NEWS IN BRIEF
CRO Clinnex enhances data management service with Accelian partnership
Accelian has teamed with CRO Clinnex to boost BA/BE and data management services.
Archives for February 15, 2018
US budget boost for FDA and generic competition
An FDA advocacy group says an extra $473m of funding in the US 2019 budget request represents “an enormous vote of confidence” in the Agency.
SCOPE 2018
PCI to acquire Australia-based clinical trial services company
PCI Pharma Services (PCI) has announced its intent to acquire Pharmaceutical Packaging Professionals (PPP) as the company focuses on growth and rapid expansion.
OWKIN secures $11m to scale AI-driven drug discovery platform
The predictive analytics company OWKIN uses a new AI technique called transfer learning to accelerate drug discovery and development.
US FDA’s co-crystal final guidance to reduce cGMP burden
In response to stakeholder feedback, the US FDA has issued a final guidance detailing changes to the regulatory classification of co-crystals, from intermediate to API.
ImmunoGen closing MA plant: 20 jobs to go, $20m in savings
ImmunoGen says it is shifting drug conjugate manufacturing and quality testing to an outsourcing model and will close its Norwood facility.
Generics, mergers and Teva’s woes: Agilent talks pharma opportunities
Agilent Technologies says changes in the industry this year will present opportunities for continued growth in its pharma processing equipment and consumables business.