Articles Published in 2012

BRANY to collaborate with U of Miami

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 01:50 PM

BRANY (Biomedical Research Alliance of New York) has agreed to provide education content for the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) at the University of Miami for use on their online clinical research training program.

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AMRI names new president for AMRI Europe

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:05 PM

AMRI, a global contract research and manufacturing organization, has appointed Ian Shott as president of AMRI Europe.

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‘Life Science Panorama 2011’ report looks at France

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:13 AM

France Biotech, the French association of life science companies, in partnership with Ernst & Young, published the 10th annual “Life Science Panorama,” describing the industry's main trends for 2010-2011 in France and worldwide.

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SGS acquires Vitrology

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:29 AM

SGS, a Swiss inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has decided to acquire Vitrology, a biopharmaceutical contract testing organization based in Glasgow, U.K.

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Codexis extends collaboration with Merck to 2015

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 09:50 AM

Redwood City, Calif.-based Codexis, a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has extended its catalyst and process development collaboration with Merck to develop enzymes for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing for three more years.

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FDA-led research discovers autoimmune mechanism for drug-induced AEs

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 02:15 PM

A team of researchers led by the FDA has discovered a new mechanism for identifying and understanding drug-related autoimmune reactions.

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Survey raises questions over NHS research

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:36 AM

A survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network raises concerns that patients could be missing out on opportunities to take part in potentially beneficial clinical trials.

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Accelrys purchases cloud-based HEOS tech from Scynexis

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:07 AM

Accelrys, a scientific enterprise R&D software and services company based in San Diego, has purchased the web-based Hit Explorer Operating System (HEOS) from Scynexis, a drug discovery and development company.

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Lundbeck, CHDI Foundation collaborate on Huntington’s disease

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:23 AM

Lundbeck, a pharmaceutical company based in Deerfield, Ill. and CHDI Foundation, a not-for-profit biomedical research organization, have formed a research collaboration to investigate a targeted therapy for Huntington’s disease.

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Wellcome Trust awards Phagenesis $1.5 million for dysphagia treatment

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:02 AM

Phagenesis, a U.K. company focused on dysphagia (the inability to swallow), has been awarded $1.5 million from the Wellcome Trust to extend the scope of its dysphagia treatment device, from hospitals into the community.

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Parexel consultant testifies on FDA biosimilars guidance

Global Telecom Testing checks worldwide toll-free phone lines for multinational clinical trials

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May

Newer sites most optimistic about the future
Investigative sites of all sizes, from part-time physician-run sites to large dedicated research centers, report a rebound in operating conditions, according to a new CenterWatch analysis, yet sites from each subgroup indicate they have concerns…

Risk-based monitoring slow to catch on with industry
It's estimated that the cost of physically sending monitors to all investigative sites at regular intervals, a model the industry itself developed and has adhered to for about a decade, eats up one-third to one-half of…

Eye On Millennium
Millennium, The Takeda Oncology Company, discovers and develops novel treatments applying world-class recombinant technology to a wide variety of oncology disease targets…

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