People and Business News - 11/20
The latest industry happenings from the past month, all in one place.
People News
Emer Cooke has begun her mandate as Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency November 16, 2020.
Langland is proud to announce the appointment of Angela Rochelle as Account Director, Head of Diversity Initiatives in Clinical Trials.
WCG announced the appointment of two new independent members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Kavita Patel, and Pascale Witz.
Atlantic Research Group has named Dr. Ed Schnipper, Dr. Mark Rodger Stein, and Dr. Angela Genge as members of its new Scientific Advisory Board.
Business News
Pivotal announced that it has been contracted by Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc. to provide services in Europe for its upcoming study of its Programmed Death-Ligand 1 inhibitor, cosibelimab, in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients.
Rho announced the Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc. was awarded a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
Certara announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai’s Pudong District.
SGS Life Sciences announced the recruitment of the first participants in the U.S. to take part in a multinational clinical trial of a potential drug candidate for those suffering with COVID-19 related respiratory failure.
Almac Group has welcomed news from Pfizer, and its German partner, BioNTech, that through the use of its TempEZ platform, their potential COVID-19 vaccine showed better than 90% efficacy in their pivotal Phase III trial.
CCT announced it will be conducting trials in Phoenix for AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine.
Montrium announced the release of a Success Story with technology partner Pharmascience.
Recognition
Syneos Health announced they have been named to the Forbes 2020 list of World’s Best Employers.
Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, a business of PPD, Inc., has been named the winner of the 2020 Site Tank Award by the Society for Clinical Research Sites.
Shimmer Research announced that its Verisense wearable sensing platform has been awarded the 2020 Best of Sensors: Most Innovative Product Award in the Wearables category.
Improving Relationships and Diversifying the Site Selection Process
April 17th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, Liz Beatty, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Inato, discusses a number of topics around site engagement including community-based sites, the role of technology in improving site/sponsor relationships, how increased operational costs are impacting the industry, and more.
Unlock Commercial Growth through Data-Driven Patient and HCP Insights
May 2nd 2025Leveraging data-driven patient and healthcare provider (HCP) insights, including social drivers of health (SDOH), is essential for life sciences companies to continuously improve patient engagement and commercial success. Mark Rodgers, AVP of Commercial Analytics at Inovalon, discusses how identifying treatment milestones, assessing HCP performance, and segmenting patient populations using SDOH data can drive targeted strategies that improve healthcare outcomes and market access
