CROs/Service Providers

INC Research, SAS collaborate to improve clinical development

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 01:59 PM

INC Research and SAS are working together to improve clinical development risk management and achieve targeted product profiles through analytics. Collaborating with SAS, INC Research will offer biopharmaceutical customers an integrated suite of tools to increase decision-making speed, efficiency and flexibility. The ultimate goal is to improve a customer’s ability to manage risk, control investment and maximize ROI in clinical development.

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ICON's DOCS expands with four new offices in Europe

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:11 AM

ICON's resourcing division, DOCS, has expanded in Europe by opening four new offices: in Milan, Italy; Budapest, Hungary; Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany. This latest expansion brings the total number of DOCS offices in Europe to 22.

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Quintiles sells minority interest in Invida to Menarini Group

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 09:59 AM

Quintiles has sold its minority interest in Invida, an Asia Pacific commercial solutions joint venture, to the Italy-based Menarini Group, which is acquiring Invida in its entirety. Invida was formed in 2006 by Quintiles; The Zuellig Group; and TLS Beta, an Asia investment company.

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Geron focuses on cancer programs, discontinuing stem cell programs

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:51 AM

Geron has reported that the company will focus on its first-in-class oncology programs, effective immediately. As a consequence, the company will discontinue further development of its stem cell programs and is seeking partners for these novel assets.

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U.K.’s MRN brings its home services for patients to U.S. market, predicting big growth in clinical trials use

Monday, November 14, 2011 08:02 AM

U.K.-based Medical Research Network (MRN), a five-year-old company that arranges for clinical trial participants to be seen in their homes rather than requiring them to travel to an investigative site, recently announced it is establishing a presence in the U.S. via a new office in Raleigh, N.C. 

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ACORN Research collaborates with AdeptBio

Friday, November 11, 2011 11:23 AM

ACORN Research has expanded its research footprint to support advances in personalized medicine and translational research, by offering high-quality biospecimens coupled with premium data to industry and academic research through its partnership with AdeptBio.

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Springer to acquire Wolters Kluwer's MPS division

Thursday, November 10, 2011 02:07 PM

Springer Science+Business Media has reached an agreement with Wolters Kluwer to acquire the Pharma Marketing and Publishing Services division (MPS) for its Springer Healthcare unit. MPS is one of the five largest global providers of strategic marketing, publishing and business intelligence products and services to the pharmaceutical industry, as well as to medical libraries and academic and research institutions.

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inVentiv expands services to Korea

Thursday, November 10, 2011 09:28 AM

inVentiv Health has established inVentiv Health Korea, a Seoul-based operation that will provide clinical development and commercial services to healthcare clients.

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ICON, Empire Genomics partner to develop personalized medicines

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 08:02 AM

ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, and Empire Genomics, a provider of genomic technologies that enable personalized medicine to be realized, have formed a strategic alliance.

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BioTrak Research launches Patient Recruiters International

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 11:34 AM

BioTrak Research, a contract research organization, has launched Patient Recruiters International, a full-service patient recruitment organization.

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