In today’s ACT Brief, we examine what it will take to scale EHR-to-EDC connections for real-time trials, how the FDA is reimagining rare disease drug development, and why oncology real-world evidence still faces persistent data barriers.
|Articles|November 3, 2006
Constella Group to Acquire Lineberry Research Associates
Acquisition Strengthens Constella's U.S. Presence
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DURHAM, N.C., October 19, 2006-Constella Group, a global provider of professional health services, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lineberry Research Associates (LRA), a full-service, U.S. contract research organization and consulting firm based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
LRA employs more than 75 people, all of whom will join Constella's pharmaceutical product development business unit once the acquisition is complete, which is expected to occur within the next 30 days.
LRA will begin operating under the Constella Group name in the next few months.
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