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Economic Modeling Company Caro Research Acquired by UBC

Maryland-based contract research organization (CRO) United BioSource Corporation (UBC) continued its acquisition flurry by purchasing Caro Research, a cost modeling and economic simulations provider based in Concord, Mass.

Accenture and Bristol-Myers Squibb Create Joint Pharmacovigilance Center in India

New York-based Accenture, a global consulting and outsourcing firm, and pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) have established a pharmacovigilance center in Chennai, India the first of its kind to monitor the pharmaceutical company's safety data. Accenture will contribute more than 140 employees to the center.

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Company Profile: An interview with and Mary-Ann Richardson, chief executive officer of African Clinical Research Organisation, and Christopher Whitfield, chief executive officer of Batswadi Pharmaceuticals, African Clinical Research Organisation.

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