Updated employee announcements, business news, awards, and recognition in the industry today.
People News
CDISC announced long-time standards advocate, skilled instructor, and current European Liaison, Peter Van Reusel, as the organization’s Chief Standards Officer.
4G Clinical, a randomization and trial supply management provider, announced the appointment of Jan Pieter Kappelle as VP of Strategy along with Neta Bendelac who will also be joining the team.
TrialScope, a company focused in clinical trial transparency and compliance solutions, announced that it has promoted Francine Lane to Vice President of Global Transparency.
Optimapharm, a full-service CRO, has appointed new team members, Roy Ovel as Chief Commercial Officer and Charles Denis Maher as Vice President Business Development (Americas).
Paul Hegwood
Catalent Pharma Solutions, a global provider of delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics, and consumer health products, announced that it has appointed Paul Hegwood as President of the company’s Clinical Supply Services business.
Business News
CROMSOURCE, an international CRO, announced the formalization of an expanded Flexible Resourcing Solutions offering, delivered by the TalentSource Life Sciences Department, with a new logo.
4G Clinical, a randomization and trial supply management provider, announced the opening of their new Tokyo office to further boost global expansion.
Endpoint Clinical, a global interactive response technology company, has expanded their global footprint to support their local clients in Europe and Asia.
Optimapharm, a full-service CRO, has expanded its office network to New York, USA, and Budapest, Hungary.
Recognition
CRF Health Receives Award
CRF Health, a global provider of patient-centered eSource technology solutions for the life sciences industry, announced that the company has been recognized as 2018 New Entrant of the Year in Romania’s Regional IT & Outsourcing Industry Awards.
PAREXEL, a biopharmaceutical services provider, announced that the Company has received recognition for its service and expertise from several notable industry organizations. These recognitions include Forbes “America’s Best Management Consulting Firms”, the Silver Stevie® Award, and the CRO Quality 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.
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.
FDA Grants Ziftomenib with Breakthrough Therapy Designation for NPM1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia
April 23rd 2024Data from the Phase Ib portion of the KOMET-001 trial showed that the once-daily oral treatment may provide a substantial improvement over available therapies for relapsed/refractory NPM1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia.