US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Pharm-Olam International says it will “aggressively” explore acquisitions of other CROs and industry technology providers. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/pharm-olam_on_the_acquisition_trail_983859The US-based Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) has appointed Dr Derek Winstanly, executive vice president of strategic business partnerships at Quintiles Transnational, as its chair for 2009. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/quintiles_winstanly_steps_up_as_acro_chair_985696An attempt to ban the use of interspecies or hybrid embryos for stem cell research was defeated in the UK’s House of Commons last night. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/hybrid_embryos_survive_commons_vote_987028US-based eClinical specialist Nextrials has announced that Prism, its flagship electronic data capture (EDC) solution for clinical trials, will now support remote access through Apple’s much-heralded iPhone multifunctional mobile phone. - News -
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/nextrials_offers_edc_from_an_iphone_991508Synexus, the UK-based patient recruitment and clinical trial management business acquired by private equity firm Lyceum Capital in December 2007, has launched a general practitioner sales force in its home market. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/synexus_launches_gp_sales_force_in_uk_985516US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Kendle has opened a second office in western India, supplementing its existing operation in New Dehli. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/kendle_opens_second_office_in_india_985666US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Covance has expanded its analytical and stability services facility in Madison, Wisconsin. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/covance_expands_us_analytical,_stability_facility_984567CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, the international drug and device development organisation based in Cincinnati, US, has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Italy and opened an office in Milan. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/cti_puts_down_roots_in_italy_1005698UK charity Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) has completed a £240,000 overhaul of the laboratory at the University of Nottingham, where it explores alternatives to animal testing in medical research. - News -
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/frame_overhauls_nottingham_laboratory_990232US-based clinical research organisation (CRO) INC Research has established business operations in Japan along with two new offices in Osaka and Tokyo. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/inc_research_beefs_up_japan_commitment_1005481
