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CIS Launches Newest CalcPartner Release to Address Recent Healthcare Reform Legislation
CIS has announced the latest release of its government pricing calculation system, CalcPartner(TM) 2.0. This release includes the flexibility to quickly address regulatory changes to calculations, such as the new Unit Rebate Amount (URA) and the new Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) reporting provisions mandated in new healthcare reform legislation. - May 13, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
Nutricap Labs Executive Vice President Named Finalist for 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Leader of New York-based vitamin and supplement manufacturing company honored by one of the world’s leading professional services organizations for his vision, courage, and achievements over the past year. Jason Provenzano, Executive Vice President of Nutricap Labs, a New York-based vitamin... - May 10, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
CIS Presents at Medicaid Event, Launches New Industry Blog
CIS announced today that three of its Government Programs experts will be speaking at CBI’s 12th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference being held May 12 – 14 at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. In addition to its speaking engagement at and sponsorship of the CBI Medicaid event, CIS will launch its improved Pharma Compliance Blog from its booth on the exhibit floor. - May 09, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
XTractor Premium Crosses 1 Million Manually Annotated Relationships
XTractor Premium, a biomedical search engine has surpassed 1 million relationships, “Expert annotated facts from PubMed.” - May 09, 2010 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
CIS Helping Pharma Companies Build a Compliance Community One Blog at a Time
Compliance Implementation Services has launched its new blog platform -- pharmacomplianceblog.com -- that will provide users with easier access to the latest regulatory compliance articles, legislative summaries, Healthcare Reform updates, and government agency news. - May 08, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
CIS Adds TRICARE Specialist to Assist Clients with New Legislation
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS) announced today that Lisa C. McNair has joined the firm as Senior Manager of TRICARE Contracting. - May 05, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
New SensoLyte® SIRT1 Assay Kit Offers Industry’s Longest Wavelength
AnaSpec has introduced SIRT1 assay kits in the green range (Ex/Em=490/520 nm). - May 02, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Foamix Receives a New U.S. Patent for Its Emollient and Aqueous Foam Technology
The Patent Covers Foams with Urea, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Penetration Enhancers - May 01, 2010 - Foamix Ltd
Health Decisions CEO to Explore the Role of Operations in Adaptive Research at Adaptive Designs for Clinical Drug Development, April 29
Michael Rosenberg, founder of adaptive-focused CRO, will discuss how flexible clinical operations support the new FDA Draft Guidance on adaptive design - April 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
Themis Analytics Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2010
Themis Analytics, a leading provider of business intelligence and marketing information services and solutions for the global pharmaceutical industry, is announced today as a winner of the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. - April 23, 2010 - Themis Analytics
Bio-Med QC, LLC Announces New Test Procedure to Yield Improved USP Results
Bio-Med QC, LLC announced a new test procedure at the Indian Pharmacists Alliance & Community Pharmacies of Indiana Joint Annual Convention in Indianapolis to improve proficiency test results by an additional 5% when conducting quality system tests of personal aseptic technique. USP Chapter... - April 22, 2010 - Bio-Med QC
Saladax Biomedical Expands Executive Team with New VP of Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs
Gary Feiss joins Saladax Biomedical to lead clinical development for the MYCARE™ portfolio of personalized medicine assays, as well as supporting companion diagnostic development programs undertaken in collaboration with pharmaceutical partners. - April 19, 2010 - Saladax Biomedical, Inc.
Michigan Compounding Pharmacy Launches New Drug Take-Back Program for Consumer Drug Disposal
Health Dimensions Compounding Pharmacy launches new plan to take back old and unwanted medications. - April 16, 2010 - Health Dimensions Compounding Pharmacy
Health Decisions Expands the Agile Clinical Network with the Addition of African CRO ClinResearch
International research network’s continued growth strengthens its aim to raise standards of efficiency and quality for global clinical trials. - April 15, 2010 - Health Decisions
Compliance Consultant Elected to PDMA Alliance Board of Directors
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS) announced today that Judy Fox, CIS Director for U.S. Global Compliance, has been elected to the PDMA Alliance Inc. Board of Directors. - April 14, 2010 - Compliance Implementation Services
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
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
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
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