Contract-Resource-Outsourcing-IndustryNews

1. Ricerca Biosciences/Instem Collaboration Delivers Improved Quality In Drug Safety Studies 9/16/2010
   Ricerca Biosciences, an integrated preclinical contract research organization (CRO) providing services to the biopharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce the successful result of a partnership with Instem, a leading provider of laboratory data and information management solutions.
2. Advanced Clinical Is Changing The Paradigm For Clinical Research Organizations Through Strategic Sourcing 9/9/2010
   Advanced Clinical, a leading provider of clinical research services, is changing the paradigm for clinical research organizations (CRO).
3. Ricerca Biosciences Successfully Completes cGMP Prep HPLC Purification 9/1/2010
   Ricerca Biosciences, an integrated preclinical contract research organization (CRO) providing services to the biopharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the purification of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) under current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) controls.
4. Novasep And InstrAction Enter Into A Worldwide Strategic Alliance For Nonchiral Chromatography 7/20/2010
   Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life science industries, and instrAction, a manufacturer of innovative chromatographic stationary phases for API purification processes, today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance.
5. Phlexglobal To Open Office In The USA 5/27/2010
   Established in 1997 Phlexglobal delivers a specialist comprehensive service for all administrative aspects of the clinical trial process across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and healthcare industries.
6. Vitro Forms Strategic Alliance With A Leading Stem Cell Company 4/29/2010
   Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced that it signed a contract to jointly manufacture and distribute stem cell analysis tools with HemoGenix®, Inc., a leading firm known for its pioneering analysis of stem cells.
7. Norwich Pharmaceuticals Introduces Clinical Services Division 4/29/2010

   Norwich, NY - (Norwich), a leader in full-service contract development and manufacturing, today announced the formation of Norwich Clinical Services to provide clinical testing capabilities that will further expand the company’s third party services.

8. Charles River Plans to Acquire WuXi AppTec 4/26/2010
   Charles River is pleased to announce plans to acquire WuXi AppTec, creating the only global CRO to offer fully integrated drug development services from molecule creation to first-in-human testing.
9. Ricerca Biosciences Finalizes Acquisition Of MDS Pharma Services Business 3/10/2010
   Ricerca Biosciences, LLC, announced recently the finalization of the acquisition of the Discovery and Preclinical business of MDS Pharma Services with facilities and almost 600 associates in Bothell, Washington; Lyon, France; and Taipei, Taiwan.
10. PPD Opens Contract Research Operations In Athlone, Ireland 3/2/2010
    PPD, Inc. recently announced it has officially opened its contract research facility in Athlone, Ireland, which includes an 18,000-square-foot analytical testing laboratory and clinical supplies business.