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Join us at the February 17th INpact Meeting
Come hear a lively conversation about the current obstacles and opportunities in the medical device industry. Event is on February 17, 2012 from 11:30AM to 1:00PM and will be held in downtown Indianapolis at Bingham Greenebuam Doll, LLP, 110 W. Market Street Suite...
Donating to the Komen Tissue Bank during INDY Super Cure – reflections from Pearl’s President and CEO
This coming weekend is Indy's Super Cure, and I am going to be a donor. In my opinion, this is one of the most exciting things about the Super Bowl coming to Indianapolis. Yes, of course, the infectious fan spirit that is filling our streets and buildings, the extra...
How do CRA’s Spend Their Time?
As reported in Outsourcing Pharma, a new study conducted by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development shows that CRAs (clinical research associates)spend less than half their time doing on-site monitoring tasks. This report included close to 4,000 CRAs from...
Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch For in 2012
Margaret Anderson, the Executive Director of FasterCures, has released her top 10 medical research trends to watch in 2012. Her top 3 are listed below: NCATS: Who moved my cheese? FDA: The science of Failure Intellectual property: Keep it simple, stupid What are the...
Where CRO Consolidation May Take Us in 2012
According to Ciaran Murray, the CEO of Icon, large-scale CRO consolidation will not be at the level of past years in 2012. According to Murray, the industry will take a step back and digest the moves from previous years, although companies will still be active in...