Dr Rajput: Enjoy challenges to overcome them

Clinical Research |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2013

Dr Anuradha Rajput, managing director, Icon Central Laboratories, India, has been working with the company since the past five years. Dr Rajput received her Master of Science (MSc) in Bioch...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

Clinical Research |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conducted in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR), yet again identifie...Read more

Biotron starts phase II trial for HIV-hepatitis co-infection

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Australian drug development company, Biotron, has commenced a landmark phase II human trial of its lead antiviral drug candidate, BIT225 in patients that are co-infected with bo...Read more

INC Research implements CRO accreditation program

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Sep, 2013

Singapore: INC Research, a therapeutically focused global clinical research organization (CRO), has implemented Clinical Research Monitor Accreditation program, an internationally recognize...Read more

Kinex, Hanmi enroll patients for cancer trial

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Kinex Pharmaceuticals and Hanmi Pharmaceutical announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in Hanmi's phase Ib / IIa clinical trial in Korea. Kinex's dual Src/pretub...Read more

Quest signs $8 mn agreement with Korean parties

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2012

Singapore: Canada-based Quest PharmaTech, a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer, has signed an investment agreement worth $8 million ...Read more

Eurofins acquires Pan Labs unit to expand

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Sep, 2012

Singapore: Eurofins Scientific, which provides analytical support to the global pharmaceutical market, has signed an agreement to acquire the pharmacology unit of Taiwan-headquartered Pan L...Read more

David Johnston to lead PPD's lab services

Clinical Research |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) has appointed Dr David Johnston as executive vice president of global laboratory services.Dr Johnston is to direct PPD's laboratory servi...Read more

Icon to acquire trial services of Cross Country

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2013

Singapore: Icon, Ireland-based global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, agreed subject to certain closing condi...Read more

PRA expands in China

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Aug, 2012

Singapore: PRA, a clinical research organization, has opened a second office in China to accommodate its continued expansion in the country and in the Asia Pacific region. PRA established ...Read more

What is the revenue size, range of CROs in APAC?

Clinical Research |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conducted in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR), yet again identifie...Read more

Xenetic recruits patients for anemia drug trial in India

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2013

Singapore: UK-based biopharma company, Xenetic Biosciences, said in a statement that the recruitment process for the trial of ErepoXen, its early stage drug for anaemia in end stage kidney ...Read more

India's regulatory framework needs lot more work

Clinical Research |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013

Everything does not seem to be well in the pharmaceutical industry of Asia's third largest economy - India. Although the largest democracy of the world, which boasts of a population of 1.27...Read more

Integrated drug discovery fuels healthy outcomes

Clinical Research |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Jul, 2012

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies reap the most benefit from their strategic collaborations, by working with suppliers whose practices aim to combine and apply the comprehensive pr...Read more

The challenge of patient recruitment in Asia

Clinical Research |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jul, 2012

Recruitment and retention of research participants is often the most labor-intensive and difficult component of clinical trials. Poor recruitment and retention frequently pose major barrier...Read more

What makes a country competitive for a clinical research?

Clinical Research |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013

Any regulatory body's primary concern is to provide safe and efficacious medicine at an acceptable healthcare cost to society and develop policies that impact pharmaceutical market growth...Read more

Quintiles appoints new VP for Asia lab

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2012

Singapore: Quintiles appointed Ms Jenny Zhang as VP and general manager of Asian laboratories. She will be responsible for Quintiles' laboratory operations in Japan, China, Singapore and In...Read more

Johns Hopkins to collaborate with Chinese university

Clinical Research |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Mar, 2013

Singapore: The training of next-generation clinical investigators in China is at the core of a new collaboration between Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) and its affiliated hospitals in Guangz...Read more