News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
QuintilesIMS next week will officially be rebranded as IQVIA – the newest name in the “Mega-CRO” category created by the rapid and ubiquitous consolidation of the industry.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Smithers Avanza is continuing its investment in space, equipment, and personnel to help meet customer demand for bioanalytical and toxicology testing.
Devana Solutions has released a new platform to help align top performing sites with sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) as consolidation will make it important to stand out amongst the competition, says CEO.
UPDATE
Takeda has partnered with Portal Instruments to develop a needle-free drug delivery device for biologic medicines, starting with the former’s Entyvio (vedolizumab).
Cambrex Corporation has completed the expansion of its small scale active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) capacity at its Charles City, Iowa, US-based plant.
UPDATE
IMA Life is boosting its freeze-drying (lyophilisation) and aseptic processing services with Atonarp’s miniaturised mass spectrometry technology.