US contract research organisation (CRO) PRA International claims it intends to “reshape how the industry manages trials” after acquiring Indian eClinical software developer, Kinship Technologies, for an undisclosed amount.
Marketing applications should contain details of clinical trial ethics and be rejected if serious violations are found, said some EMA workshop participants.
Quintiles has signed a deal with Population Genetics Technologies (PGT) that, it says, will bring large-scale genomics analysis into the drug development mainstream.
India’s Veeda Clinical Research has set up a Phase I unit in Malaysia, joining the growing list of contract research organisations (CRO) attracted to the country.
Indian CRO GVK Biosciences has been named as a preferred provider by a consortium, Product Development Partners (PDP), which is focused on drugs for neglected diseases.
Pharma industry wishful thinking and the fact too many developers have been chasing too few targets are behind an increase in Phase II failures in recent years according to a new study.
Tax benefit from the sale of its US Phase I business helped CRO Charles Rivers Laboratories (CRL) to grow profits in the first quarter despite falling revenues and low demand.
eResearch Technologies (ERT) posted first quarter gains after the contribution from recently acquired respiratory biz and cost controls helped offset a higher project cancellation rate.
Drug developers are pursuing new strategies to help improve the operational efficiency of their clinical trials, according to a panel of industry leaders recently convened by the Tufts Centre for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) in Boston, US.
Indian contract research organisation (CRO) GVK Biosciences has granted the US FDA continued access to its biomarker database in an extension of the organisations’ existing agreement.
Perceptive Informatics, the eClinical solutions provider and Parexel subsidiary, has released the results of a global survey which shows a growing interest in the implementation of adaptive trial designs.
The top seven CROs will have captured half the market by 2015 as big pharma, including Pfizer, enters into strategic relationships with major players, Jeffries & Company said.
Clinical trial sites must take a proactive approach to non-compliance by identifying risks and having corrective action plans, says a former FDA investigator.
Algorithmic Research (ARX), the digital signature specialist, has released a short video to highlight the benefits of using digital signature technology in clinical environments.
Contract research organisation (CRO) Clearstone Central Laboratories has unveiled a ‘preferred provider’ partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical Medience (MCM), continuing its efforts to expand in Asia.
SciComPro, life sciences consultancy firm based in Ohio, US, has partnered with clinical trials specialist, Community Research, to conduct clinical trials for a number of new medical device products.