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.
Unifying Industry to Better Understand GCP Guidance
May 7th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s sBLA for Winrevair After Early Success in ZENITH PAH Trial
July 2nd 2025Merck’s bid to update Winrevair’s label advances with FDA priority review, backed by Phase III ZENITH data showing a 76% reduction in major morbidity and mortality events in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.