News in brief
Shire extends Medidata trial management contract
05-Nov-2009 - Medidata Solutions has won a multi-year extension to its benchmarking and analysis contract with drugmaker...
Penn completes phase one of Tredegar plant expansion
03-Nov-2009 - Welsh contract services firm Penn Pharmaceuticals has reorganised its transport and delivery infrastructure in the...
Nokia forms anti-counterfeiting JV
28-Oct-2009 - Nokia, SAP and G&D are forming a company to provide anti-counterfeiting services which will draw...
CDC targets track and trace
28-Oct-2009 - CDC Software has launched Trace Express Viewer which helps identify suspect materials, provides cGxP compliant...
2D barcodes make faking less attractive, says EFPIA
26-Oct-2009 - The EFPIA hopes a pilot 2D barcode labelling scheme will make drug counterfeiting less attractive...
Symphony and HP to help Pharma conduct more effective sales
08-Oct-2009 - Symphony Metro Pharma Solutions and HP Solutions have created a new application that, they claim,...
CMIC Raves about top level accreditation for Medidata’s EDC tech
29-Sep-2009 - Japanese CRO CMIC says rising demand for Medidata Solutions’ Rave EDC system in Asia drove...
ethica thinks Matrix' data analysis tool is good eidyia
25-Sep-2009 - ethica Clinical has added biomarker data analysis technology to its roster of services in a...
Mantecorp installs tech to cut energy use
26-Aug-2009 - Mantecorp is using the Control and Communication Link (CC-Link) open fieldbus network to improve the...
Pfizer and Private Access team up for trial recruitment website
20-Aug-2009 - US drug giant Pfizer has joined the growing list of organisations seeking to boost trial...
Merge Healthcare to acquire eTrials after Bio-Imaging bid collapses
03-Jun-2009 - IT solutions firm Merge Healthcare has won the race to buy eClinical specialist etrials,...
Cisiv launches Baseline Plus for "real world" trials
07-May-2009 - UK software group Cisiv has unveiled a web-based EDC platform, Baseline Plus, which is specifically...
News in brief
CMED and Tessella team up on trials
07-May-2009 - CRO CMED and IT group Tessella are teaming up to offer adaptive trial data...
Compliance initiatives increase despite economy; survey
08-Apr-2009 - Companies are maintaining their spending on quality control measures despite the challenging operating environment,...
Asia-Pacific manufacturing growth attracts Werum
07-Apr-2009 - Werum Software & Systems has set up offices in Japan and Singapore, which will...
Oracle to add Relsys to healthcare portfolio
02-Apr-2009 - Enterprise software company Oracle is to acquire Relsys, a specialist in drug safety and...
Richmond launches new data management offering
11-Mar-2009 - UK CRO Richmond Pharmacology has unveiled a new data management offering for the drug...
Wonderware launches batch processing software
24-Feb-2009 - Wonderware has launched software to improve the management of batch processes, offering users the...
Alpvision stresses importance of brand authenticity
02-Feb-2009 - As the sophistication of counterfeit drug packaging continues to improve it is becoming harder and...
ABB launches software for QbD & PAT
29-Jan-2009 - ABB has launched its latest process analytical technology (PAT) software xPAT, which it claims...
EU wholesalers express concern with pharma package
23-Dec-2008 - The European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers (GIRP) says it has concerns about the anti-counterfeiting...
Analysis of 2008’s shifting employment patterns
18-Dec-2008 - To accompany the map detailing job losses, which can be viewed here , we have...
CTx selects IDBS for drug development kit
16-Dec-2008 - Australian drug development firm Cancer Therapeutics (CTx) has selected IDBS’ E-workbook and ActivityBase platforms...
Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management...
Pfizer narrows research focus again
02-Oct-2008 - Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential...
