.

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Successful MHRA inspection of Almac’s clinical services U.K. facility

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:18 AM

Global service provider Almac passed a successful inspection of its clinical services operations located in Craigavon by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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Quintiles designates Comprehensive with Prime Site status

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:58 AM

CRO Quintiles has designated Comprehensive Clinical Development, a Miramar, Fla.-based clinical research company, as a Quintiles Prime Site—a distinction that gives Comprehensive an enhanced role in global clinical research and testing of new and more effective medicines.

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Cedarburg Hauser adds plant capacity

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:32 AM

Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals (CHP), a Grafton, Wisc.-based contract development and manufacturing organization, has expanded the capacity of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.

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Clinipace Worldwide acquires Paragon Biomedical

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 07:00 AM

Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital contract research organization (dCRO), and Paragon Biomedical, a global, full-service CRO, have jointly announced a definitive merger agreement under which Morrisville, N.C.-based Clinipace Worldwide has acquired all outstanding shares of privately-held, Irvine, Calif.-based Paragon and its subsidiaries.

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GNS Healthcare, Covance to enable more efficient, cost-effective drug development

Friday, September 21, 2012 02:31 PM

GNS Healthcare, a Cambridge, Mass.-based healthcare data analytics company focused on enabling personalized medicine, has entered into a collaboration with global CRO Covance to develop novel data-driven models that will assist pharmaceutical companies in optimizing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of drug development activities.

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AMRI forms strategic contract with Knopp Biosciences

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 03:18 PM

AMRI, a global contract research and manufacturing organization, has entered into a new strategic agreement with Knopp Biosciences, a Pittsburgh-based drug discovery and development company focused on breakthrough treatments for unmet needs in neurological disorders.  

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Quintiles, Sinclair ink 10-year partnership to commercialize portfolio in Mexico

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:37 AM

Quintiles, a fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company, and Sinclair IS Pharma, a topicals and supportive care specialist, have signed a 10-year collaboration and licensing agreement for Quintiles (Rowfarma Mexico) to commercialize Sinclair’s portfolio of dermo-cosmetic products and medical devices in Mexico.

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Complete Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen ink merger

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 07:00 AM

Complete Genomics, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of whole human genomic sequencing, and BGI-Shenzhen, an international genomics company based in Shenzhen, China, have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

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Celerion becomes first U.S.-based CRO to receive full AAHRPP accreditation

Monday, September 17, 2012 03:39 PM

Celerion, a provider of innovative early stage drug development solutions based in Lincoln, Neb., has been awarded full accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), an independent, non-profit accrediting body. Celerion's clinical facilities in Lincoln, Neptune, N.J. and Phoenix, Ariz., have achieved the milestone.

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