Study Conduct

CenterWatch Monthly May 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009 11:00 AM

U.S. Sites Rate Novo Nordisk, Novartis and Eisai as Top Sponsors in 2009

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PPD Earnings Down in Q1, Opens Office in Japan

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 08:00 AM

Wilmington, N.C-based contract research organization (CRO) PPD reported first quarter 2009 earnings late yesterday along with the opening of its first office in Japan and the completion of the acquisition of AbCRO, a Bulgarian CRO.

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Radiant Goes Global, Expands CRO Services into India

Monday, April 20, 2009 08:00 AM

Radiant Research’s recent partnership with India-based Spectrum Clinical Research will, for the first time, expand Radiant’s contract research organization (CRO) division beyond North America.

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CenterWatch Announces May Release of “State of the Clinical Trials Industry”

Friday, April 17, 2009 08:00 AM

CenterWatch, a global source for clinical trials information, announced today the planned release of its fifth edition of the annual sourcebook, State of the Clinical Trials Industry, due out in late May.

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New CenterWatch Report Examines Japan’s Surging Clinical Trials Market

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 03:00 PM

In 2007, drug development in Japan, the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market, exploded six-fold over 2006 and should continue to grow, according to a new CenterWatch report released today.

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ICON Teams Up with MedAvante for CNS Trials

Monday, March 30, 2009 08:00 AM

Dublin, Ireland-based contract research organization (CRO) ICON is partnering with MedAvante, a provider of psychological rating services, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of central nervous system (CNS) clinical trials.

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IRB Uncovers Congressional 'Sting' Operation

Monday, March 23, 2009 09:00 AM

Source: Coast IRB

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Start-up Spaulding Clinical Thrives Despite Economy

Thursday, March 19, 2009 08:00 AM

Late last year may not have seemed like the best time to launch a new business but that’s exactly what Randy Spaulding did when he opened the doors to Spaulding Clinical in West Bend, Wisc., in August.

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Premier Acquires Pivotal Research Centers for $5M

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 07:00 AM

Premier Research Arizona, a division of UK-based CRO Premier Research Group, finalized its deal with Pioneer Behavioral Health to acquire Pivotal Research Centers, a site management organization owned by Pioneer and specializing in phase II/IIa clinical trials.

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Duke, NEJM Study Renews Debate on Global Outsourcing

Thursday, February 19, 2009 04:29 PM

The ethics and safety behind the global outsourcing of clinical trials is once again being debated, with the release of a new study reporting that U.S. drug developers conduct most of their late-stage drug trials outside of the United States.

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