PRA

PRA Expands Service Offerings in Asia-Pacific

Monday, February 2, 2009 08:00 AM

Recognizing the growing potential for drug development in Southeast Asia, especially Japan, PRA International has entered into a strategic collaboration with two contract research organizations (CROs) in that region.

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Covance Names New Periapproval Services Executives

Monday, December 29, 2008 11:15 AM

Global contract research organization (CRO) Covance has added three new senior executive positions to its periapproval services team. The Princeton, N.J.-based company appointed Glynis Neagle, M.D., vice president for medical affairs; Robert Bader, director for product safety services; and Thomas Noto, vice president for regulatory affairs.

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CenterWatch’s 42nd Annual DIA Round Up

Monday, June 26, 2006 10:57 AM

This year’s Drug Information Association (DIA) 42nd annual industry conference, held in Philadelphia, Penn attracted nearly 10,000 attendees from across every sector in the drug development industry. Presenting at the show were over 400 U.S. and close to 200 international companies, from both developed markets and emerging regions around the globe. Nearly 1,000 delegates from 50 countries were scheduled to attend.

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A Stock Split Can Make You Forget

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:06 AM

PPD's two-for-one stock split is good news for the top global clinical  research organizations. Investors attracted to the sector by the  company's split announcement Feb. 8 can focus on PPD and other top CROs  rather than the sideshow embattled SFBC has become. When new investors look at top CROs such as PPD, Quintiles , PRA, ICON, Parexel and Covance, they will see the pharmaceutical outsourcing industry  ready to consolidate around a handful or so of these companies.These  global CROs have a big advantage over the estimated 1,000 other small  CROs throughout the world. They have international infrastructure in  place to conduct complex clinical trials in thousands of patients at  sites across multiple countries.That global presence is not easy to  build and represents a barrier to entry for small CROs trying to roll  up into a global player.

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