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Tufts CSDD finds drug and diagnostics companies are investing in the development of companion diagnostics that can show that their use in conjunction with personalized therapeutics will lead to positive health outcomes.

An analysis by Life Science Compliance Update of the U.S. government's Open Payments database shows that industry spending on U.S-based clinical research has dropped 32% in the first year-over-year comparison since Open Payments data started to be collected.

Chiltern, a global CRO headquartered in the UK, announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Theorem Clinical Research, based in Wilmington, NC. The combined company will operate under the name Chiltern and will gain global reach - most notably in China and Japan - as well as new service offerings for medical devices and diagnostics, clinical analytics and clinical supplies. The transaction is expected to close within the next several weeks.