Miscellaneous

PPD Opens CRO’s Largest Safety Center in Bulgaria

Friday, May 7, 2010 08:25 AM

Wilmington, N.C.-based PPD opened a pharmacovigilance and medical communications center in Sofia, Bulgaria, in response to growing client demand for drug safety, medical information and medical writing services in the region. This new facility is PPD’s largest safety center and its third European hub for medical communications contact center services. The company also has centers in Athlone, Ireland, and Stockholm, Sweden.

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Cost Cuts Start to Pay Off for Kendle

Thursday, May 6, 2010 07:27 AM

Kendle’s revenues dropped 17% in the first quarter, but cost-cutting measures implemented early in the year helped the contract research organization’s Q1 net income grow 35%. First-quarter 2010 profits increased to $1.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2010, up from $886,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, in 2009. Net revenues totaled $90.2 million, compared with $108.1 million in Q1 2009.

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CenterWatch Monthly May 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 12:51 PM

Euro Sites Rate Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim Top Sponsors in 2010

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ACRP Certification for CRCs, CRAs Receives NCCA Accreditation

Monday, May 3, 2010 07:39 AM

Two certification programs offered by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) are now accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

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ACRO Funds Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center

Monday, April 19, 2010 07:10 AM

With funding from the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) as well as various foundations and grants, Fordham University has established the Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center. The center will be directed by Dr. Falguni Sen, a professor of management systems at the Fordham Schools of Business.

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Independent Review Consulting, Ethical Review Committee Complete Merger

Thursday, April 15, 2010 07:54 AM

California-based Independent Review Consulting (IRC) and Missouri-based Ethical Review Committee (ERC) finalized their merger agreement, creating one institutional review board (IRB)—Ethical and Independent Review Services (E&I). While the individual boards of each company will continue their review of existing clinical trials respectively, all new submissions of business will be accepted and managed by E&I.

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Guest Commentary: Risk-Share Models in Patient Recruitment--An Insider's View of Metrics and Payment Markers

Friday, April 9, 2010 08:24 AM

By Melynda Geurts and Carl T. Wibbenmeyer

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CenterWatch Monthly April 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 07:52 AM

What’s in a Name? Site Groups in the Post-SMO Era

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Guest Commentary: Changes of Scope—The Clinical Study Budget Secret

Friday, March 26, 2010 09:09 AM

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BioClinica, Health Decisions Broaden CRO Networks

Thursday, March 18, 2010 07:42 AM

BioClinica added two contract research organizations (CROs)—Health Sciences International and PRL Central Laboratory Services—to its Certified Partner Program, a group established by the CRO to broaden its service offerings. 

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