News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
Investment firm William Blair has upgraded preclinical CRO Charles River Laboratories to ‘outperform’ based on strong toxicology demand and the pending acquisition of Covance.
Biotec Services International, daughter company of clinical trial suppliers Packaging Coordinators Inc (PCI), has expanded its cold-chain storage and distribution capacity in response to client demand for a “one-stop shop”.
BASF will spend €56m ($62m) to increase production capacity for the excipient PVP by expanding existing plants and introducing manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Shanghai, China.
update - GVK is 'respectful' of EMA recommendation and is working with customers
The EMA has called for the suspension or withdrawal of medicines whose approval was based on testing by Indian CRO GVK Biosciences.
ImmuPharma and the recently formed CRO Simbec-Orion Group have entered into a collaboration to run a Phase III clinical study of the potential lupus treatment Lupuzor. Financial terms of the agreement were not released.