Europe

RPS to Raise $100 Million in IPO

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 08:15 AM

ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS) plans an initial public offering in the U.S. on the Nasdaq exchange. The Fort Washington, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO ) seeks to raise $100 million from the IPO.

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Phlexglobal Expands into the U.S.

Friday, June 18, 2010 09:16 AM

Phlexglobal, a U.K.-based CRO that specializes in software and services that help drug sponsors manage clinical trial documents, has opened an office in Carlsbad, Calif., as the company looks to expand its business operations into the United States.

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Clearstone Central Laboratories Winds Down Cardiac Services Business

Friday, June 11, 2010 09:00 AM

Clearstone Central Laboratories, a provider of central laboratory services for clinical trials, intends to sell or wind down over time its centralized cardiac services business in order to focus on its core laboratory business.

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Firecrest Clinical Appoints New CEO

Thursday, May 20, 2010 09:06 AM

Firecrest Clinical, an eClinical solution provider, announces the appointment of Alan Horgan as CEO.

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Sentry BioPharma Signs Preferred Partnership

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:30 PM

Sentry BioPharma Services, a provider of supply chain management and clinical packaging services, signed a preferred partnership agreement with Germany-based Vetter, which provides aseptic pre-filled syringes, cartridges and vials.

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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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CenterWatch Monthly May 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 12:51 PM

Euro Sites Rate Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim Top Sponsors in 2010

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Almac Group Partners with Queen’s University Belfast, Will Open New U.S. Headquarters

Thursday, April 22, 2010 06:35 AM

Almac Group, an integrated drug development services company based in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, has formed a partnership with Queen’s University Belfast aimed at breaking through two bottlenecks in discovery: target validation and identifying novel hits against those targets. They will concentrate their efforts in oncology.

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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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ICON Income Up 17%, Revenues Hold Steady

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:04 PM

Year-end revenues for Dublin-based CRO ICON increased 3% in 2009 to $888 million. Fourth quarter revenues also increased 3% to $227.4 million compared with $220.1 million for the same period last year.

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