Articles Published in 2009

OmniComm Systems Buys EDC Business of eResearchTechnology

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:07 AM

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based OmniComm Systems, a clinical trials electronic data capture (EDC) solutions company and eResearchTechnology (ERT), a global provider of cardiac safety and clinical data, announced that OmniComm has acquired the EDC business of ERT.

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ICON Report Highlights Need for Resources to Meet New Safety Regulations

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 08:59 AM

A new report released by ICON last week says new safety regulations have created a greater demand for resources to ensure those regulations are met.

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Bill Aims to Increase Enrollment for Rare-Disease Clinical Trials

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 08:47 AM

A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week seeks to increase patient participation in clinical trials for rare diseases.

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Guest Commentary: Key Imaging Technology—DCE-MRI

Friday, June 19, 2009 07:13 AM

ACR Image Metrix , an imaging CRO, applies imaging techniques as a predictive and prognostic biomarker improving the efficiency for drug and medical device development programs. The team of physicians and scientists at ACR Image Metrix works with pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies to increase the efficiency of drug and medical device development programs by integrating the appropriate imaging modalities. In this guest commentary, assistant professor of radiology at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Mark Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the advantages of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI).

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AAHRPP Accredits Another 13

Thursday, June 18, 2009 06:57 AM

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) accredited another 13 organizations last week, bringing the total number of AAHRPP-accredited organizations to 188.

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Trial Registration Becomes Mandatory in India

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 07:40 AM

All companies conducting clinical trials in India must now register those trials in a clinical trial registry set up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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Kendle Opens New International Offices

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 07:32 AM

Cincinnati-based contract research organization (CRO) Kendle opened three new international offices--in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Manila, Philippines.

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ICON Inks Exclusive European Deal with Lilly

Monday, June 15, 2009 07:00 AM

Dublin, Ireland-based contract research organization (CRO) ICON expanded its outsourcing relationship with Eli Lilly and Company last week, as the two companies teamed up in an exclusive strategic partnership in Europe.

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Guest Commentary: Online Adjudication—The Next Frontier in EDC

Friday, June 12, 2009 07:00 AM

By Linda Beneze, CEO of KIKA Clinical Solutions

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MDS Pharma Services to Expand Early-Stage Operations in Taiwan

Thursday, June 11, 2009 07:50 AM

MDS Pharma Services, the CRO division of MDS, is undertaking a major renovation and expansion of its discovery operation in Taiwan as part of the company's recently announced plan to focus on early-stage clinical research.

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