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Inc. magazine ranked Coast Independent Review Board No. 2356 on its 27th annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Biomedical Systems, a global provider of centralized diagnostic testing for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, recently announced the promotion of Sam Dranoff to Vice Present of Business Development, Imaging Services.

IDIS, a leader in the development and implementation of pre-launch Named Patient Programs (NPPs), announces the opening of a new regional office in Iselin, New Jersey, USA.

ProTrials Research, Inc.TM, a leader in the clinical research organization industry, today announced the company made the 2008 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

The Foundation for Improving Data Quality (FIDQ) recently held its first meeting in Washington, DC, to outline future efforts to refine methodologies that increase the precision of subjective endpoints used in clinical trials.

New data from PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, reveal that U.S. marketing applications for new molecular entities (NMEs) surged 33 percent in 2007.

AmeriStart announced that it has signed a sales, marketing, and business development services contract with Factory CRO, a leading international clinical research organization that specializes in conducting medical device studies for FDA and EU approvals.

MedNet is proud to announce its inclusion on the INC 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for the second straight year.

This is Applied Clinical Trials' enewsletter, CRO News, which provides a forum for the industry to discuss the latest alliances, financial information, and business deals and developments, as well as people news.

Covance and Eli Lilly announced a strategic collaboration earlier this month representing an innovative solution between a CRO and pharmaceutical company in response to current industry R&D productivity challenges.

PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a global biopharmaceutical services organization, today announced the successful closing of the acquisition of ClinPhone plc, a clinical technology organization.

Good Products, a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, announces the availability of its new Validation Project Management tool ValMan.

Omnicare Clinical Research announced today that it has expanded its global footprint to include an office in Sweden.

Velos, Inc., the resource for clinical trial management information systems for large investigator sites, today announced it will cross the 50 percent market penetration threshold by year end.

Sparta Systems, Inc., a provider of compliance management software, today announced that the leading global provider of innovative home and long-term care medical products, Invacare Corporation, selected Sparta?s TrackWise Quality Management Solution (QMS).

The Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators (APPI), a nonprofit group of nearly 1,200 physician members involved in the clinical research enterprise, has joined the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI).

Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced a multi-year extension agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY).

Clinilabs, Inc., a specialty contract research organization (CRO), has completed expansion of its Phase I unit.

Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD), a leading provider of drug development services, announced today that it signed a definitive agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) to help transform Lilly's R&D model.

Dr. LingSing K. Chen has been chosen to head the new Translational Medicine department at QPS, a provider of research services for the pharmaceutical industry.

Abingdon Life Sciences, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Stason Pharmaceuticals, Inc to provide clinical and regulatory support for Stason?s drug development programs.

Medidata Solutions, a provider of clinical trial solutions, today announced that Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. will implement Medidata Rave as its electronic data capture (EDC), management and reporting solution of choice.

Bilcare Global Clinical Supplies, a single-source provider of clinical trial services, announced that ithas opened its new global U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.

Clinilabs, Inc., a specialty contract research organization (CRO), is now a Mortara Certified Partner capable of collecting, processing, and transmitting annotated ECG data compliant with ECG Warehouse requirements.

CEO Chairman Jim Walker of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., a provider of breakthrough software and services to the life sciences industry, today announced that Summit Drug Development Services, LLC has chosen both ViewPoint and StartingPoint to facilitate submission document authoring and integrated electronic regulatory submission management.

PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a global biopharmaceutical services organization, today provided an update with regard to the previously announced proposal whereby an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PAREXEL will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of ClinPhone plc, a company traded on the London Stock Exchange.