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Updated employee announcements, business news, awards and recognition in the industry today.
People NewsCelerion has appointed Marc Hoffman, MD as Chief Medical Officer. Hoffman joins from Patient iP where he served as Chief Medical Officer, providing clinical leadership around the company’s platform, customer programs and related medical affairs activities.
PAREXEL has announced the appointment of Simon Harford as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2017. Harford will serve on PAREXEL's Business Review Committee and assist in developing and implementing company objectives.
ERT has appointed industry veteran Ellen Street as Executive Vice President, Cardiac Safety. Street brings over 20 years of product management, commercial leadership and marketing experience across multiple segments of the life sciences industry.
ERT announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Waqar Nasim, has been awarded a SmartCEO Philadelphia Executive Management Award.
Illingworth Research, a UK-based CRO offering medical photography and mobile research services, has appointed Joanne Lemura as the Research Nursing Team Manager, to be based in Australia.
RecognitionERT was recognized as a finalist for the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) Technology Company of the Year Award.
QuintilesIMS has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for the third consecutive year.
PPD has been named to Training Magazine’s Top 125 list of businesses that excel in employee learning and development for the sixth consecutive year.
Business NewsCertara has announced that the Standards Council of Canada has awarded the Good Laboratory Practices certification to its Strategic Consulting Montreal facility.
Integrium, LLC, a full-service Clinical Proof of Concept (PoC) Firm, has announced the launch of its newly revamped website.
Clinerion has announced the expansion of its activities into countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). This initiative is spearhead by the appointment of BariÅ ErdoÄan, PhD as Head of the EEMEA Region.
Improving Relationships and Diversifying the Site Selection Process
April 17th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, Liz Beatty, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Inato, discusses a number of topics around site engagement including community-based sites, the role of technology in improving site/sponsor relationships, how increased operational costs are impacting the industry, and more.
Behind the Buzz: Why Clinical Research Leaders Flock to SCOPE Summit
February 7th 2025In this episode, we meet with Micah Lieberman, Executive Conference Director for SCOPE Summit (Summit for Clinical Ops Executives) at Cambridge Innovation Institute. We will dive deep into the critical role of collaboration within the clinical research ecosystem. How do we bring together diverse stakeholders—sponsors, CROs, clinical trial tech innovators, suppliers, patients, sites, advocacy organizations, investors, and non-profits—to share best practices in trial design, program planning, innovation, and clinical operations? We’ll explore why it’s vital for thought leaders to step beyond their own organizations and learn from others, exchanging ideas that drive advancements in clinical research. Additionally, we’ll discuss the pivotal role of scientific conferences like SCOPE Summit in fostering these essential connections and collaborations, helping shape the future of clinical trials. Join us as we uncover how collective wisdom and cross-industry partnerships are transforming the landscape of clinical research.
Landmark Phase III Trial Shows Keytruda Significantly Improves Event-Free Survival in LA-HNSCC
April 28th 2025Interim KEYNOTE-689 trial data show that perioperative Keytruda significantly lowers the risk of disease progression or recurrence in resectable, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, marking the first major clinical advance for this patient population in more than two decades.
