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Data Management
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Biopharma targets bioinformatics aces in R&D overhaul
As drug giants upend their established ways of doing drug research, companies have changing needs within their workforces. And bioinformatics expertise rose to among the top skills in demand among biopharma companies in pursuit of new therapies, PwC reported.
Parexel scoops up pharma software provider Liquent for $72M
Parexel International announced that it has nailed down a deal to buy Liquent, a provider of regulatory information management software, for $72 million.
Medidata adds Veeva eTMF to clinical platform
The partners expect the incorporation of the Veeva eTMF system into Medidata's SaaS offering will speed study startup by cutting IT implementation times.
Piramal continues market access blitz with Abacus takeover
Piramal Healthcare has accelerated its move into market access modeling by snapping up U.K. firm Abacus International for an undisclosed fee. The takeover comes months after India-based Piramal jumped into the sector by snagging Decision Resources Group for $635 million.
FDA updates IT after GAO lashing
Eric Perakslis, stressing that there was still work to be done to modernize IT, provided a progress update on his group's efforts on the agency's blog, about 7 months after the Government Accountability Office panned aspects of the FDA's IT modernization push.
Deloitte scoops up Recombinant for data warehousing and analytics
The move gives the consulting giant the keys to Newton, MA-based Recombinant Data's growing business that serves the data needs of hospitals, research institutions and healthcare companies.
GSK to open clinical data vaults to scientists via website
GlaxoSmithKline committed to provide researchers with unmatched access to patient-level data from its clinical trials--including the studies that failed. The move is among several steps the London-based drug giant announced today to promote open innovation and collaboration with external groups.
Accelrys goes late-stage in R&D software game
Accelrys has fused one of its most recent software acquisitions with its enterprise platform, offering customers in biopharma and other markets an integrated package of software to serve groups from early R&D through product manufacturing.
Pfizer taps cloud computing to gain control of supply chain
Pfizer ($PFE) has treated the complications of its supply chain with doses of cloud computing, virtualization and other tools, enabling the drug giant to track shipments from a large network of internal and external sources with improved efficiency and accuracy, The Financial Times reports.
Accenture snaps up pharma software outfit Octagon
Accenture agreed to acquire Octagon Research Solutions, boosting its ability to aid life sciences clients with managing clinical data and making submissions to regulators.
