Companies - January 8, 2015
Clinical Trial Site Gets Makeover
MediciGlobal’s revamped website provides detailed information on its recruitment, retention and rescue services for clinical trials. MediciGroup d/b/a MediciGlobalprovides clinical trial patient recruitment and retention solutions for the life sciences industry. Its L2FU division (Lost to Follow Up) focuses on locating missing patients to meet regulatory requirements for clinical trials. The website also integrates social […]
Companies - December 18, 2014
Veloxis Files Suit Against FDA
Denmark’s Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S announced that it has filed an action in federal district court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seeking an order requiring the FDA to grant final approval to Envarsus® XR. Envarsus XR is a once-daily extended-release tablet indicated for prophylaxis of organ rejection in kidney […]
Companies - December 18, 2014
AstraZeneca Closing UK Facility
As AstraZeneca continues restructuring, it is closing yet another facility, this one in Avonmouth, U.K. The plant is scheduled to close in 2016 or 2017, eliminating more than 250 skilled jobs. “I understand the business reasons behind the decision but at the same time it’s a great shame the entire plant is closing down,” said Darren […]
Companies - December 17, 2014
Aerocrine Bd. Member Resigns
Aerocrine AB announced that board member Staffan Lindstrand resigned. Lindstrand is also a board member of Healthcap, where he also is a partner, pharmaceutical company Orexo, Medtech company Pulmonx and eye laser company 20/10 Perfect Vision. He is a civil engineer with 10 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to this announcement, Aerocrine also […]
Companies - December 12, 2014
Novo Nordisk Launches Community Health Collaborative
Novo Nordisk announced the launch of the Community Health Collaborative, a new initiative to support and expand healthy lifestyle programming in the Trenton, New Jersey area. The Community Health Collaborative provides grants to local 501c3 organizations pursuing innovative, community-based approaches to improving urban health and wellness. The program’s launch comes off the findings of an […]
Companies - December 12, 2014
AstraZeneca Closing Mass. Plant
AstraZeneca announced it will close a plant in Westborough, Massachusetts (U.S). in 2015, putting 180 employees out of work, and move the production from Massachusetts to plants in Sweden and Australia. The facility will lose some jobs in March and the rest throughout the year with the plant closing by year end, the Worcester Telegram reports. “We […]