Alliance with patient network won't replace CRO partnerships, says Genentech
Genentech says its collaboration with PatientsLikeMe will enable more effective clinical trial recruitment but will not affect its partnerships with CROs.
Archives for April 8, 2014
Foreign customers look to US FDA as stamp of quality
Passing US FDA site inspections is vital to attracting international clients, a European API supplier has said.
Mushroom enzymes could work cost saving magic for API makers say researchers
Fungi have no place in an API facility, but soon enzymes derived from them may be commonplace say scientists developing oxidoreductases for cost and time saving industrial applications.
Pfizer, Novartis developing MenB vaccines to combat new strain
Recent outbreaks of a strain of meningitis, known as “serogroup B” or “MenB”, on US college campuses have caused both Pfizer and Novartis to develop new vaccines.
Clinverse records four partnerships, significant growth in Q1
CRO and sponsor payment service provider Clinverse announced a record first quarter to start 2014, with the addition of four significant new clients, as well as strong additional repeat business from existing clients.
UK clinical research network restructures as trial numbers climb
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, which provides more than £284m ($475m) a year to support the delivery of clinical research studies, has reconfigured to become 15 local clinical research networks across England.