Encorium

Venn Life Sciences and Encorium to merge

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 01:57 PM

Finland-based CRO Encorium Group and Venn Life Sciences, a provider of development consulting and resourcing services based in Dublin, Ireland, have agreed to merge.

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Encorium Group acquires vaccine CRO

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 07:19 AM

Encorium Group has acquired Switzerland-based Progenitor International Research, a niche provider of drug development services in emerging regions, which allows the company to expand its vaccine development services into South America, India and Asia Pacific.

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Lindevall Returns as CEO of Encorium

Friday, January 15, 2010 06:44 AM

CEO musical chairs continues at Wayne, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) Encorium . The company has reappointed Dr. Kai Lindevall as CEO, replacing David Ginsberg who left the company last summer when Encorium sold its U.S. business to Pierrel Research USA and Ginsberg became CEO there. Ginsberg had replaced Lindevall as CEO in September 2008. Lindevall, who replaced Kenneth Borow, M.D., as CEO in February 2008, has served as executive chairman since Ginsberg became CEO. Board member Shahab Fatheazam will serve as Encorium’s new chairman.  

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Encorium Group Completes Private Placement, Won’t Sell Subsidiary

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 06:54 AM

Berwyn, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) Encorium Group has terminated another deal to sell off part of the company. 

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Encorium Doubles Loss in Q2, Continues Effort to Sell European Subsidiary

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 07:08 AM

Encorium’s losses continued to grow in the second quarter, increasing $604,000  to $1.3 million or $(0.06) per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $665,000, or $(0.03) per diluted share for the same period last year.

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Encorium Acquisition Leads to CEO Move, COO Departure

Friday, July 24, 2009 11:39 AM

Wayne, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) Encorium Group has completed the sale of its U.S. business to Pierrel Research USA, a subsidiary of Italian CRO Pierrel SpA, for $2.7 million.

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Encorium Cuts Loss by $1.8M

Friday, May 22, 2009 07:00 AM

Following Encorium Group’s announcement of plans to sell its assets, the Wayne, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) released its first quarter financial results earlier this week, reporting a significant decrease in net loss for Q1 2009 compared with the same period last year.

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Encorium Plans Sale to Pierrel SpA

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 09:28 AM

Just a week after announcing plans to sell the assets of its U.S. business to a global based contract research organization (CRO), Wayne, Pa.-based Encorium Group has scrapped those original plans and signed a letter of intent with another international CRO.

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Encorium Announces Plans to Sell

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:36 AM

Wayne, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) Encorium Group said yesterday that it has entered into two non-binding letters of intent to sell the assets of its U.S. business, Encorium Group, and its wholly owned European subsidiary, Encorium Oy.

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Etrials Appoints Permanent CEO

Friday, November 14, 2008 09:00 AM

Just a day after releasing disappointing third quarter results, Morrisville, N.C.-based eClinical company etrials named a new president and CEO, M. Denis Connaghan, replacing interim president and CEO Chuck Piccirillo. Piccirillo, who will resume his position as vice president of technology, has served as interim CEO since the resignation of Eugene “Chip” Jennings in July. Connaghan was formerly managing director within Marsh USA’s Global Operations.

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