CROs/Service Providers

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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CRA, Radiant Research form largest, most therapeutically diverse SMO in U.S.

Monday, November 5, 2012 01:15 PM

CRA Holdings has acquired Radiant Research, a comprehensive research company based in Cincinnati. Clinical Research Advantage (CRA), a provider of research services also owned by CRA Holdings, will be combined with Radiant Research, creating an organization with 57 sites with more than 550 research professionals and an aggressive plan for growth.

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SAFC to support next-gen NSAID product development

Monday, November 5, 2012 11:16 AM

Sigma-Aldrich’s custom manufacturing and services business unit, SAFC, has signed an agreement with South Korea-based CrystalGenomics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, to support the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for next-generation non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).

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Pacific BioLabs acquires Bay Bioanalytical Laboratory

Monday, November 5, 2012 10:22 AM

Pacific BioLabs (PBL), a biological testing service based in Hercules, Calif., has acquired Bay Bioanalytical Laboratory (BBL), a contract laboratory also based in Hercules, adding analytical and bioanalytical chemistry to PBL's existing in vivo preclinical and microbiological testing services.

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Patheon to acquire Banner Pharmacaps

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:24 AM

Patheon, a Durham, N.C.-based provider of contract development and manufacturing services, has signed a definitive agreement with Vion, a global manufacturer of foodstuffs and ingredients based in the Netherlands, to acquire Banner Pharmacaps, a High Point, N.C.-based specialty pharmaceutical business dedicated to the research, development and manufacturing of unique gelatin-based dosage forms.

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LabConnect Reveals SciOps Support Team

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 09:53 AM

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CRA Holdings acquires Radiant Research

Friday, October 26, 2012 03:16 PM

Kinderhook Industries has announced the acquisition of Radiant Research by CRA Holdings, one of its portfolio companies. The deal represents the eighth healthcare services transaction completed by Kinderhook. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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AMRI, Shire ink 5-year extension of API supply agreement

Monday, October 22, 2012 12:22 PM

AMRI, a global contract research and manufacturing organization, has entered into a multi-year supply agreement for an undisclosed product with Shire U.S. Manufacturing, a subsidiary of specialty biopharmaceutical company Shire.

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