Russ Swan, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Clinical Trials",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Laboratorytalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Proven in clinical trials to reduce HAIs from
Amity, which we summarised at the time by saying "According to Amity, Virusolve+ is the only product on the market that actually penetrates the membranes and renders the cells incapable of replication".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Manufacturing agreement for TNFerade from
Cobra Biomanufacturing: "Cobra Biomanufacturing has entered into a manufacturing development agreement with GenVec for TNFerade, GenVec's lead product candidate".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Cenetron Diagnostics
- take a look at Starlims implementated for global clinical trials
which says: "Cenetron Diagnostics has implemented the latest version of the Starlims laboratory information management system for global clinical trials".
Take a look also at the news release from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research), Hot topics at first ICR/EMWA symposium,
as well as Anavex outlines corporate plans for 2008 from Anavex Life Sciences,
and New appointments in the lab sector from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor.
See also:
Faims validated for safety in drug development
(December 2007)
Thermo Fisher Scientific's Faims-based LC/MS analytical method is validated by A+M Labor fuer Analytik to ensure human safety in drug development; an animated video on CD is available on request
Pilot study on Jak2 cancer biomarker
(December 2007)
Ipsogen has entered into a pilot agreement with AstraZeneca to evaluate molecular services and products in cancer research
Tablet press takes on low-cost Asian machines
(November 2007)
Isopak says it has launched a UK fightback in a global market dominated by low cost manufacturers from Asia by launching a new European version of the tablet press from Italian firm Dott Bonapace
Skin disease centre needs rapid accurate results
(November 2007)
Microbiologists use Whitley automated spiral plater (Wasp) and Protocol colony counter to rapidly process micro-organisms taken from patients treated with anti-microbial drugs and topical therapies
MiniArrayer tested for clinical research: results
(November 2007)
Bio-Rad Laboratories's technical bulletin 5534A describes results of the testing of the BioOdyssey Calligrapher MiniArrayer, which is used for the printing of protein microarrays
Micro-filling system has 50% increased throughput
(November 2007)
Capsugel will unveil successor to Xcelodose system for micro-dosing drug powders into capsules and vials at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) meeting in San Diego this month
Control of hypoxic conditions in cancer research
(October 2007)
Macs specialised hypoxic environment allows accurate replication of biochemical pathways, critically important for biological and therapeutic understanding in the identification of new drug targets
Validating ingredients in bilberry extracts
(October 2007)
Anthocyanins, the poliphenols responsible for the beneficial proprieties of bilberry, are useful in the prevention and treatment of conditions associated with fragility of blood vessels and eye health
Developing new lab cures for market ills
(October 2007)
Research and development in the UK continues to stretch laboratory boundaries, driven by demand to develop more effective treatments to prolong lives and prevent the onset of serious illnesses
Cytokine controls are essential for consistency
(October 2007)
Independent quality controls allow laboratories to validate calibrations, monitor accuracy and precision, and reduce interlaboratory variation
ABR goes live with LabPas CT
(October 2007)
Advanced Biomedical Research (ABR) says that LabPas CT is live in its production environment and will be used to automate the conduct of its phase I trials in its 72-bed research unit
Haptogen bought by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(October 2007)
Haptogen was founded in 2002 as a spin-out of the University of Aberdeen, and its facilities are located on the University of Aberdeen campus
Proteus to manage cancer data at Jim Ayers
(September 2007)
Vanderbilt University's Jim Ayers Institute for precancer detection and diagnosis has implemented GenoLogics's Proteus laboratory and data management software
MHC-peptide binding assay for class II HLA alleles
(September 2007)
ProImmune has announced the launch of its new MHC-peptide binding assay for Class II HLA alleles, adding to the series of discovery services for Class I HLA already available from the company
Funding doubles in cancer research
(September 2007)
Cancer Research UK funded a record £315m of research last year, marking a near doubling in research funding since the charity was formed five years ago
Pharmaceutical testing in West Lothian
(September 2007)
A new £4 million pharmaceutical testing facility that will help to boost Scotland's capabilities in the life sciences sector was officially opened in Livingston this week
GenScript provides early drug screening service
(August 2007)
GenScript has made a new addition to its collection of early drug discovery services which provide a means to circumvent one problem that troubles peptide drug discovery
Temperature controlled packaging helps MVP trials
(August 2007)
The latest generation of temperature controlled packaging from Laminar Medica is enabling PATH to ship clinical trials vaccines safely and securely as part of its Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP)
Skin Research Centre counts on ProtoCOL system
(August 2007)
The ProtoCOL automated colony counter from Synbiosis is being successfully used by the Skin Research Centre (SRC) at the University of Leeds
MolecularMD to join CML Alliance programme
(August 2007)
MolecularMD is to participate as a preferred provider of Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) patient monitoring tests for CML Alliance
Water purification boosts clinical lab performance
(July 2007)
The installation of Millipore's Elix 70 Clinical water purification system provides Laboratoire Thebault with the pure water it requires, at low operating and maintenance costs
Next generation VOC identification, quantitation
(July 2007)
The increased sensitivity, functionality and vehicle mounted mobile capability of the Voice200, as well as its competitive pricing model, are raising strong commercial interest in the market
Development of the first microRNA medicine
(July 2007)
The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (ATF) has awarded a grant of euro1.35 million to Santaris Pharma towards the development of the first ever drug targeted against a human microRNA
Scientist wins award for cancer diagnostic markers
(June 2007)
MCM proteins found to have potential as the basis of simple non-invasive tests for a range of cancers, including cervical, bladder, colorectal, lung, and cancer of the oesophagus
Cedra goes live with LabPas CT
(June 2007)
Cedra Clinical Research, a US contract research organisation, will begin conducting Phase I trials electronically with LabPas CT in August 2007
LabPas CT to interface with InForm EDC
(June 2007)
Researchers and sponsors to benefit from ability to transfer validated Phase I clinical trial data collected with LabPas CT to Phase Forward's InForm EDC product
Bioequivalence software to speed clinical trials
(June 2007)
Thermo Fisher and Megaware say they will market 'comprehensive end-to-end software' which provides bioequivalence functionality on a single platform to help speed up and manage clinical trials
Ready-made randomisation and trial management
(June 2007)
ClinPhone Compact enables pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to benefit from accelerated timelines and lower costs without sacrificing quality, robustness and support
A Grid infrastructure for cancer clinical trials
(May 2007)
Codian has enabled all parties involved in the CancerGrid telemedicine project to collaborate effectively at long distances, sharing research and ideas
Diagnostic technology reduces mortality
(May 2007)
Major study by Washington Hospital's infectious disease specialists shows AdvanDx's PNA Fish significantly reduces mortality associated with staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in the ICU
ClinPhone posts 'strong' preliminary results
(April 2007)
Clinical Technology Organisation (CTO), has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 28 February 2007; revenue grew by 27% and fully diluted adjusted earnings per share grew by 41%
ClinPhone wins Cdisc accreditation for EDC product
(April 2007)
ClinPhone EDC is a single data management system that unifies the capabilities and functionality of paper data entry into one, easy-to-use platform
Microplate catalogue request proves fruitful
(April 2007)
Interest in Porvair Sciences's latest free draw to win an iPod was intense, but the lucky winner was Kerry McKenna, a scientist in the Analytical Group of Cambridge, UK based Xenova Biomanufacturing
Learn all about ethics in biosciences
(April 2007)
Ethics in Biosciences, a ten week online course, has been designed to help students reflect on and engage with some of the key ethical and social issues thrown up by biological science and technology