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WILMINGTON, N.C., June 08, 2022 - The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific has been named Clinical Research Company of the Year at the 2022 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year International competition held recently in London. In addition to the business winning the highest honor again this year, 50 clinical researchers from the company were named finalists within all nine eligible team and individual competition categories. "For the third year in a row, our colleagues have made their presence known by winning multiple recognitions, including the top title, in this highly regarded competition," said Amber Lee, senior vice president, clinical operations, clinical research, Thermo Fisher Scientific. "The unwavering dedication, expertise and passion our colleague…

Innovative Trials, a UK-based clinical trials patient recruitment company, has today (Monday 6 June) announced its intention to help fund research into multiple sclerosis (MS) and contribute towards the MS Society's vision of a world free from the effects of MS. The company, which works with some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of life-changing treatments, has chosen the MS Society as its official 2022-23 charity partner and is aiming to raise at least £3,000 for the charity over the next 12 months.  MS is a neurological condition that affects nerves in the body. More than 130,000 people in the UK are living with the condition and around 7,000 people are diagnosed every year [1]. MS is unpredictable and different for everyone, but common sympto…

Today is Clinical Trials Day 2022 – a day dedicated to recognising the people who conduct clinical trials and thanking them for their commitment to improving public health. Lead by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and powered by Sanofi, Clinical Trials Day raises awareness of clinical trials and of clinical research as a career option. It is celebrated globally on the day that James Lind began what is widely regarded as the first randomised clinical trial aboard a ship on May 20th, 1947. Visit the ACRP website for sharable resources and more information on how you can get involved. Are you looking for a job in Clinical Research? Take a look at the latest vacancies in Clinical Research on PharmiWeb.Jobs here.

WILMINGTON, N.C., May 12, 2022 - The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has been distinguished for industry leadership in digital and decentralized clinical trial solutions by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The business was recognized as an ISG Provider Lens Leader for its digital transformation services, including customer solutions for clinical development and patient engagement. This marks the second consecutive year the business has been acknowledged by ISG. In its 2021 ISG Provider Lens Life Sciences Digital Services Global Report, ISG recognized Thermo Fisher's clinical research business with a clinical development leader designation for its skill and dexterity in…

The transaction capitalizes on the two company’s combined geographic strengths, complementary service offerings and therapeutic expertise to advance industry-leading research for improved patient outcomes. WILMINGTON, N.C., ALDERLEY PARK, U.K, 4 May 2022 – Today, Catalyst Clinical Research, a market-leading provider of clinical research services, announced a strategic acquisition of Aptus Clinical to expand the geographic reach of the two companies, and to enhance patient access to advanced, life-changing therapies. Together, the two entities will become one multi-region clinical research organization with an accelerated growth trajectory in both the U.S. and Europe. Catalyst’s offerings will now encompass extensive and expanded clinical consulting services, as it inherits Aptus’ strong an…

WILMINGTON, N.C., April 21, 2022 - The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific was named "Best Contract Research Organization" at the 15th annual Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards during the 2022 World Vaccine Congress, recognizing its success in helping customers develop safe and effective vaccines to improve health and save lives. The honor marks the business' second consecutive year earning "Best CRO" at the ViE Awards and follows recognition at the Citeline Awards as "Clinical Research Team of the Year" with Moderna, whose pioneering mRNA vaccine for COVID has been administered to hundreds of millions globally. With more than 30 years of commercial and government vaccine experience, the business has conducted vaccine studies in more than 90 countries and works…

Mobile research – sites an innovative decentralized trial solution – ease barriers to patient participation, improve trial enrollment WILMINGTON, N.C., April 19, 2022 - The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and Matrix Clinical Trials, a Matrix Medical Network offering, are collaborating to bring clinical trials to patients with an innovative decentralized clinical trial (DCT) solution. The business is deploying state-of-the-art Matrix mobile research sites and expert clinical staff across the U.S. to help identify, recruit and retain trial participants, while ensuring a positive patient experience. At the same time, the two companies are exploring opportunities to expand the collaboration to additional geographies. Therm…

The Citeline Award recognizes the COVE study, Moderna's Phase III vaccine trial that enrolled more than 30,000 participants across the U.S. WILMINGTON, N.C., April 14, 2022 - The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific and Moderna, whose pioneering mRNA vaccine for COVID has been administered to hundreds of millions globally, were named "Clinical Research Team of the Year" during the 2021 Citeline Awards. As Moderna's clinical research organization partner, the PPD team, now part of Thermo Fisher, supported Moderna's mRNA-1273-P301 vaccine trials, including its pivotal Phase III COVE study. The study enrolled more than 30,000 participants, ages 18 and older, across 99 U.S. sites in 12 weeks in the summer/fall of 2020. The Citeline Award for "Clinical Research Team of t…

Spin-out from the University of Edinburgh commercialising a decade of drug discovery research on kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO), a pivotal enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism Kynos programmes are focused on three key areas: in critical illness post-surgery; in conditions driven by inflammation; and in cancers where inflammation is preventing the immune system from fighting back £9m financing made up of £6.5m equity financing led by Epidarex Capital, together with IP Group and Scottish Enterprise, alongside £2.5m Innovate UK grant funding for a Phase 1 clinical trial of lead KMO inhibitor Innovative pipeline of first-in-class KMO inhibitors exclusively licensed from the University of Edinburgh after a co-development programme with GSK Company led by industry-experie…

Agreement brings complementary capabilities in clinical, regulatory and scientific affairs for clients in key markets Frankfurt, Germany – 8 January 2022: PharmaLex Group, a leading provider of specialized services for the pharma, biotech and medtech industries worldwide, has announced a merger agreement with Ascent Development Services, a Japan-based leader in enabling the integration of  Asia into global pharmaceutical product development. Founded in 2017, Ascent’s team of experts work with emerging biopharma companies to understand and overcome differences in medical practice, culture and language in order to achieve the optimal strategic and operational integration of Asia into global drug development.  Headquartered in Tokyo, Ascent employs staff across Asia, including China, Korea, M…

EQT Private Equity and Goldman Sachs Asset Management committed to supporting Parexel’s Patients-First focus, track record of clinical excellence and dedication to quality Newly-appointed Board of Directors brings vast experience across life sciences, digital transformation and innovation to guide next phase of transformational journey EQT Private Equity and Goldman Sachs Asset Management to back existing management team led by CEO Jamie Macdonald BOSTON and Durham, N.C. Nov. 15, 2021 — Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) focused on development and delivery of innovative new therapies to advance patient health, today announced the completion of its acquisition by EQT IX fund (“EQT Private Equity”) and funds managed by the Private Equity business within Goldman…

Ki-CONNECT collaboration seeks to offer clinical trial benefits to patients and the pharmaceutical industry BOSTON and Durham, N.C. Oct. 20, 2021 — Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) focused on development and delivery of innovative new therapies to advance patient health, and Kyoto University Hospital today announced a strategic alliance aimed at providing more opportunities for clinical research and producing efficient and productive ways of supporting clinical studies. As part of Parexel’s Alliance Site network — consisting of more than 500 sites and over 17,000 investigators across the globe accelerating access to and enrollment of patient populations for clinical trials — Kyoto University Hospital will share their therapeutic expertise and opportunities to…

Melbourne (Australia) – 18 August 2021. Telix announces pan-cancer clinical collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Telix today announces that it has entered into a pan-cancer clinical collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Merck), to conduct combination studies with one of Merck’s investigational proprietary DNA Damage Response Inhibitor (DDRi) molecules in combination with each of Telix’s TLX591 (177Lu-rosopatamab) and TLX250 (177Lu-girentuximab) molecularly targeted radiation (MTR) therapeutic programs. This clinical collaboration builds on the success of a strategic research collaboration agreement between Telix and Merck announced in August 2019. TLX591 and TLX250 are late-stage products in development for prostate and renal cancer therapy, respectively. Under t…

Vancouver, Canada. August 9, 2021 – NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: NGEN) (OTCQX: NGENF) (“NervGen” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nervous system damage, announced today it has entered into a research collaboration with Dr. Ksenia Kastanenka of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to study the effects of NervGen’s lead compound, NVG-291, in validated animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. “We are very happy to be collaborating with Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Kastanenka to study the mechanism of our technology in an Alzheimer’s disease model,” stated Dr. Daniel Mikol, NervGen’s Chief Medical Officer. “As the original and largest teaching hospital for Harvard University, and one of the largest funded…

Collaboration seeks to obtain direct insights from patients to improve clinical trial accessibility, drive efficiency  Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) focused on development and delivery of innovative new therapies to advance patient health, today announced an innovative partnership with Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CHCAMS) to develop patient-centric protocol designs and methodologies for decentralized clinical trials in China. The collaboration will also include quantitative research to improve the clinical trial experience of oncology patients. “We are honored to be partnering with CHCAMS,” said Vicky Hsu, Corporate Vice President, Greater China Region Head and Head of Asia/Pacific Biotech Operations for Parexel. “The Cancer Hospital…

The company employs real-world data and evidence to accelerate research through targeted site and patient recruitment strategies Based on its recent analysis of the global clinical research organization (CRO) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes leading global CRO Parexel  with the 2021 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Parexel streamlines clients’ clinical development programs, enabling them to navigate market, regulatory, and patient access-related challenges seamlessly. Leveraging a leading suite of end-to-end biopharmaceutical development services covering patient-focused clinical trial design and decentralized clinical trial (DCT) strategies, the company has helped develop 198 of the 200 top-selling biopharmaceuticals in the market. “Parexel employs a dedicated project t…

The EMPEROR-Preserved Phase III trial met its primary endpoint and demonstrated significant risk reduction with empagliflozin for the composite of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) HFpEF has been classified as “the single largest unmet need in cardiovascular medicine”1 based on prevalence, poor outcomes and the absence of clinically proven therapies to date2 With approval, empagliflozin would become the first and only clinically proven therapy to improve outcomes for the full spectrum of heart failure patients regardless of ejection fraction  The EMPEROR-Preserved Phase III trial met its primary endpoint, establishing empagliflozin as the first and only thera…

Trial will evaluate potential of next generation of influenza vaccines with combined mRNA technology and flu vaccine development expertise Positive preclinical safety and immunogenicity data for mRNA influenza vaccine candidates support initiation of Phase 1 clinical trial Interim data anticipated by the end of 2021; outcomes from this clinical trial will inform next steps of our mRNA-based influenza vaccine program and strategy Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi and Translate Bio (NASDAQ: TBIO), a clinical-stage messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics company, have initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating an mRNA-based investigational vaccine against seasonal influenza. The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a monovalent flu vaccine candidate co…

Q2 Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IQVIA and a leading clinical trial laboratory services organization, today announced a transformative collaboration with Tasso Inc., a pioneer in clinical-grade, at-home, patient-centered blood testing, to develop diagnostic tests used in decentralized (virtual) clinical trials. These new laboratory-developed tests will use Tasso’s devices, enabling patients to collect their own blood using a virtually painless process from anywhere at any time. “The current COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in demand for more virtual clinical trials and remote patient monitoring applications,” said Ben Casavant, PhD, CEO and Co-founder of Tasso. “Tasso is now poised to accelerate this paradigm shift in patient care through our clinical-grade and convenient bl…

Two-stage design will evaluate vaccine formulations targeting original D.614 virus as well as B.1.351 variant, in diverse geographies with multiple circulating variants A booster study program will begin in the coming weeks to complement Phase 3 trial Pending positive Phase 3 outcomes and regulatory reviews, the vaccine could be approved in Q4 2021 PARIS and LONDON – May 27, 2021 – Today, Sanofi and GSK started enrollment in their Phase 3 clinical study to assess the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of their adjuvanted recombinant-protein COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The global, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 3 study will include more than 35,000 volunteers aged 18 and older from several countries, including sites in the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The prim…