CROs/Service Providers

Intertek launches cGMP cell based assay services

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 10:08 AM

Intertek, a quality and safety solutions provider, has launched cGMP compliant cell based assay services for biologic therapeutics in its European Centre of Excellence for Biopharmaceuticals at Manchester, U.K.

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Spaulding Clinical to create 183 jobs with tax credits

Friday, March 30, 2012 12:51 PM

Spaulding Clinical Research, based in West Bend, Wisc., is creating 183 new full-time positions thanks to a maximum of $850,000 in tax credits through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

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INC Research to close Old Lyme office

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:12 AM

INC Research, a CRO based in Raleigh, N.C., will be closing its Old Lyme office in Connecticut, laying off 66 employees in the process, according to the filing at the State of Connecticut Labor Department.

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CRO Cetero seeks bankruptcy protection

Monday, March 26, 2012 09:50 AM

Cetero, a CRO based in Cary, N.C., has filed for bankruptcy just eight months after the FDA caught the company manipulating samples and faking documents, according to Reuters.

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GSK invests $794 million in U.K., creates jobs

Friday, March 23, 2012 12:44 PM

GlaxoSmithKline will invest more than $794 million in the U.K. across its manufacturing sites and a new facility in Cumbria to increase production of key active ingredients for its pharmaceutical products and vaccines, creating 1,000 new jobs.

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QED Clinical Services establishes subsidiary in India

Thursday, March 22, 2012 02:51 PM

CRO QED Clinical Services has created a wholly owned subsidiary, QED Clinical Services India Private Limited, in Ahmedabad, India, to enhance its global delivery of clinical trials.

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ACRO launches educational YouTube channel

Thursday, March 22, 2012 02:49 PM

In an effort to educate the public, media and policymakers about clinical trials and the growing role of CROs in the drug development process, the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) has launched a YouTube channel @ACROHealthChannel.

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Campbell Alliance launches market research and analytics group

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:42 AM

Campbell Alliance, an inVentiv Health company and management consulting firm, has launched Encuity Research, the firm's market research and analytics subsidiary.

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GSK selects Infosys and Fabric Worldwide to optimize digital strategy

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:11 AM

Infosys, a provider of business consulting and technology, engineering and outsourcing services, has formed a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), along with Fabric Worldwide, to optimize digital channels across its global consumer healthcare and pharmaceuticals business lines.

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inVentiv to acquire Kforce

Monday, March 19, 2012 12:39 PM

Burlington, Mass.-based inVentiv Health, which offers clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kforce Clinical Research (KCR), a provider of functional outsourcing solutions to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, from Kforce Inc. for $50 million in cash.

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