CRO
WuXi posts buoyant increases in revenue and profit
May 13, 2010Research and Development CRO, Charles River, Charles River Laboratories, WuXi
China’s WuXi PharmaTech has given would-be purchaser Charles River Laboratories a lift after posting buoyant increases in both revenues and …
Kendle operating income slumps
May 13, 2010Research and Development CRO, Kendle
US contract research organisation Kendle posted a 17% drop in revenues in the first quarter of 2010 to $90 million, …
Synexus appoints Germany and Poland managers
May 11, 2010Research and Development CRO, Synexus, appointment, research and development
Synexus has appointed Dr Helena Sigal as country manager for Germany and Radoslaw Janiak as country manager for Poland. Helena …
Mixed fortunes for major CROs in Q1
May 7, 2010Research and Development CRO, Covance, ICON, PPD, Parexel, contact research, contract research, contract research organisation
Leading contract research organisations (CROs) reported a mixed bag of financial results for the first three months of 2010, although …
Parexel launches software for post-approval trials
April 12, 2010Research and Development CRO, Parexel
Contract research organisation Parexel has launched a new web-based technology platform for late phase clinical research that it says makes …
ICON and Tigermed forge China alliance
April 7, 2010Research and Development CRO, China, ICON
Contract research organisation ICON is to team up with Tigermed Consulting, a clinical services company based in China. The alliance …
Contract research news in brief
March 30, 2010Research and Development CRO, Kendle
This week’s round-up of news in the contract research arena includes a fundraising for Irish CRO Venn Life Sciences, ISO …
PPD boosts position in flu vaccine research
March 23, 2010Research and Development CRO, PPD, Southern Research Institute, vaccines
PPD is collaborating with the Southern Research Institute in the US to tap into the growing market for contract research …
WuXi’s growth slows
March 17, 2010Research and Development CRO, China, WuXi
WuXi Pharmatech, one of China’s leading contract research organisations, has been motoring ahead in recent quarters while its western counterparts …
Contract research news in brief
March 15, 2010Research and Development Bilcare, CRO, Kendle, Lonza, Medidata, Melbourn, Quintiles, RDNIB
Our round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes updates from Kendle, Bilcare, Quintiles, Melbourn Scientific, Lonza, and Medidata …
ICON sees revenues rise in 2009
March 1, 2010Research and Development CRO, ICON
Contract research organisation ICON saw its revenues increase 3% to $888 million last year and says it is “positive, though …
Digital Pharma: Searching for clinical trials
February 23, 2010Research and Development CRO, TrialReach, digi, digital pharma, digital pharma research, digital research, patient recruitment
A new clinical trials search and referral engine has launched to help patients who are considering taking part in a …
Drug development: where’s the added investment value?
February 18, 2010Research and Development CRO, Les Rose, R&D, biotech, funding
Venture capital is a curious business. The global financial crisis which we are slowly emerging from has exposed some rather …
MDS completes contract research exit
February 15, 2010Research and Development CRO, mds
MDS has completed the sell-off of its contract research and development business – MDS Pharma Services – with the signing …
Contract research news in brief
February 15, 2010Research and Development Almac Pharma Services, CRO, CoreLab Partners, DreamCIS, PPD, Parexel, Proteome Sciences, SIRO Clinpharm, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic
Our round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes alliances for Parexel/Proteome Sciences and SIRO Clinpharm/DreamCIS, as well as …
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