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_987028CTI 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_1005698US-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_1005481US-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 clinical research organisation (CRO) PRA has opened a second office in China to accommodate its continued growth in that country and the wider Asia Pacific region. - News - PharmaTimes
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/pra_expands_in_china_with_beijing_office_976756Quanticate, the Anglo-US contract research organisation focused mainly on data management, analysis and reporting from clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance, has rebranded its staff recruitment solutions division from OPS Search &
by Peter Mansell
www.pharmatimes.com/news/quanticate_rebrands_recruitment_arm_979584
