News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
A UK development think-tank has warned against a knee-jerk reaction against conducting clinical trials in India, following the revelation a few weeks ago that dozens of children had lost their lives in studies conducted at a contract research facility.
New Zealand has approved clinical trials of Living Cell Technologies (LCT) type 1 diabetes treatment, which uses porcine cells encapsulated in a seaweed based gel.
Alpharma moved a step closer to bringing its morphine product Embeda to market after a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that it is less susceptible to abuse than other opioid analgesic products.
US company Smithers Group has launched a formulation services company to tap into the emerging trend towards outsourcing of drug development among pharmaceutical companies.