This startup is using tech to make animal testing in clinical trials more ethical
“We collect data on side effects, which are very, very valuable for pharmaceutical companies,” says co-founder and CEO Christina Lopes.
This is what stands out in $150M IPO filing for CRO Medpace
Medpace has carved a niche for itself serving small and mid-sized pharma and biotech companies seeking clinical trial services.
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The move will help Quintiles improve the frequently costly, lengthy recruitment process for clinical trials.
Ex-Sanofi CEO helps launch Boston Pharmaceuticals with $600M
Boston Pharmaceuticals will focus on developing drugs that are already clinic-ready - outsourcing much of the clinical work to CROs and bringing novel drugs to late stage trials or commercialization.
With $1.7B deal, medtech CRO Greatbatch swells to one of world’s largest
With the $1.7 billion acquisition of CRO and manufacturing company Lake Region Medical, Texas-based CRO Greatbatch has become one of the largest medtech-focused CROs in the world.
Janssen regulatory director on CROs: “They’ll screw you in a heartbeat”
Some candor from the director of global regulatory affairs at Janssen Research & Development, as she touched on contracting with CROs: “They’ll screw you in a heartbeat.” Clinical research organizations are a fine option (and sometimes the only one) for small life sciences companies attempting to push their product through the regulatory pipeline – but often it’s a matter of […]
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As layoffs loom, troubled Ohio CRO Ricerca Biosciences gets acquired by private equity group
Good news for a troubled Ohio life sciences company? An Akron-based investment group recently acquired Ricerca Biosciences for an undisclosed sum. While in August Ricerca warned the state of Ohio that it might have to lay off its 200 employees, according to Crain’s Cleveland Business, it’s instead found a private buyer – Main Market Partners LLC. Ricerca has been around […]
CROs as early-stage life science investors? ‘It’s the model of the future,’ one says
Contract research organizations make good money providing critical services to young biotech and drug development companies early on. But often, those companies are cash-strapped at the stage when they need a CRO. That’s why some CROs are becoming stakeholders in the companies they work with, offering cash or services for equity in life science startups. […]
Biotech, meet service provider. This startup strives to streamline the process of outsourcing
The “virtual” business models that have become common in many biotech startups may allow companies to operate with less capital, but they also present their own set of challenges. One of those is finding quality vendors to conduct research and development, clinical trials and other services, and managing those relationships. “There’s high turnover in the […]
When art meets medicine: A visual timeline of clinical research
Look no further than the popular LinkedIn photo series “Where I Work” for an indication of how important a creative workspace is for many industry leaders. While clinical research might not seem particularly creative or visual, a Cleveland-area CRO is working on a project that started as a way to add some creativity to its […]
A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Success
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.
IT startup helps clinical trial ecosystem communicate
One of the biggest challenges to working remotely is communication. That’s particularly true of clinical trials that have become increasingly complex as management of these trials has shifted to contract research organizations and technical providers play a greater role. Trials have also moved further away from the pharmaceutical companies that sponsor them. One IT startup […]
Gender gap persists in life science research but median salaries hold steady
Life science researchers’ salaries remained relatively flat over the last year, but some noticeable pay gaps based on gender, sector and research specialty continued or emerged. The Scientist magazine surveyed print and online readers this spring and summer about their annual pay and demographic data and compiled the information it received from 4,753 respondents into […]
Clinical researchers can encourage, monitor patient adherence during trials with this app
Aiming to “bring clinical research into the 21st century,” iRx Reminder’s Web and smartphone-based solution is getting some traction as a way to improve patient compliance during clinical trials and let researchers monitor their compliance in real time. Through a cloud-based control center, researchers set up customizable surveys, education programs and medication reminders that are […]
East Coast CRO with network in India raising $1.2 million
An East Coast clinical research organization with a network in India to facilitate clinical trials for U.S.-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies is raising $1.2 million as the number of clinical trials in India is set to grow. IndiPharm, based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, has clinical operations in Mumbai, India, through its regional subsidiary. Last year, IndiPharm, […]
Covance and its IT play
In a bid to deepen its relationships with strategic partners in the pharmaceutical industry that have raised the profile of contract research organizations (CROs), Covance ( NYSE: CVD) has invested in IT systems to speed up data delivery. Joseph L. Herring, chairman and CEO of Covance in Princeton, New Jersey, described how it has used […]