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INC Research LLC, a therapeutically focused global clinical research organization (CRO) with a Trusted Process® for delivering reliable results, today announced the appointment of Ian M. Braithwaite, PhD, as Executive Vice President and General Manager, General Medicine. Dr. Braithwaite brings extensive experience both in the CRO and biopharmaceutical industries to this key role providing global leadership for the Company's General Medicine business unit, which specializes in conducting clinical trials in areas ranging from infectious disease, respiratory disease, women's health, immunology...MORE >

Quintiles announced today that it has been recognized as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work® Institute, finishing in 8th place in the Best “Multinational Large” Workplace category. Quintiles was also recognized this year in several individual European countries including Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain and the United Kingdom.   The Great Place to Work Institute annual ranking is the most comprehensive study in organizational culture in the world. More than 2,100 companies representing 1 million...MORE >

MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) and Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced an agreement to jointly develop MOR202 globally and to co-promote MOR202 in Europe. MOR202 is a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting CD38 to treat patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and certain leukemias. MOR202 is currently being evaluated in a phase 1/2a trial in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloma. MorphoSys and Celgene will collaborate on the development of MOR202 in multiple myeloma and other indications and share...MORE >

Astra Nova has just released a new, fully interactive and up-to-date ICH GCP training course. The training is entirely web-based and is a complete training solution for individuals and organizations. The company has responded to the high demand for an in-depth training on International ICH-GCP regulations and after a few successful events attended by over 150 professionals the new training is finally live at: GCP International edition The course not only reviews GCP regulations, but also provides an approach of how those regulations...MORE >

Astra Nova Ltd. is happy to announce the launch of a new up-to-date GMP online course. The new, web-based training is the second consecutive completely free course from one of the leaders in the pharmaceutical training industry. After the huge success of the first free GCP training course, Astra Nova Training continues to deliver quality pharmaceutical training products for free. The new GMP course follows the most recent GMP guidelines and provides easy online access to useful documents.  The free training program...MORE >

Astra Nova Ltd. is happy to announce the launch of a new up-to-date GCP online course. The web-based training is completely free for everybody interested in being aware of the newest GCP regulations. The course has been created to answer the need of people and organizations to have easy access to the ICH GCP guidelines. With the help of the free GCP online course people will manage to see all important information related to Regulatory Affairs and working process requirements. The...MORE >

Astra Nova Training, a global GxP training provider, is already working on a new online ICH GCP training course. The new Good Clinical Practice training course will be prepared in collaboration with some of the most renowned professional trainers in the industry.  One of the key advantages of the online course will be its wide applicability to all those involved in trials, from investigators to support staff, research nurses, R&D personnel and ethics committee members, thus satisfying the desire for standardized...MORE >

Astra Nova Training has launched a free demo of the company’s newest online training course – Preparing for Regulatory Audits. The free demo consists of components that are included in the genuine training package so it feels exactly like the full version of the course. Only certain parts of the course have been enabled, nevertheless users will be able to test all functionalities of the package. A short version of the exam is also included. Upon successful completion of the exam...MORE >

Astra Nova Training now offers 50% discount for the company’s newest online training - “Preparing for Regulatory Audit”.  The discount offer expires at the end of February. Preparing for Regulatory Audit is a training in the form of a video presentation which focuses on ideas that will help identify areas of improvement before the formal inspection occurs and provides valuable knowledge to all companies/individuals working in the Medical device, Pharmaceutical, Biologics, Diagnostic and other fields.  The training is created by Carl...MORE >

Astra Nova Training is launching a new online training course – “Preparing for Regulatory Audits”. Preparing for Regulatory Audits is in the form of a convenient online video course , narrated by the trainer. The training describes strategies and gives directions of how professionals should prepare in case of a formal inspection or audit. The author of the training – Mr. Carl Patterson (QA consultant) is a professional trainer with vast experience in Auditing and Quality Assurance in the Pharmaceutical and...MORE >