Latest Business and People News
Updated employee announcements, business news, awards, and recognition in the industry today.
People News
AiCure, a behavioral data analytics company,added new team members which include, Edward Ikeguchi, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer, Jindra Zitek, as Chief Operating Officer, Isaac Galatzer-Levy, Ph.D., as Vice President of Clinical and Computational Neuroscience and Director of AiCure Labs, and Gary Velasquez, CEO of Cogitativo, joined the company’s board of directors.
TransMed Systems, Inc., a provider of clinical trial and care support technologies, insights, and expertise, announced that Carla Balch has become the second CEO in the company’s history and Jeff Edenfield, MD, has been appointed as the company’s first Chief Medical Officer.
Business News
Respiratory Symposium
Cliantha Research Limited, a full-service global CRO, organized a Respiratory Symposium on November 17th at Hotel Taj Santacruz, Mumbai which featured an array of presentations of Respiratory Clinical Research by globally distinguished experts.
Novotech, a full-service CRO, announced that clinical staff numbers in its Seoul, South Korea center are now at 41, with 81 clinical research projects now completed.
Advanced Clinical, a clinical research services company, announced its new office location in Paris, France in order to accommodate organic growth of clinical trial operations in Europe and additional in-country personnel.
Recognition
Rho’sMeagan Vaughn was recently honored at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual “Brewer’s Ball Celebrating Triangle’s Finest” event which honors young professionals who are committed to professional development and personal growth through fundraising and awareness.
Greenphire, a provider of financial technology solutions for clinical trials, announced that it has been ranked as 391 on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500™ for the fifth consecutive year. This honor ranks the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech companies in North America.
WuXi Biologics, a global biologics technology platform company, announced that it has won the SCRIP Award in the category of "Best Company in an Emerging Market" which recognizes the rapid growth, significant accomplishments, and growing global influence achieved by WuXi Biologics in 2018.
IQVIA announced that it was awarded the 2018 Scrip Award for Best Contract Research Organization. This marks the seventh time in the last 10 years that the company has received this award.
Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Using Patient Reported Outcomes in Dermatology Trials
April 25th 2024In part 3 of this video interview with ACT editor Andy Studna, Melissa Mooney, director, eCOA sales engineering, IQVIA sheds light on the unique challenges of dermatology trials and how clinical outcome assessments can be implemented in them.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
