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iCardiac announced that it has been selected to work on an early phase oncology clinical trial with a global Japanese pharma company.

ERT announced the acquisition of ImageIQ, originally established as Cleveland Clinic’s Biomedical Imaging and Analysis Center.

Dr. George Atiee shares his perspectives, from that of the principal investigator, on how stakeholders can execute a successful study.

WIRB-Copernicus Group (WCG) has announced the acquisition of MedAvante and ProPhase, and has named Dr. Jeffrey Litwin as CEO of the combined organization.

The EU’s national health organizations are contemplating to abandon their highly-prized autonomy, and forge common positions and buying strategies for accessing expensive new drugs.

Transparency regarding the source of biospecimens would improve research quality, reproducibility, and translational use of acquired knowledge. Scientific robust publications, dissemination and communication are central to this-as are the regulatory reporting guidelines in play.

NNIT announces that it has signed an extension of its infrastructure outsourcing agreement with Novo Nordisk.

eClinicalHealth Limited and Chilli Consultancy announce new streamlined clinical outcome assessment (COA) development services.

SGS announced the successful completion of a Phase I clinical trial of a new strain of influenza virus in healthy volunteers.

Commonwealth Informatics announces the launch of a new product offering, Commonwealth Vigilance Workbench (CVW) Longitudinal.

In an open letter issued this week, the heads of research and development from several big pharma companies and the EFPIA have demanded a quick decision on the relocation of the EMA.

The EMA has unveiled a new survey to assess how its communication strategy to the general public is perceived and valued by its stakeholders.

George Clinical, a full-service CRO in the Asia-Pacific region, has acquired Memphis-based Vector Oncology's Pharma Services Division.

WIRB-Copernicus Group announces the acquisition of ThreeWire.

AG Mednet announces the launch of Judi, an electronic endpoint adjudication system designed to manage workflow and data quality.

The recent partnership between Continuum Clinical and Lyft has introduced the convenience of transportation into the hands of patients. Nariman Nasser, VP of Site Optimization at Continuum Clinical, elaborates on this partnership.

The ability to carry out clinical trial visits in a patient’s home, workplace or location of choice is still an uncommon concept. However, mobile trained research nurses can expand on this idea by conducting ‘off-site’ study visits.

Translational medicine; bench-to-bedside; agile development. All these terms use updated processes, new technologies and data to inform decisions earlier in clinical development. Supported by expedited regulatory pathways, which require extensive safety monitoring to accompany these earlier approvals, has made the gaps between preclinical and clinical a looming reality.