PPD

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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PPD Reports Big Drop in Q1 Earnings, Opens Chinese Vaccine Facility

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 06:29 AM

Wilmington, N.C-based contract research organization (CRO) PPD reported first quarter 2010 earnings late yesterday along with the opening of a vaccine clinical research center in Taizhou, China.

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PPD Expands Efforts in Vaccine Research

Monday, March 29, 2010 07:05 AM

PPD is beefing up its vaccine development efforts through a collaborative agreement with preclinical contract research organization Southern Research Institute and the creation of the PPD Vaccines and Biologics Center of Excellence.

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PPD to Invest $19M in Ireland Lab

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:07 AM

PPD is investing up to $19 million to develop a new 18,000-square-foot analytical testing laboratory and clinical supplies business in Athlone, Ireland.

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PPD Opens First Office in Philippines, Expands Operations in India

Thursday, February 25, 2010 06:12 AM

PPD expanded its operations in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new office in Manila, Philippines—the company’s first office in the Philippines—and an additional office in India.

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PPD Profits Fall Short in 2009

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 06:59 AM

PPD’s full-year income from operations fell 32% in 2009, the contract research organization (CRO) reported last night. Revenues for the year were also down from $1.55 billion in 2008 to $1.42 billion.

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PPD Sells Biomarker Business to Caprion

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 07:59 AM

PPD’s plan to refocus its contract research organization (CRO) business is one step closer to final with the recent sale of its biomarker services division, PPD Biomarker Discovery Sciences, to Montreal-based Caprion Proteomics.

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Unimed CRO Retools Name, Management

Friday, January 22, 2010 12:25 PM

Unimed, a contract research organization (CRO) in Prague, announced a name change and new management, following the final integration of its operations throughout Central and Eastern Europe.  The newly branded CRO—EastHORN—will continue to offer phase I to phase IV clinical trial services throughout the CEE region but plans to expand its reach to other countries within the region and perhaps as far as China and Africa in the future. The company has offices in Prague and Warsaw, as well as newly established offices in Bulgaria and Romania.

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PPD Plans for Single-Digit Growth

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 09:57 AM

PPD expects limited revenue growth in 2010, according to the contract research organization’s (CRO’s) 2010 guidance announced last night.

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PPD and DiabetesAmerica Enter Exclusive Partnership

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 07:37 AM

Wilmington, N.C.-based PPD has entered into an exclusive partnership with Houston, Texas-based DiabetesAmerica to provide clinical research training and support to the company’s 17 clinical trial centers across Texas and Arizona.

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