Top CRO and CMO M&A activity of 2017
Every week, another merger or acquisition (or so it seemed) as the industry continued to consolidate in 2017.
Archives for December 20, 2017
Regulatory roundup: Reviewing global changes in 2017
The pharmaceutical industry made significant advancements towards global regulatory harmonization in 2017 – despite a highly-charged political environment on both sides of the Atlantic.
Reports revisited: What we learned this year
Outsourcing models examined, market shifts scrutinized, and trial tribulations analyzed – take a look back at some of the top reports published in 2017.
4 trends driving industry priorities in 2018
Commercial transformation could reach new heights in 2018, says inVentiv – as new expectations (and possibilities) reshape traditional models.
Do sponsors no longer believe recruitment estimates? The CRO ‘dilemma’
A lack of confidence in trial recruitment estimates can cause a “dilemma” for sites bidding for clinical studies, says expert Philipp Bardorrek.
Glass in AuroMedics injectables vial prompts US recall
A piece of glass found in a vial of generic injectable product Pantoprazole Sodium has prompted AuroMedics Pharma to issue a nationwide voluntary recall.
Boehringer Ingelheim trials drug delivery tech for RNA-based drugs
Boehringer Ingelheim has partnered with Evox Therapeutics to investigate the delivery of RNA-based drugs in cell-derived vesicles called exosomes.
US FDA says Elite has addressed adverse event monitoring concerns
The US FDA says Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. has addressed drug safety monitoring shortcomings that earned it a warning letter in 2016.
News in brief
Colorcon and Applied DNA Sciences sign tech MOU
Colorcon Inc. and Applied DNA Sciences Inc. have teamed up to commercialize an on-dose traceability platform they say will help combat counterfeits.
Spark up: US FDA approves first gene therapy for genetic disease
Spark Therapeutics has received US approval for Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), its one-time gene therapy treatment for an inherited form of vision loss.