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AMRI names new president for AMRI Europe

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:05 PM

AMRI, a global contract research and manufacturing organization, has appointed Ian Shott as president of AMRI Europe.

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Codexis extends collaboration with Merck to 2015

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 09:50 AM

Redwood City, Calif.-based Codexis, a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has extended its catalyst and process development collaboration with Merck to develop enzymes for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing for three more years.

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Lundbeck, CHDI Foundation collaborate on Huntington’s disease

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:23 AM

Lundbeck, a pharmaceutical company based in Deerfield, Ill. and CHDI Foundation, a not-for-profit biomedical research organization, have formed a research collaboration to investigate a targeted therapy for Huntington’s disease.

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ERT to hold stockholders meeting to approve acquisition by Genstar

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 09:14 AM

eResearchTechnology (ERT), a global technology-driven provider of health outcomes research services, has scheduled a special meeting of its stockholders to be held on June 22, 2012.

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Janssen’s Nucynta meets primary endpoint in diabetic peripheral neuropathy study

Monday, May 21, 2012 02:46 PM

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has issued results from an investigational phase III study suggesting Nucynta ER (tapentadol) extended-release tablets were significantly more effective than placebo in providing pain management among adults with chronic moderate to severe, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).

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Auxilium and GSK to co-promote Testim in U.S.

Monday, May 21, 2012 12:35 PM

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a specialty biopharmaceutical company based in Malvern, Penn., and GlaxoSmithKline LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc, have entered into an agreement for the co-promotion of Auxilium’s Testim 1% (testosterone gel), which is indicated for testosterone replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of testosterone.

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Icon makes senior appointments

Monday, May 21, 2012 11:52 AM

Icon, a global provider of outsourced development services, has appointed Dr. Susan Anton as director of epidemiology and risk management practice, Icon late phase & outcomes research, and Dr. Pui Leung as senior clinical research physician, Icon Development Solutions.

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Quanticate expands operations in India

Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:10 PM

Quanticate, a global data-focused CRO, is expanding its capabilities in India with the opening of a new office in Bangalore.

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Applied Clinical Intelligence launches iCommittees

Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:45 AM

Applied Clinical Intelligence (ACI), a CRO based in Bala Cynwyd, Penn., has launched iCommittees, a comprehensive business solution for the use of data monitoring committees (DMCs) and endpoint adjudication committees (EACs) in clinical research trials.

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Piramal Healthcare to acquire Decision Resources Group

Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:04 AM

Piramal Healthcare, a pharmaceutical custom manufacturing company, has agreed to acquire Decision Resources Group (DRG), a healthcare information company of Burlington, Mass., from Providence Equity Partners for approximately $635 million.

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