Articles Published in 2009

Almac Expands Clinical Supply Storage Capacity in the UK

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 09:00 AM

Almac Clinical Service recently opened an additional storage facility at the company’s UK headquarters to meet increasing demand for cold-chain and controlled clinical supply storage.

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ICON, Kendle Finish Strong 2008 on Soft Side

Monday, March 2, 2009 08:00 AM

It was another quarter of ups and downs for the clinical trial industry as contract research organizations (CROs) struggled through project delays and customer hesitation brought on by the unstable economy. In spite of the challenges, however, two CROs—ICON and Kendle—finished the year on top.

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Omnicare's CRO Division Holds Steady

Friday, February 27, 2009 09:00 AM

Omnicare reported its fourth quarter and year-end 2008 financial results, including the results for Omnicare’s subsidiary, contract research organization Omnicare Clinical Research.

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PharmaNet Earnings Plummet in Q4

Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:23 AM

In what could be PharmaNet Development Group’s last earnings release as a public company, the contract research organization (CRO) reported its 2008 financial information late last night without an investor conference call.

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Kendle’s Year-End Income Up 57%

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 07:25 AM

Cincinnati-based contract research organization (CRO) Kendle reported full year 2008 net service revenues of $475.1 million, an increase of 19% over the same period last year. Net service revenues for the fourth quarter were $109.2 million, up 5% over the same period 2007.

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ICON’s Full-Year Revenues up 37%

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 08:10 AM

ICON posted another quarter of growth and closed out 2008 with revenue growth of 37% to $865 million.  Fourth quarter revenues increased 22% over Q4 2007 to $220 million.

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Duke, NEJM Study Renews Debate on Global Outsourcing

Thursday, February 19, 2009 04:29 PM

The ethics and safety behind the global outsourcing of clinical trials is once again being debated, with the release of a new study reporting that U.S. drug developers conduct most of their late-stage drug trials outside of the United States.

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PharmaNet to Open Brazil Office

Thursday, February 19, 2009 09:00 AM

PharmaNet Development Group is expanding its presence in Latin America with the opening of a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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CenterWatch to Reveal Key Findings of Global Investigative Site Survey at Baltimore Conference

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 03:00 PM

CenterWatch, a global source for clinical trials information, will present results from four surveys aimed at examining the quality of relationships between sponsors and investigative sites from around the world at ExL Pharma’s 4th Investigator Relationship Management conference to be held Feb. 23-24, 2009, in Baltimore, Md.

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WIL Research Acquires Midwest BioResearch

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 08:53 AM

Contract research organization (CRO) WIL Research Laboratories and its parent company WIL Research Holding Company have acquired Midwest BioResearch, a company that provides drug disposition and toxicology services to drug developers. Neither company provided financial details of the deal.

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