CROs/Service Providers

Icon Central Laboratories launches iSite portal

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:17 AM

Dublin-based CRO Icon has launched iSite, a secure web-based portal that drives efficiency by providing investigators 24-hour access to study-specific laboratory information from Icon Central Laboratories.

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Cmed relocates to larger office in North Carolina

Monday, November 19, 2012 11:41 AM

Cmed, a clinical trials services and advanced software provider, has relocated its North Carolina office to new, larger premises in Creekstone Park, Durham, N.C.. The new 7,700 square foot facility has almost 50% more space than the former office and represents a considerable asset in the drive for the company's growth.

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Aptuit and GSK extend strategic partnership

Monday, November 19, 2012 09:50 AM

Aptuit, a pharmaceutical services company, has reached an agreement on a multi-year extension of its strategic partnership with global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for dedicated drug development work at The Aptuit Center for Drug Discovery & Development in Verona, Italy. The Verona site—formerly known as GSK’s Medicines Research Centre—was acquired by Aptuit from GSK in 2010.

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ClinicalRM awarded USAMMDA contract

Friday, November 16, 2012 12:00 PM

Clinical Research Management, a full-service CRO based in Hinckley, Ohio, has been awarded a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity(USAMMDA) contract. 

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PerkinElmer acquires Shanghai Haoyuan Biotech

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 11:36 AM

PerkinElmer, a global technology company focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has completed the acquisition of Shanghai Haoyuan Biotech, a China-based infectious disease diagnostics company. The acquisition extends PerkinElmer's capabilities into nucleic acid blood screening and in the growing molecular clinical diagnostics market in China.

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SNBL USA receives FDA letter declaring all issues resolved

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:24 AM

SNBL USA, an Everett, Wash.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, has received a formal close out letter from the FDA indicating that it has successfully resolved all the issues identified in an August 10, 2010, warning letter.

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WorldCare Clinical expands across Europe, S. America and Asia Pacific

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 09:31 AM

WorldCare Clinical (WCC), an imaging CRO focused on maximizing the precision and accuracy of independent assessments in clinical trials, has opened new offices in Brazil, Dubai, Poland, Spain and Singapore.

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DiscoveRx acquires BioSeek

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:40 PM

DiscoveRx, a privately held, venture-backed company based in Fremont, Calif., has agreed to acquire BioSeek, a drug discovery services provider based in South San Francisco.

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AG Mednet licenses Columbia University software to reduce protocol amendments, unnecessary costs

Monday, November 12, 2012 09:00 AM

Unnecessary procedures and amendments to clinical trial protocols cost sponsors more than $5 billion per year and are responsible for 20% of clinical trial budgets, according to recent research. To help reduce these costs and create zero-delay clinical trials, AG Mednet has licensed from Columbia University advanced image analysis technology developed by Drs. Lawrence Schwartz, Binsheng Zhao and Yongqiang Tan at Columbia University Medical Center.

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Icon launches new FSP strategy

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 10:03 AM

Global CRO Icon has launched a new functional resourcing strategy delivered by a dedicated division, DOCS, consolidating functional service provision (FSP) and resourcing services into one division.

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