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SigmaPhone Expanded iPharmacy, One of the Best Selling Medical Apps on Apple App Store, to Include 7,000 Drugs
SigmaPhone LLC has expanded iPharmacy to include the most comprehensive drug library (7000), as well as new medical assistant features for consumer, such as adding personal reminder to favorite drugs. - April 08, 2010 - Sigmaphone.com
CIS Takes Government Calculations Service to Next Level with New Director
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a pharmaceutical compliance consulting firm, announced today that Matt Gorman has joined the management team as Director of Government Pricing Programs. - April 07, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
XTractor Premium Expands Its Knowledgebase of Accurate Biomedical Facts for Researchers as It Surpasses 850,000 Mark
XTractor Premium, has surpassed 850,000 relationships, is a new generation of intelligent search engines-A semantic web platform. - April 04, 2010 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
RegLink Associates Welcomes FDA's First Draft Guidance on Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Submission (REMS)
RegLink Associates' Principal, Ansis Helmanis, welcomes FDA's first draft guidance to help companies better understand what is expected in risk evaluation and mitigation strategy submissions. Obligations to fund and support costly studies can extend beyond the date of exclusivity, giving follow-on competitors an advantage. - April 01, 2010 - RegLink Associates
New Hire to Facilitate Client Integrations and Address Evolving Industry Needs
Daniel Farina has joined Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a pharmaceutical compliance consulting firm, as CalcPartner and ClaimsPartner Operations Manager and Integration Lead. - March 31, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
Affinity Life Science and JSW Life Sciences Ink Strategic Partnership
Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. and JSW Life Sciences have agreed to a Strategic Partnership designed to expand their capabilities and enhance their service offerings. - March 18, 2010 - Affinity Life Sciences
ICTS Article Published in Future Pharmaceuticals
Tom Sturgis, president of ICTS (Integrated Clinical Trial Services, LLC) (www.icts.us), has announced that the company’s article, “Improve Site Performance,” was published in the March 2010 issue of Future Pharmaceuticals. An accompanying podcast interview was featured on the... - March 18, 2010 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
New ADHD Memoir Debunks Long Standing and Entrenched Educational Policies While Exploring Pertinent Issues Such as Adderall Abuse, Learning Style, and Stigmatization
"mADD man," is the beautifully written and magnificently dark memoir by author, Brian J. Robinson. It digs deeply and often brutally into ADHD, Adderall abuse, Hollywood, philosophy, rebellion, Judaism, Tulane, New Orleans, and the unique perspective of someone With ADHD. This is not a clinical perspective. - March 16, 2010 - mADD man
Logicden Launches Drug Medical Information (DMI) Software, Along with Search Request Manager (SRM) and Drug Literature Knowledgebase (DLK) for Pharmaceuticals
Logicden proudly announces the launch of a software-suite for managing published literature in the life sciences at the 21st DIA Annual Workshop at the Medical Communications conference, sponsored by the Drug Information Association. This premier event which attracts writers and information... - March 13, 2010 - Soft Pro Internationa Inc., dba Logicden
New Hire Brings Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Compliance Expertise
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a pharmaceutical compliance consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Venessa Piper-Givler has joined the management team as Director of Manufacturing Compliance. Venessa Piper-Givler has 20 years of diverse pharmaceutical industry experience, including... - March 12, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
An Attorney for You helping Patients Affected by New Potential Avandia Recall Lawsuits
Senate study says the drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline knew that heart attacks were likely tied to Avandia. - March 09, 2010 - An Attorney for You
Medimix International Social Media Director to Present at EyeforPharma e-Marketing Europe Summit Berlin- March 3-4th, 2010
Medimix International CEO, Henry Gazay, announced today that Alex de Carvalho, Medimix Social Media Director, will speak at the EyeforPharma e-Marketing Europe 2010 Summit, Berlin (March 3-4), on “An Eye for Social Media: From Lab throughout the Lifecycle.” The presentation will focus on the five main steps marketing executives should consider when developing a social media strategy in the pharmaceutical sector. - March 04, 2010 - Medimix International
Congenix Adds Russian Presence to Health Decisions’ Agile Clinical Network
CRO based in Moscow joins Health Decisions’ worldwide network of research organizations dedicated to maximizing the efficiency of global trials - March 04, 2010 - Health Decisions
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month
Backed by Congressional legislation, the Endometriosis Research Center is again celebrating March as “Endometriosis Awareness Month” in honor of all those affected by the disease. Endometriosis is a painful reproductive and immunological disease in which tissue similar to the uterine... - March 02, 2010 - Endometriosis Research Center
AutoWeb Technologies Announces the Launch of the New Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council Web Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) is a not-for-profit trade association that was established in 1990 to promote the many benefits of unit dose packaging is very pleased to launch their new corporate web site located at www.hcpconline.org in conjunction with web site design and hosting provider, AutoWeb Technologies. - February 27, 2010 - AutoWeb Technologies
AdvantaPure(R) to Feature Products for Manifold Identification & Container Sealing at PDA Meeting
AdvantaPure will showcase its DocuLink(TM) silicone manifold identification method, BioClosure(TM) Systems high purity container closures, and AdvantaFlex(TM) biopharmaceutical grade tubing during the exhibition portion of the meeting. The three products are the company’s latest advances for pharmaceutical manufacturing and bioprocess applications. - February 26, 2010 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
Clinical Trials in Russia. Year 2009
On February 24, 2010 Synergy Research Group (SynRG), a Russia-based CRO, presented the Russian version of SynRG Orange Paper 2009, the annual analytical report on the clinical trial market in Russia. The full report will be presented at the DIA EuroMeeting in Monaco during 8-10 March 2010, and will be available at SynRG booth No. 5. - February 25, 2010 - Synergy Research Group
New White Paper Reports the Five Essentials for Minimizing Clinical Development Risk
CRO Health Decisions explains how a systematic risk mitigation system can prevent undue FDA rejection - February 20, 2010 - Health Decisions
Speed New Drug and Medical Device Time to Market with Advice in New Book by Cerulean's Managing Director
FDA compliance guru, John Avellanet, shows biopharmaceutical and device executives how to speed time to market with new medicines and turn regulatory compliance into a competitive business advantage in his new book, Get to Market Now! Turn FDA Compliance into a Competitive Edge in the Era of Personalized Medicine. - February 19, 2010 - Cerulean Associates LLC
Casey Container Corp. (SWDE-OTCBB) Acquires Rights to New EcoPure™ Technology, Offers Biodegradable Plastic Containers to Food, Beverage, Pharma Industries
Casey Container Corp. announces name change from Sawadee Ventures, Inc, and adds three new board members to open its first U.S. plant in 2010. - February 11, 2010 - Casey Container Corp.
Biotrial, a Key CRO Player for Early Drug Development in Healthy Volunteers and Patients, to Exhibit at Two Major Life Science Conferences in February 2010
Biotrial is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the 20th AGAH (Association for Applied Human Pharmacology) Annual Meeting in Hamburg, Germany and at the 9th Annual Phase I Clinical Trials in London, UK. - February 10, 2010 - BIOTRIAL
inXitu Introduces “BTX-II” the Next Generation in X-ray Diffraction Analysis
“BTX-II” a new bench top XRD/XRF instrument for quality control, education, forensic/hazardous materials, and research applications. - February 05, 2010 - inXitu
SigmaPhone Has Upgraded iPharmacy, the Best Selling Medical App on Apple App Store, to Provide Official Prescribing Information for More Than 6000 Drugs
SigmaPhone.com has added official prescribing information for more than 4000 drugs to its iPharmacy app, the best selling medical app on Apple App Store. The new version is available in both Apple App Store and Android market. - February 05, 2010 - Sigmaphone.com
Health Decisions Exceeds Goals for Universal Flu Vaccine Study
CRO completed startup and enrollment of Phase II study in less than three months. - February 05, 2010 - Health Decisions
Pharmaceutical Consulting Firm Launches Service to Conduct and Preserve Government Calculations
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a pharmaceutical consulting firm based in Philadelphia, PA and Raleigh, NC, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest service CalcPartnerTM, a data storage and program driven service for effectively conducting and preserving all applicable government... - February 05, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
Nutricap Labs Lends a Helping Hand to Haiti by Partnering with The American Red Cross
Nutricap Labs, a leading provider of nutraceutical services such as contract manufacturing, packaging, labeling and order fulfillment, is partnering with The American Red Cross and donating $10,000 toward the organization’s Haiti Relief Effort. - February 03, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
BioClosure(TM) Systems from AdvantaPure(R) Offer Secure Seals for Pharma, Biotech, & Lab Uses
BioClosure Systems are suitable for repeated or single use and work with flexible container systems, laboratory bottles and apparatus, and sampling and storage receptacles of glass, plastic, or metal. They provide purity and a secure environment for critical processes. BioClosure Systems reduce contamination and costs associated with cleaning and validations. - January 31, 2010 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
ALPCO Launches Rat and Mouse Proinsulin ELISA Kits
ALPCO Immunoassays has developed two new low-sample volume ELISAs for the quantitative analysis of total proinsulin (I and II) in rats and mice. - January 26, 2010 - ALPCO
Health Decisions CEO Authors First Complete Guide to Adaptive Clinical Research
Wiley Publishers Releases “The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development,” by Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH. - January 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
OpenQ Announces openSpend for Physician Payment Sunshine Act Compliance
OpenQ puts easy-to-use aggregate spend management solution into general release - January 25, 2010 - openQ, Inc.
Regulatory Affairs Associates Announces Partnership with Ohio State University to Manufacture New Drug
Regulatory Affairs Associates announced today that a contract was signed with Ohio State University to manufacture clinical supplies for a break-through drug to prevent oral cancer. The drug will be tested at multiple clinical sites in the United States during 2010. The topical gel formulation... - January 20, 2010 - Regulatory Affairs Associates
Nutricap Labs Energizes 2010 with Move to More Advanced GMP Certified Facility
Terrific growth leads vitamin and supplement manufacturer to moves its headquarters to a larger facility to better serve their customers. - January 18, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
MD Now Urgent Care Centers Seek Medical Supplies for Haitian Earthquake Relief
MD Now Urgent Care is currently seeking the assistance of staff, patients and the community by way of medical supply donations for the people of Haiti during this time of great difficulty and natural disaster. MD Now Medical Centers, in response to the tragedy facing the Haitian people as a result of the devastating earthquake just experienced, owner Dr Peter Lamelas has partnered with Medishare for Haiti to provide medications, medical supplies and monetary donations to aid relief efforts. - January 16, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
2010 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Winners Announced
Five pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities constructed in Singapore, Ireland, and the USA have been selected as Category Winners in the sixth annual Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) program sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine. The winning companies and... - January 13, 2010 - ISPE
Former US FDA Director Joins ISPE as Regulatory Affairs Advisor
ISPE a global not-for-profit association of 24,000 technical professionals working in the manufacturing and drug development sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, has named Anthony Celeste as its North America Regulatory Affairs Advisor, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Celeste will help... - January 10, 2010 - ISPE
Adaptive Clinical Research is Expanding Opportunities in Personalized Medicine: CED Invites Health Decisions to Discuss
Health Decisions CEO Dr. Michael Rosenberg will forecast the future of molecular testing at the CED 2010 Biotech Conference - January 09, 2010 - Health Decisions
MedPro Rx, Inc. Releases 2010 Calendar
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced the release of the company’s 2010 penguin family calendar. Based around the story of... - December 30, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
XTractor Premium Has Surpassed the 523,127 Relationships Milestone as Forward-Looking Researchers Around the World Invest in XTractor Premium Technology
Life Science researchers of all areas, increasingly are selecting XTractor Premium over competing solutions for its manually annotated approach to relationships from the latest PUBMED publications, Regular E-mail alerts on scientific literature and Highly Advanced Semantic and Bibliographic Search. - December 28, 2009 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Kyrgyz Pharmaceutical Plant Pharmaco Group Will Get Feedback from Drug Consumers Through Its New Website: pharmacogroup.com
Alexandr Karpov, the General Manager of Pharmaco Group LLC: “The main goal of this web-resource is to inform society about factory’s activity. And because of the fact, that our factory produces drugs, its activity directly connected with people’s health. We hope that this website... - December 24, 2009 - Pharmaco Group
Wiley Press to Release 'The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development'
Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH, provides a comprehensive guide to the adaptive methods that are shaping the future of clinical trials - December 19, 2009 - Health Decisions
Nutricap Labs Named Supplier of the Month in October
Nutrition Industry Executive publication recognizes Nutricap’s outstanding customer service. - December 17, 2009 - Nutricap Labs
SynRG Becomes the First Russian Member of EFGCP
Synergy Research Group (SynRG), a Russia-based CRO recently became the first Russian member of the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP). This is another SynRG’s step to establishing a civilized market for clinical trials in Russia and improving its research attractiveness for... - December 17, 2009 - Synergy Research Group
PDA and BPSA to Speak at IQPC's 2nd Annual Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Conference
IQPC is delighted to announce the dates for the 2nd Annual Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing taking place in London on the 23rd-24th February 2010. The use of single-use systems within bioprocessing and manufacturing is one area within the pharmaceutical industry that constantly sees exciting developments and this year is no exception. - December 16, 2009 - IQPC
NEI Awards a Two-Year $2.18 Million SBIR Grant to Aciont®
The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded a $2.18 million grant to Aciont Inc. to help fund its development of a non-invasive, passive diffusion-based treatment for severe, non-infectious uveitis. - December 12, 2009 - Aciont Inc.
MedPro Rx Accepting Applications for 2010 “Education Is Power” Scholarships
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that applications are now open for their “Education Is Power” scholarship... - December 11, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Industry Leaders to Discuss the Future of Predictive Toxicology
www.predictivetoxicology.co.uk IQPC has confirmed the attendance of 20 internationally renowned experts at their Predictive Toxicology Conference, taking place in London on 24th- 25th February 2010. High calibre professionals presenting at the event include: - Dr Andrew Worth, Project Leader... - December 11, 2009 - IQPC
How to Determine if Your Hormones Are Out-of-Balance
Koshland Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that hormonal imbalance has become an all too familiar phenomenon with women and most recently with men. Hormonal imbalance is defined as abnormal hormonal balance both in men and women. In women can be represented by deficiency or excess of... - December 08, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
Menopausal Women of the Bay Area Hormone Replacement Therapy Relief Found at Koshland Pharm: Custom Compounding Pharmacy in San Francisco
Koshland Pharm: Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that it is possible to achieve hormone balance through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. 1) Menopause is not an estrogen deficiency syndrome. 2) Progesterone is not the same as synthetic progestins. 3) False statement: “you don’t need progesterone if you’ve had a hysterectomy.” - December 08, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
MHRA/EMEA Sharing Their Expertise at IQPC’s PAT & Quality by Design Event
The MHRA and EMEA have just confirmed that Des Makohon, Senior GMP Inspector, MHRA and Member, PAT Team, EMEA will be part of the speaker panel at IQPC's 7th Annual PAT & Quality by Design event, taking place January 19-20 in London. - December 03, 2009 - IQPC
MedPro Rx, Inc. Names New Community Advocate, Hemophilia Services
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that Terry Lamb has joined the pharmacy as a community advocate, hemophilia services. As a... - December 02, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.