CROs/Service Providers

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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Danaher to acquire Iris International for $19.50 per share

Monday, September 17, 2012 02:52 PM

Danaher, a science and technology company, has agreed to acquire Iris International, a manufacturer of automated in vitro diagnostics systems and provider of personalized medicine solutions, for $19.50 per share in cash, representing an approximate 45% premium over the closing price of Iris's common stock on September 14, 2012.

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Catalent Pharma and CTC BIO to partner in South Korea

Monday, September 17, 2012 11:21 AM

Catalent Pharma Solutions, a Somerset, N.J.-based developer of solutions and drug delivery technology, and CTC Bio, a drug and service provider based in Seoul, South Korea, have entered into a collaboration to provide optimal solutions to South Korean pharmaceutical companies seeking to commercialize solid oral dose and controlled release products in the U.S. and Europe.

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PPD, GA2LEN form strategic alliance in allergic diseases

Monday, September 17, 2012 10:38 AM

Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), a global CRO, and the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA²LEN), a multidisciplinary research network, have formed a strategic alliance in which GA²LEN will provide PPD access to the network's allergy and asthma experts and to more than 100 allergy and asthma sites in Europe.

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INC Research expands in South Korea

Monday, September 17, 2012 09:27 AM

INC Research, a therapeutically focused CRO based in Raleigh, N.C., has opened a facility in Seoul, South Korea to manage the growing demand for world-class clinical development programs.

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Sartorius opens German production facility for bioreactors

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:19 PM

Sartorius, the Germany-based international laboratory and process technology provider, has officially opened its new plant in Guxhagen, Germany, for the manufacture of bioreactors.

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