Philippine FDA will cut registration time, says health sec
The world’s newest pharma industry regulatory body was set up in Phillipines yesterday with the foundation of a new agency modelled on the US FDA.
Archives for August 18, 2009
CenterWatch and TrialX hope to boost recruitment via web 2.0
A new partnership between CenterWatch and TrialX may help boost flagging recruitment rates by “helping patients more easily and rapidly connect with relevant clinical trials.”
Vimta licenses tech to cut diagnostic costs
India-based CRO Vimta Labs is aiming to lower the cost of diagnostic services by developing new panels using MassTag PCR technology licensed from Columbia University, New York.
Small eClinical businesses must find niche
Datatrak believes that to compete against the eClinical giants companies should focus on a specific niche and hopes this plan will help it post a profit after recording a small loss in Q2.
Perrigo acts to cut API costs
Perrigo’s API business posted a $5.4m (€3.8m) operating loss in Q4 because of restructuring charges but it believes vertically integrating production, and opening a site in India, will help in coming years.