ACRO

Industry groups want to be heard on the impact of sunshine law before new regulations are finalized

Monday, May 16, 2011 09:36 AM

The so-called sunshine law, which requires drug sponsors to publicly disclose payments to physicians and teaching hospitals, will present significant operational challenges to biopharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) when data collection requirements go into effect in January 2012. However, industry groups worry their concerns about how the law could affect clinical research won’t adequately be taken into account as the rule and its regulations are finalized during the next four months.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce mission to India focuses on collaboration, innovation in growing biosimilars market

Monday, November 15, 2010 09:10 AM

As drug development grows ever more global, India continues to stand out as one of the key places to be. And with President Barack Obama having just wrapped up a high-profile, economic-focused trip to India last week, it’s clear that doing business with and in this country is a top priority across many sectors.

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More big pharmaceuticals join trend of partnering with CROs to cut costs, speed drug development

Monday, October 11, 2010 10:27 AM

Major pharmaceutical companies are increasingly forming long-term, strategic partnerships with a small number of global contract research organizations (CROs) in order to cut costs and streamline their outsourced clinical work.

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ACRO hails proposed privacy rule to help simplify clinical research

Monday, July 26, 2010 08:00 AM

The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) has commended the long-awaited privacy rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the proposal strikes an “appropriate balance” between protecting patients and allowing researchers access to health information critical for drug safety monitoring and comparative effectiveness studies.

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Chiltern Joins ACRO

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 09:04 AM

UK-based contract research organization (CRO) Chiltern joined the Association of Clinical Research Organizations.

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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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ACRO: Global Clinical Trials Benefit Drug Development

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 07:14 AM

A new report released last week by the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) says clinical trials conducted in the developing world not only match the quality and safety standards of those conducted in the developed world but they also improve the global drug development process.

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Parexel Names New CIO

Friday, January 16, 2009 09:04 AM

Josephine Hoppe has joined contract research organization (CRO) Parexel as corporate vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Hoppe will handle Parexel’s IT initiatives and manage the integration of technology solutions with global business processes. Prior to joining Parexel, Hoppe was the CIO of Pegasystems, a business process management company.

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