Study Conduct

ICR opens new phase I unit in Dallas-Fort Worth area

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 11:49 AM

Independent Clinical Research (ICR) has opened the doors to its two state-of-the-art phase I facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Four more earn AAHRPP accreditation

Friday, June 15, 2012 01:54 PM

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs has accredited four more organizations: the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Calif.; Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, La.; Opus IRB in Roswell, Ga.; and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill.

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MJFF survey points to lack of awareness of Parkinson’s research

Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:43 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 Parkinson's disease patients about clinical research participation attitudes.

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation launches Fox Trial Finder in U.K. and Canada

Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:24 AM

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has launched in the Fox Trial Finder, which matches volunteers with the trials most likely to need them, in the U.K., Ireland and Canada.

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First MDS consortium to conduct trials and research to improve patient outcomes

Thursday, June 14, 2012 09:23 AM

Taussig Cancer Institute at Cleveland Clinic will participate in an unprecedented, six-institution consortium designed to conduct clinical trials and research to improve outcomes for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

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AMR offers new “core team” service

Friday, June 1, 2012 02:56 PM

The Alliance for Multispecialty Research (AMR), based in Spring Hill, Tenn., is offering a new gratis service developed by its Alliance of 16 independently owned and managed clinical research centers of excellence across the U.S. and implemented on several recent sponsors' programs, including bioterrorism vaccines, obesity, and tobacco-related projects. 

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BRANY to collaborate with U of Miami

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 01:50 PM

BRANY (Biomedical Research Alliance of New York) has agreed to provide education content for the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) at the University of Miami for use on their online clinical research training program.

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New CenterWatch study finds major differences in performance and outlook between investigative sites by size, age and setting

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:38 AM

Results of the 2012 CenterWatch Study of Global Investigative Sites released in today’s CenterWatch Monthly reveal wide differences in profits, growth and economic optimism between the largest and smallest sites, the youngest and oldest sites, and for-profit versus not-for-profit sites.

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New CenterWatch study shows investigative sites see revenue, clinical trial volume growth amid signs of recovery

Monday, April 2, 2012 08:00 AM

Investigative sites worldwide see encouraging signs of financial recovery, according to a new 2012 CenterWatch study benchmarking global investigative site workload, staffing and financial performance.  Results of the study, published in the April issue of The CenterWatch Monthly, reveal sites are rebounding, with growth in both headcount and revenue during the past year.

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Survey shows significant adoption of web-based RTSM systems by clinical sites

Friday, March 16, 2012 12:41 PM

Perceptive Informatics, an eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of Parexel International, has reported results of its Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM) survey, which tracked the evolving use of interactive voice and web response technologies by investigative sites worldwide.

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