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Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 |
Clinical Development Outsourcing: Are We Having Fun Yet? A sneak preview of The Avoca Group's 2011 Annual Survey on CRO and Industry Relationships.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2009 David Zuckerman |
Make a Match Big Pharma is finally making a commitment to partner-based outsourcing.  |
Bio-IT World April 16, 2004 Joel Hoffman |
Taking the Trial Out of Clinical Outsourcing Make sure the vendor's standard operating procedures will mesh with your own, and then tirelessly work toward systems integration.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Stergiopoulos et al. |
Honing Reforms from Clinical Development Increased efficiency and lower operating costs for both CROs and vendors can be achieved by eliminating activities  |
CIO November 1, 2000 Tracy Mayor |
Our Vendors, Ourselves - Interview: Frank Casale Frank Casale wants you to love your outsourcer as yourself...  |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Singh & Glozman |
Managing Clinical Trials in Emerging Markets Amgen's hub-and-spoke system combines control at home with the flexibility to respond to local needs.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2011 Brandon Glenn |
Growing CRO Demand Boosts Outlook for Kendle It's been rough going lately for Kendle.  |
Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 Mark D. Uehling |
Powerhouse CRO (Slowly) Goes Electronic Unhappy customers at Quintiles -- the world's largest CRO (contract research organization) -- are rare. It kept plugging away at the startup process, redesigning it from scratch. Now starting electronic trials takes no longer than paper ones.  |
Bio-IT World May 2006 Mark D. Uehling |
Bio-IT World CTMS Survey An online survey of the clinical trial management system market reveals some divergences between how the pharma/biotech folks and the contract research folks see the CTMS landscape. Are our respondents happy with the CTMS landscape?  |
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Brian Orelli |
For Drug Companies, R&D Is Spelled C-R-O It seems likely that more and more pharma companies will try to get more bang for their bucks by spending them on research and development done outside the company, outsourcing it to clinical research organizations.  |
Wall Street & Technology June 13, 2006 |
Spending More Can Be Satisfying Research from an outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm reveals a direct correlation between an organization's satisfaction with its outsourcing efforts and how much it invests in outsourcing management and governance.  |
Bio-IT World January 21, 2005 Sprouse & Shiple |
Strategic Insights: Building Integrated Research Networks Uniting a region's medical centers on clinical projects could create a new model for clinical trials.  |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Recession Schmession, This Industry Is On Fire Contract research organizations do pre-clinical research and run clinical trials for drug developers on the cheap. With pharmaceutical companies cutting back on costs, CROs are in the perfect position to benefit.  |
Global Services October 31, 2008 Mike Beals |
Governance Tools Can be a Game Changer A successful outsourcing initiative requires the implementation of a disciplined outsourcing lifecycle methodology. To make this methodology work, both the customer and the service provider must together design an approach to govern the relationship using the right governance tools and guidelines  |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Dinh Nguyen |
Clinical Trials Under Scrutiny Over the last few years, there has been a growing number of instances of misconduct in clinical research.  |
Bio-IT World August 2005 Ellen H. Julian |
Tech Expertise Singles Out Outsourcers Biopharmaceutical companies are flocking to consultants, outsourcers, and staffing firms to help with discrete clinical trial processes to gain access to advanced technologies and reduce the drain on already-scarce IT resources.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 John C. Maher |
It's a Brand New Ballgame for Outsourcing Real Estate Outsourcing is certainly not a new concept to real estate. What is new is the extent to which outsourcing is being used by Global 1000 companies to improve the performance of key internal business functions such as finance and accounting, supply-chain management, human resources and real estate.  |
Bank Technology News August 2009 John Adams |
The New Generals CROs are being charged with a broader swath of IT-related risk management.  |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Canaries in the Drug Coal Mine Contract research organizations like Pharmaceutical Product Development and ICON reflect an ailing drug industry.  |
Global Services March 6, 2008 |
Enabling Better Business & IT Alignment What will set apart great business leaders is the ability to adapt to and manage change well. Here are some tips for selecting and managing multiple IT service providers  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Brian Orelli |
Clinical Trial Failures Don't Bother These Companies Contract research organizations, outsourcing companies hired by pharmaceutical and biotech companies to run pre-clinical tests and clinical trials for them, succeed even when drugs fail, and more work may be coming their way.  |
Global Services May 15, 2008 Deborah Kops |
Can this Marriage Be Saved? Governance is the new black for the outsourcing industry. Yet, it cannot control the nuances and behaviors that characterize relationships that often resemble marriages. And who ever heard of marriage governance?  |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Waseem Noor |
Toolkit: How To Be a Better Partner Big pharmas and little biotechs have been getting hitched for years. Now it's time to add a little innovation to the relationship. Three new rules will keep the game exciting.  |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Nothing to CRO About The good times have stopped rolling for Contract research organizations, as they warn of unexpected contract cancellations and reduced demand for services.  |
Global Services August 14, 2008 Phil Fersht |
Dodging the Outsourcing Landmines With growing reliance on their providers to deliver, greater scrutiny by boards and their auditors, and such, driving change deep into firms, execs governing outsourcing relationships have become a lightning rod for criticism.  |
Bio-IT World May 9, 2003 Mark D. Uehling |
Data Rapture? Electronic capture of data: Some say it unclogs the medieval clinical trials process. Others remain skeptical of software and put their trust in paper.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2008 Zhu Shen |
Unleash the Dragon Concerns over quality? It's not stopping Big Pharma outsourcing and venture capital.  |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Pharma Researchers Need a Cure As the industry changes, Pharmaceutical Product Development and Parexel International struggle.  |
Global Services May 1, 2007 Imrana Khan |
More Satisfaction: Outsourcing or Offshoring? Offshoring provides more satisfaction than outsourcing, says a recent study.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Joanna Breitstein |
Thought Leader: Q&A with Hugo Stephenson Hugo Stephenson, president of Quintiles' Strategic Research Services, offers insight into the struggles the pharmaceutical industry faces, and the solutions they're finding, to financing post-approval clinical trials.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2013 |
When Gurus Get It Wrong Despite their high status, management gurus aren't always on point when it comes to pharma, writes John Ansell.  |
CIO May 1, 2003 Mohanbir Sawhney |
How to Keep Your Customers Satisfied To learn if end users are happy, you have to ask the right people -- and the right questions.  |
Bio-IT World April 2007 Deborah Borfitz |
EDC Guru Moves from Novartis to Kendle The publicly owned clinical research organization Kendle recently brought the pragmatic Sylva Collins on board to provide leadership for its global biometrics offerings and help it become "the unparalleled leader in e-clinical services."  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Covance Advances Covance latest results produce more optimism than did some of its contract research peers.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Michael Olsen |
Rising Stars Buy: Icon Icon, the fourth-largest CRO, sits among the global elite and makes for a healthy investment.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 Al Topin |
A Long, Slow Walk Toward the Altar Agency/client relationships still take time to build into successful marriages in this age of digital connections and me-first attitudes.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2011 Michael Olsen |
Rising Star Buy: More Icon Icon shares might not appreciate tomorrow, and they might decline more before they go up. But here is a rare value: a secular growth story at a stellar valuation.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Zhu Shen |
China 2020: Walled In No More Pharma sets the pace for China's ambitious new innovation agenda  |
Bio-IT World June 2006 Mark D. Uehling |
Afferenz on EDC, Images, and Data Integration There are people who think the outsourcing of IT to India will not affect the life sciences. But companies like Afferenz raises concerns about U.S. companies lagging behind Indian companies on laying the foundation for clinical trials.  |
Chemistry World May 19, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
China's one stop research shop John Oyler has founded a string of startups in the US, but in 2005 he chose China as his base to launch BioDuro, a life sciences Contract Research Organisation.  |
Bio-IT World September 16, 2004 Paul King |
Growing Gains When it comes to information technology requirements, the biotech industry is unlike any other. A key enabler of efficient and effective growth is the adoption of IT strategies specific to each of four key stages.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2011 Brian Orelli |
This Trendy Pharma Is Making a Stylish Move Merck signs up a CRO to help with biosimilars.  |
Bio-IT World May 19, 2004 Mark Uehling |
Patients Without Borders As biotech companies search for patients abroad, technology clearly matters--but not every clinical trial on the planet is ready for electronic data capture.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Meet the CRO The advent of the corporate responsibility officer should be at least a partially good thing for investors. It will cost firms to maintain the post, but if the CRO can find and stop bad behavior, it could prevent future losses.  |
Registered Rep. July 19, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Edward Jones, RBC top J.D. Power investor survey Overall investor satisfaction with the dozen companies in the study was markedly higher this year, although the survey also showed that investors increasingly believe that investment firms are more focused on profits than on customer satisfaction.  |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 Paul Bleicher |
E-Sourcing: Covering the Regulatory Bases Capturing clinical source data electronically can hit a home run for trial efficiency and safety -- but access control is key. Here's an expert guide.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Tom Taulli |
A New Phase for Phase Forward Phase Forward wins a multi-million dollar contract for its clinical trial software; this infusion of cash provides even more resources for pursuing more growth.  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Omnicare's Strange Buy Omnicare's expansion of its clinical research organization (CRO) unit seems unwise given its effort to acquire a major rival.  |
U.S. Banker June 2010 Dan Borge |
Don't Bank Too Much on the Chief Risk Officer Having a CRO for the wrong reasons may actually increase the odds of getting into serious trouble. Responsibility for risk should lie with the CEO.  |
CIO February 1, 2003 Ben Worthen |
The Little Company That Could Fed up with the manual process of running clinical trials, Health Decisions takes a chance on a new way of doing business -- and succeeds in an industry of large competitors unwilling to change.  |