Articles Published in 2012

Thermo Fisher opens molecular biology center of excellence in Lithuania

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:45 AM

Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global service provider, has officially opened its molecular biology center of excellence in Vilnius, Lithuania. The new facility will provide molecular, protein and cellular biology products to better serve growing demand from life sciences customers throughout Eastern Europe and create new opportunities globally.

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Successful MHRA inspection of Almac’s clinical services U.K. facility

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:18 AM

Global service provider Almac passed a successful inspection of its clinical services operations located in Craigavon by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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InVivo opens new office and labs in Cambridge, Mass.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:47 AM

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NVIV), a developer of technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries and neurotrauma, has opened the company’s new office, manufacturing and lab space at in Cambridge, Mass. Consolidating all of InVivo’s operations, the 21,000 square foot facility will serve as the new headquarters for the company.

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Vince & Assoc. awarded $5M FDA contract to conduct clinical studies

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:21 AM

Vince & Associates Clinical Research, a clinical research services company based in Overland Park, Kan., has been awarded a contract with the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to conduct bioequivalence studies of innovator and generic drugs such as anti-epileptic drugs.

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Quintiles designates Comprehensive with Prime Site status

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:58 AM

CRO Quintiles has designated Comprehensive Clinical Development, a Miramar, Fla.-based clinical research company, as a Quintiles Prime Site—a distinction that gives Comprehensive an enhanced role in global clinical research and testing of new and more effective medicines.

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Cedarburg Hauser adds plant capacity

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:32 AM

Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals (CHP), a Grafton, Wisc.-based contract development and manufacturing organization, has expanded the capacity of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.

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SGS’s N.J. facility undergoes major expansion

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 03:44 PM

SGS Life Science Services has reopened its Fairfield, N.J. facility, having just completed a major renovation that involved doubling the size of facility, investing in new, increased laboratory space, expanded client accommodation and new equipment.

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Actelion selects IntraLinks to streamline clinical trial info exchange

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 03:06 PM

Actelion Pharmaceuticals, a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses treatments to serve unmet medical needs, has selected IntraLinks, a global technology provider of inter-enterprise content management and collaboration solutions, to streamline their documentation exchange during clinical trials.

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Clarus touts top-line results in phase III testosterone replacement study

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 02:39 PM

Clarus Therapeutics, a Northbrook, Ill.-based privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on oral T replacement products, released top-line results from its ongoing phase III study of CLR-610, a proprietary oral testosterone (T) replacement product.

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GenVec cuts workforce by 30%

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 01:52 PM

GenVec, a biopharmaceutical company based in Gaithersburg, Md., is lowering its operating costs to conserve capital including eliminating 23 positions, or approximately 30% of its workforce.

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