Articles Published in 2010

MDS’ Early-Stage CRO Reborn as Celerion

Monday, March 29, 2010 01:30 PM

Part of MDS’ early-stage contract research organization (CRO), which was sold off in two parts earlier this month, is re-emerging as Celerion, a CRO owned by a group of private investors.

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PPD Expands Efforts in Vaccine Research

Monday, March 29, 2010 07:05 AM

PPD is beefing up its vaccine development efforts through a collaborative agreement with preclinical contract research organization Southern Research Institute and the creation of the PPD Vaccines and Biologics Center of Excellence.

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Guest Commentary: Changes of Scope—The Clinical Study Budget Secret

Friday, March 26, 2010 09:09 AM

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Monitor for Hire Receives Patent for Clinical Trial Monitor Matching Service

Thursday, March 25, 2010 07:07 AM

Monitor for Hire, a service that connects sponsors to monitors for clinical trials, received a patent for a “Computer-Implemented System and Method for Matching Clinical Research Monitors with Clinical Research Sponsors,” by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Nextrials Gets CDISC Approval

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 08:47 AM

Nextrials, a clinical research software and services company, has been approved by the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) as one of 15 registered solutions providers. It is the only company offering an electronic data capture (EDC) product supporting the CDISC Healthcare Link Initiative.

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New York Hospital Uses Prepaid Cards to Pay Study Participants

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 06:54 AM

The Theresa & Eugene M. Lang Center for Research & Education—the clinical trial and research arm of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ)—has replaced its paper-check payment system for clinical trial participants. Instead, patients who earn a stipend for participating in a clinical trial receive a Mastercard card preloaded with their allotted funds.

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Medica Launches Research Institute, Plans to Move into Clinical Trials

Monday, March 22, 2010 06:12 AM

Midwest health insurer Medica is launching its own research arm to formalize the company’s research into health services and comparative effectiveness and to eventually conduct clinical trials.

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Sarah Cannon Names New CFO

Friday, March 19, 2010 07:05 AM

Strategic research organization Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) appointed Dean Ferrigno as chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Phil Cestaro, who is now president, SCRI Services. SCRI Services specializes in clinical trial administration with a focus on oncology drug development programs. Cestaro, who joined the company in 2006, will continue to be SCRI’s chief information officer in addition to the new position.

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BioClinica, Health Decisions Broaden CRO Networks

Thursday, March 18, 2010 07:42 AM

BioClinica added two contract research organizations (CROs)—Health Sciences International and PRL Central Laboratory Services—to its Certified Partner Program, a group established by the CRO to broaden its service offerings. 

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Kendle Updates Biostatistics Platform

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 07:00 AM

Cincinnati-based contract research organization (CRO) Kendle has implemented a new biostatistics infrastructure that the company said will enhance the analysis and delivery of clinical trial data for customers.

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