LGC opens office in China to raise local lab standards
LGC Standards is increasing its presence in Asia through the opening of its first office in China, which will provide laboratory quality management services to the local market.
Archives for April 16, 2009
Mandatory registration for Indian clinical trials
From June onwards drug firms and CROs conducting trials in India are required to record full details of the research, including the funding source, on the ICMR’s Clinical Trials Registry India website.
Recruitment a growing problem for trials, says CEI
Finding appropriate subjects in the booming trials market is a major stumbling block for drug firms and CROs, according to a new study by US market analysts Cutting Edge Information
GSK & Pfizer merge HIV portfolios into shared company
In a radical departure from Big Pharma’s traditional business model Pfizer and GSK have formed a jointly controlled company to develop and distribute their combined HIV portfolios and pipelines.
bioMerieux launches “groundbreaking” MFT medias
French diagnostics and microbiology firm bioMerieux claims its new range of indicator medias will help drugmakers cut testing times and reduce errors during GMP mandated sterility analysis.