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The CenterWatch Monthly, July 2012

Sunday, July 1, 2012 07:30 AM

Patient-driven drug development goes prime time

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GSK further extends HGS tender offer

Friday, June 29, 2012 02:14 PM

GlaxoSmithKline has extended its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Human Genome Sciences for $13.00 per share in cash to 5:00 p.m. EST on July 20, 2012.

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Quotient Clinical, Capsugel collaborate on lipid-based formulations

Friday, June 29, 2012 11:23 AM

Quotient Clinical, a U.K. provider of specialist early stage drug development services, and Capsugel, a Morristown, N.J.-based provider of dosage solutions for the healthcare industry, have formed a collaboration to enable the rapid development and clinical assessment of lipid-based formulations. Together, the companies will use their technology and expertise to address the drug delivery challenges of poorly soluble molecules with limited oral bioavailability.

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Anavex appoints Robert Chisholm as CFO

Friday, June 29, 2012 11:01 AM

Anavex Life Sciences, a pharmaceutical company based in Vancouver, has appointed Robert Chisholm as chief financial officer.

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LSK Global becomes first Korean partner to achieve Medidata Solutions accreditation

Thursday, June 28, 2012 12:54 PM

CRO LSK Global has strengthened its partnership with Medidata Solutions by becoming the first Korean partner to attain accreditation in the Medidata Partner Program.

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PharmaNet/i3 introduces PharmaNet/i3 Strategic Resourcing

Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:46 AM

PharmaNet/i3, inVentiv Health’s clinical segment and provider of clinical development services, has launched PharmaNet/i3 Strategic Resourcing, a new unified provider of staffing and functional service provider (FSP) services.

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Janssen acquires CorImmun

Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:09 AM

Janssen-Cilag GmbH has completed the acquisition of CorImmun GmbH, a privately held drug development company in Germany, for an undisclosed upfront payment and a contingent future clinical milestone payment.

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Vodafone, Exco InTouch partner to develop patient reported outcomes solution

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 02:45 PM

Vodafone, a mobile communications company, has signed an agreement with Exco InTouch, a provider of compliant, interactive mobile patient management solutions, to deliver Vodafone Patient Reported Outcomes (Vodafone PRO), a solution that has the potential to improve patient compliance and data quality in clinical research.

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BBK Worldwide website redefines purchase of patient recruitment products and services

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:29 PM

BBK Worldwide has launched shop.BBKWorldwide.com, which provides clinical research professionals an online resource where they can learn about, and purchase, a full range of patient recruitment products and services.

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Icon selects AG Mednet to give trial sponsors zero-delay efficiency

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 09:23 AM

AG Mednet has signed an OEM agreement with Icon Medical Imaging, a division of Icon, further embedding AG Mednet’s quality control, compliance, de-identification and image transfer technology into Icon’s imaging trial offerings.

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