Clinical trials
News
Soligenix wins US$1.2m development grant – 23-Aug-2010
Supports Phase III trial of orBec in acute GI GVHD
GSK starts final clinical trial of shingles vaccine – 23-Aug-2010
More than 30,000 patients to take part worldwide
SCM Pharma wins repeat radio-labelling contract – 9-Aug-2010
French pharma company again chooses CMO for specialist radio-labelled filling clinical trial project involving potent cytotoxic ingredients
World Courier expands storage and distribution network – 5-Aug-2010
Breaks ground on new 135,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Singapore
Anticancer agent – brivanib alaninate – 20-Jul-2010
When vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is over-expressed, it can lead to rapid tumour growth
Articles
Anticoagulant – edoxaban tosilate – 7-Sep-2010
With classical anticoagulants like warfarin and heparin it can be a challenge to maintain effective, safe blood thinning when required
Voluntary procedure on trial – 5-Feb-2010
Is the Voluntary Harmonisation Procedure the way forward for multinational clinical trials in the EU? Hilary Ayshford reports from the recent TOPRA/EMA meeting on how things are progressing
Capping in isolation – 11-Sep-2009
Industry is moving towards isolation rather than containment for many filling operations. Watson-Marlow Flexicon describes the automated filling and capping systems for an aseptic isolator recently installed in a UK clinical trial facility
Filling a niche – 6-Feb-2009
Many small drug discovery companies need to outsource the production of materials for clinical trials. Susan Birks visited Bodycote Prova, in Camberley, UK, whose recent expansion aims to tap into that niche
Keeping trials on track – 6-Feb-2009
As part of a strategic move into the clinical trials space, Piramal Healthcare's CMO business has developed the TrakPack system to project manage clinical trial supplies for customers. Piramal's Ian Morgan explains
Events
Monitoring Clinical Drug Studies: Beginner – 24-Aug-2010
15 - 17 September 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
SCOPE – Summit for Clinical Ops Executives – 16-Aug-2010
7 – 9 February 2011
Westin Colonnade Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, US
FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course – 13-Aug-2010
8 – 10 November 2010
Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Jobs & People
Graham Nicholls joins Almac as director of biostatistics – 22-Apr-2010
Brings more than 15 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
TxCELL appoints chief medical officer – 12-Feb-2010
TxCell, a French biotechnology company developing cell-based therapies using Type 1 T-regulatory lymphocytes for treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has appointed Miguel Forte to the newly created role of chief medical officer.