Research and Development

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Quintiles appoints Kevin Gordon finance chief

August 5, 2010 Research and Development Quintiles, appointment, research and development

Pharmaceutical services company Quintiles has named Kevin Gordon chief financial officer. He will have day-to-day responsibility for the company’s financial …

Shire moves in on Movetis

August 5, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Movetis, Shire

Shire has made a €428 million offer for Belgium-based Movetis in a bid to grow its business in Europe and …

Charles River calls a halt to WuXi merger plans

August 4, 2010 Research and Development Charles River Laboratories, WuXi

Charles River Laboratories has terminated its $1.6 billion agreement to acquire Chinese contract research organisation WuXi PharmaTech after an investor …

Cegedim appoints Anne-Marie Masquelier

August 4, 2010 Research and Development Cegedim, appointment, research and development

Anne-Marie Masquelier has joined healthcare research company Cegedim Strategic Data as global medical research director. She will be responsible for …

EDC: Looking beyond the software

August 4, 2010 Research and Development EDC, chiltern

Electronic data capture (EDC) has become the norm for clinical studies. In an EDC study, most of the deliverables are …

Sanofi appoints Dr Ian Weatherhead UK coms director

August 4, 2010 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, UK, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Sanofi-Aventis UK has appointed Dr Ian Weatherhead as its director of communications. Ian will join the Guildford-based company in October, …

Dr Wolfgang Renz joins PharmaNet

August 3, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PharmaNet, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

PharmaNet Development Group has appointed Dr Wolfgang Renz senior vice president of clinical operations. He will be responsible for the …

Roche appoints Karen Lackey head of medicinal chemistry

August 3, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Roche, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Karen Lackey has been appointed vice-president and head of medicinal chemistry by Roche. She will be based at the company’s …

Organon workers challenge Merck on Dutch facility closure

August 3, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Merck & Co, job cuts

Merck & Co’s decision to close down the former Organon facility in Oss, the Netherlands, looks set to be challenged …

Stem cell trial can re-start

August 2, 2010 Research and Development Geron, Stem cells, spinal injury, stem cell

US regulators have given the green light for the first human trial of an embryonic stem cell therapy to resume. …
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Wellcome Trust signs £45m Indian collaboration

July 30, 2010 Research and Development India, Wellcome, em, emerging markets

UK medical research charity the Wellcome Trust and the Indian government are to jointly develop a range of innovative and …

Dr Bruce Burlington joins AZ board

July 30, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

AstraZeneca has appointed former FDA staffer Dr Bruce Burlington to its board as a non-executive director. Dr Burlington spent 17 …

Contract research news in brief

July 29, 2010 Research and Development CRO, LAB Research, Microsoft, PPD, PharmaNet, QPS, Selvita

Icon reports that new business wins rose healthily in the second quarter, plus there’s an alliance between PPD and Microsoft …

Cardio3 BioSciences appoints Dr Atta Behfar

July 29, 2010 Research and Development Cardio3, appointment, research and development

Belgium biotech company Cardio3 BioSciences has appointed Dr Atta Behfar as director for advanced research. He will spend a year …
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