CROs/Service Providers

Clinipace, Medfiles partner

Monday, August 5, 2013 11:55 AM

Global CRO Clinipace Worldwide has partnered with Finland-based CRO Medfiles, which specializes in pharmaceutical development and analytical services, clinical trial support, health economics and regulatory affairs.

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RPS, PRA to merge under KKR ownership

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 01:51 PM

Global investment firm KKR has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS), a global CRO, from Warburg Pincus.

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INC Research opens two offices in Japan

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 01:49 PM

Raleigh, N.C.-based INC Research, a therapeutically focused global CRO, has established INC Research Japan KK, with the opening of locations in Osaka and the Shinagawa ward in Tokyo. The new operations provide INC Research’s global drug development customers access to an increasingly significant market and further expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Covance: Survey of investigators rates it first in central lab services

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 01:44 PM

CRO Covance said its central laboratory services once again ranked first in an independent global survey of physician investigators in clinical trials. Of the study participants, 47% named Covance’s central lab services as their "most preferred" central lab, with investigators citing Covance more than twice as often as the nearest competitor.  Investigators also reported having the "best overall relationship" with Covance, rating it 8.4 on a scale of 1 to 10.

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AMC Health taps former Beardsworth CEO to head newly formed clinical trials division

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 01:42 PM

New York City-based AMC Health, a provider of end-to-end telehealth solutions, has named Michael J. O’Brien president of its Clinical Trials Division, signaling the company’s commitment to expand telemonitoring into broader areas of healthcare. O’Brien will leverage his 30 years of broad-based C-suite experience in the life sciences and information technology industries to meet the surging demand for innovative telemonitoring offerings in clinical drug development.

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Crown Bioscience acquires PRECOS

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 09:45 AM

Crown Bioscience of Santa Clara, Calif., a global drug discovery and development service company, has acquired the shares of U.K.-based Preclinical Oncology Services Limited (PRECOS), a preclinical R&D service provider with a specific focus on oncology.

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Icon reports second quarter 2013 revenue of $334 million

Friday, July 26, 2013 03:03 PM

CRO Icon said net revenues grew 21% to $334.2 million in the second quarter ended June 30, from $277 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenue in the first half of 2013 rose 23% to $651 million, from $529 million a year ago.

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CRO Solutions launches VxP Pharma

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:00 AM

CRO Solutions has launched VxP Pharma, a wholly-owned subsidiary. VxP Pharma offers the combined services of the independently owned and operated "niche" CROs of its parent company. VxP Pharma will offer pharmaceutical development services and technical support from discovery through phase IIb.

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ResearchDx completes expansion

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 09:15 AM

ResearchDx, a contract diagnostics organization (CDO), has announced its purchase of and relocation to a 30,000-square-foot facility in Irvine, Calif. The facility will support continued expansion of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic development and clinical laboratory industries.

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Covance, NAFC provide 800 New Orleans patients free medical care

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:06 PM

CRO Covance has reached more than 800 uninsured and underinsured patients in the New Orleans area through a free health clinic held July 3 in partnership with the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). More than 800 volunteers—including 35 Covance employees—participated in the NAFC’s Communities Are Responding Everyday Clinic (C.A.R.E.), sponsored by the Covance Charitable Foundation.

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