Articles Published in 2010

UBC Opens Office In Germany

Thursday, July 1, 2010 07:59 AM

United BioSource Corporation (UBC) launched a new office in Lörrach, Germany, further expanding the company’s clinical research and medical affairs capabilities in Europe.

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AAHRPP Accredits Eight Institutions

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 07:52 AM

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has expanded accreditation in the U.S. and internationally, as a diverse group of hospitals, inde-pendent institutional review boards, and an academic center earned accreditation at the June meeting of its Council on Accreditation.

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Quintiles Expands Number of Strategic Site Relationship Managers

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 07:49 AM

After seeing how a little extra contact with investigative sites improved study-start up times and enrollment, Quintiles has doubled its number of strategic site relationship managers (SSRMs) in the past eight months.

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Kendle Opens New Operations Center in India

Monday, June 28, 2010 09:03 AM

Global contract research organization Kendle has opened its new operations center in the special economic zone (SEZ) of the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Knowledge Corridor. The new SEZ center represents a strategic investment for Kendle and demonstrates the company's commitment to further invest in Asia/Pacific region.

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BBK Introduces Patient Recruitment Franchise Program

Friday, June 25, 2010 08:55 AM

BBK Worldwide expanded its three decades of expertise in supporting clinical R&D with the introduction of its patient recruitment franchise program at the DIA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Covance Opens Biorepository in Indiana

Thursday, June 24, 2010 08:51 AM

Covance, a global contract research organization (CRO), has opened a state-of-the-art biorepository facility at its Greenfield, Ind. location.

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SAFE-BioPharma Signing up Sites, CROs

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 08:48 AM

Contract research organizations (CROs) and investigative sites have begun to adopt SAFE-BioPharma digital identities, which are already widely used by biopharmaceutical companies, in order to sign contracts and other clinical trial documents electronically.

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RPS to Raise $100 Million in IPO

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 08:15 AM

ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS) plans an initial public offering in the U.S. on the Nasdaq exchange. The Fort Washington, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO ) seeks to raise $100 million from the IPO.

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Parexel Hires Former FDA, MHRA Regulators

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:01 AM

Parexel Consulting, a business unit of Parexel International, has appointed former regulators Toby Silverman, M.D. and Keith Watson, Ph.D. as principal consultants.

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PPD Names CIO and EVP for Global Clinical Development

Monday, June 21, 2010 09:45 AM

Contract research organization PPD appointed Mike Wilkinson, Ph.D., as executive vice president and chief information officer and Paul Colvin as executive vice president of global clinical development.

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