Research and Development

The European ombudsman has called for the European Medicines Agency to grant access to clinical study reports and trial protocols …

Richard Greatorex has joined specialist medicines supplies company Idis as international marketing manager for its global headquarters in the UK. …

Dr Brian Sanderson, Medical Director, Chiltern Early Phase, explains, “In November 2007, the MHRA launched a voluntary accreditation scheme for …

Roche’s Avastin took a step closer to winning an additional indication after phase III trial data showed the blockbuster cancer …

Dr Ismail Kola has joined the board of directors at UK biotech company Astex Therapeutics. Astex’s non-executive chairman Peter Fellner …

Sanofi-Aventis has signed a deal with US biotech company Ascenta to co-develop new oncology treatments aimed at restoring ‘apoptosis’ or …

One of the most important dates in the pharmaceutical industry’s calendar, the ASCO cancer conference begins today. The American Society …

Early stage trials of a new treatment for the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme have shown promise. ICT-107 is being developed …

Chiltern will draw upon many parts of TAHSC, including the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) which is located on the same …

Irish contract research organisation ICON plc has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging, a Swiss provider of imaging services to pharmaceutical and …

Pfizer is to end a clinical trial of Inspra early because of signs that it significantly cuts the risk of …

One of Pfizer’s two heads of research and development Martin Mackay is to leave the company for rivals AstraZeneca. Only …

Sanofi-Aventis has formed a strategic alliance with the Centre for Biodmedical Innovation  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The alliance, …

Roche is linking up with Basel’s university and university hospital in a ‘strategic alliance’ that will establish and manage what …

Abbott has started enrolment for a phase III trial of daclizumab, a once-monthly injection for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis that it …