Innovation boosts Europe's lead as global investment destination

78% of investors expect increased investment in Europe over next five yearsEurope’s perceived stability and commitment to sustainability declines Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the majority of global investors are more likely to invest in both the EU and the UK after Brexit, according...

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Latin America M&A at new lows

One deal boosted PE and VC value significantly The volume and value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targeting companies in South and Central America totalled 156 deals worth an aggregate USD 12,029 million in the third quarter of 2018, according to information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading publisher...

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GGI (Geneva International Group) appoints Stefano Loconte as Global Chairperson of the Trust & Estate Planning Practice Group

GGI Geneva Group International, a worldwide alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms that are committed to providing clients with specialist solutions for their international business requirements, has appointed Mr. Stefano Loconte (pictured) as Global Chairperson of the Trust & Estate Planning Practice...

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Global M&A value for the first nine months of 2018 hits third-highest level on record

Western Europe and North America M&A value up year-on-yearPE/VC value increases in CEE The volume and value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) declined in the third quarter of 2018, according to M&A information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading publisher of company information. In all, there were...

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Leading transfer pricing and valuation experts form Valentiam Group

A team of leading Transfer Pricing and Valuation professionals has recently formed Valentiam Group to provide independent and innovative services. The new company comprises specialists trusted by the corporate tax departments and tax advisors of many of the world’s leading corporations. The founding partners, who previously were affiliated with...

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Pharmaceutical

Enabling the Next Generation of Pre-Filled Syringes from Design to Manufacturing

SMi’s next annual conference in the global series of events on Pre-Filled Syringes will return to Boston, Massachusetts next April with Pre-Filled Syringes East Coast 2018. Growing year on year, the 5th annual conference and exhibition has already attracted an international audience of medical device experts and senior industry specialists from...

PAREXEL Launches Perceptive® Cloud for the Life Sciences Industry

Cloud Platform Built on Microsoft Azure Delivers PAREXEL’s Valued Informatics Solutions on a Global, Trusted Architecture; Represents the First Offering of PAREXEL and Microsoft Alliance BOSTON, December 12, 2017 – PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, today introduced the Perceptive®...

Europe's Leading Pre-Filled Syringes Summit to Showcase New Innovations from Leading Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Experts

Aimed at capturing emerging trends in PFS injector technology, regulation and patient centric drug delivery, SMi Group’s flagship conference and exhibition on Pre-Filled Syringes will gather a global audience of over 100 senior PFS experts and big pharma when it returns to Central London on 17th and 18th January 2018 for its 10th annual show.“We...

Highly Anticipated Attendee List Released for Cold Chain Distribution 2017

Preliminary attendee list released featuring Cool Chain Association, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, Merck SpA, Mylan, Pfiizer, Sanofi and Saudi FDA.(LONDON, UK) SMi’s Cold Chain Distribution Conference & Exhibition will take place on 13-14 December 2017 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, UK. Growing year on year, SMi’s 12th annual Cold...

PAREXEL Expands Global Regulatory Services with Addition of Senior Executives from FDA and Oncology Industry

New Appointments Enhance PAREXEL’s Leadership and Expertise in Bringing Commercially Viable, Reimbursable Products to MarketBOSTON, November 15, 2017 — PAREXEL, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced the appointment of three former senior regulatory consulting executives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Pre-Filled Syringes Europe Attendee List Released

Preliminary attendee list released featuring MHRA, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, Amgen, Merck and Novartis, 3P Innovation, Intertek, Nemera, Terumo, Worrell and Zeon (LONDON, UK) SMi’s Pre-Filled Syringes Europe Conference & Exhibition will take place on 17-18 January at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, UK. SMi’s 2017 global portfolio...

PAREXEL Enhances Its Active Tracking Service with Bluetooth Capability to Improve Monitoring of Temperature-Controlled Medication

Market-first feature leverages mobile and sensor technology via PAREXEL’s ClinPhone® RTSM mobile app to prevent temperature-compromised medication from reaching clinical trial patientsBOSTON, October 27, 2017 – PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced a new feature for...

Microsoft and PAREXEL form cloud technology alliance aimed at accelerating the pace of drug development

Companies seek to drive digital transformation of the biopharmaceutical industry by combining PAREXEL’s drug development expertise with Microsoft Azure.REDMOND, Wash., and BOSTON — Oct. 24, 2017 — Microsoft Corp. and PAREXEL International Corp., a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, on Tuesday announced a technology...

How To Transform Your Teenagers’ Career Prospects

‘INSPiRED Teenager’ - from the UK’s Top Careers Advisor - Offers an Online Toolkit For Savvy Parents To Max Their Teenagers’ Prospects A new online resource will enable parents to transform their own teenagers’ academic and vocational career prospects. The ‘INSPiRED Teenager’ programme is an eight-part video-based...

Bridgehead Software Expands Global Product Marketing Team

Rob Quinn Joins the Company to Leverage His Extensive Clinical Software Experience to Lead the Product Marketing Function, WorldwideWOBURN, Mass. and Ashtead, UK – September 26, 2017 – BridgeHead Software, a leader in healthcare data management, today announced the addition of Rob Quinn to lead Global Product Marketing. He brings more than...

PAREXEL Launches Real-World Data Service Offering to Drive Value Demonstration of New Treatments

Integrated offering to be provided by new dedicated service group under PAREXEL® AccessBOSTON, September 6, 2017 - PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that it has launched a new end-to-end service offering to provide real-world data insights that help life science...

Peter Rose divulges ins and outs of new MDR at RAPS Regulatory Convergence 2017

Peter Rose will be discussing the intricacies of the new Medical Device Regulation and providing insight for businesses to ensure seamless compliance at this year’s RAPS Regulatory Convergence29 August 2017 – Peter Rose, Managing Director for Maetrics operations in Europe and industry leader will be speaking at the upcoming RAPS Regulatory...

PAREXEL and Osaka International Cancer Institute Form Alliance to Advance Clinical Research in Japan

Alliance to drive greater efficiencies across clinical trials in oncology and hematologyBOSTON and OSAKA, August 21, 2017 – PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, and Osaka International Cancer Institute today announced that they have formed an alliance to advance clinical development...

G&L Scientific announces the appointment of Jodi Coates as Vice President of Resource Management

G&L Scientific Inc, a leading provider of Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs consulting to the healthcare industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jodi Coates as Vice President of Resource Management.With more than 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare arenas, Jodi brings broad experience and understanding...

Beacon Acquires Louisiana-Based Remote Medical Company

ANCHORAGE, AK – Alaska-based Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services (Beacon) announced it has acquired Medic Systems, a remote medical services operation headquartered in Louisiana. Medic Systems is a leader in remote medical services within the Gulf of Mexico’s energy sector.“Continuing to provide our clients best-in-class...

LANSA Mitigates the Risks of Shadow IT with Free Consultancy Service

LANSA (www.LANSA.com), the low-code application development platform vendor, has launched a free consulting service for UK based organisations struggling to manage Shadow IT practices. Shadow IT is any unofficial application development project commissioned or executed outside of the IT department’s formal control or plan. LANSA’s free consulting...

PAREXEL introduces its Connected Journey™ of newly integrated data-driven services to simplify drug development and commercialisation

Features new ForeSite™ clinical trial methodology designed to reliably predict site successLONDON, June 19, 2017 – As life science companies increasingly seek to gain insights from diverse data sources to make drug development more efficient and effective, PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical...

ZCube announces the second edition of Open Accelerator: an international call for ideas for life sciences startups

Milan, 16th June, 2017 – ZCube, Research Venture of the pharmaceutical group Zambon, launches the second edition of Open Accelerator, a fast track acceleration program for life science start-up projects.Open Accelerator is a 12-steps program providing training to international researchers, scientists and aspiring entrepreneurs that, following...

PAREXEL Collaborates With Sanofi To Advance The Use Of Wearable Devices In Life Science Industry

Preliminary findings from pilot study validate use of wearable technologies to collect data and manage clinical trials more effectively and efficientlyLONDON, June 15, 2017 - PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services organisation, today announced a collaboration with Sanofi to advance the use of wearable...

Unisys Launches ActiveInsights™ PharmaTrack to Provide Enhanced Visibility and Management of the Entire Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Combining existing expertise in its Life Sciences & Healthcare and Travel & Transportation verticals, new software solution leverages leading-edge Unisys Stealth® security and predictive analytics to address drug theft and counterfeiting and enhance patient safetyLondon, UK., May 23, 2017 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today launched...