(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Quintiles, the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide, today announced that it is re-locating its European headquarters to within 30 minutes of Heathrow Airport at Green Park, Reading, England, overlooking the M4 motorway. (more…)

  (Durham, N.C.) PlazaBridge Group, LLC a leading services and commercialization firm, today announced the availability of SkyWrite™, a set of services and technologies designed to assist enterprises in commercializing internally built applications via Cloud Computing. Services include best practices in marketing and selling Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings to businesses and consumers. Technologies designed to re-engineer internal applications as Cloud Computing applications, including usage monitors, merchant payment utilities, data and communication security, identity management, database management and mobile application extensions, are also offered. (more…)

  (Washington, D.C.) Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW): Carolina on Taxpayers’ Minds
by: Dave Williams — Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has never been accused of being a fiscal hawk. In fact, he is quite well known for bringing home the bacon. CAGW’s 2010 Congressional Pig Book documented 41 earmarks worth $55 million requested by Rep. Clyburn… (more…)

  (Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) announced it has expanded its cGMP laboratory testing services into Wayne, Pa., to meet growing client demand for these services from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies located in the northeastern United States. (more…)

  (Raleigh, N.C.) Gov. Bev Perdue, the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Military Foundation (Foundation) this week announced that Department of Defense spending in North Carolina grew by 10 percent and exceeded $4.0 billion in federal fiscal year 2009 – an increase of $363.8 million over procurement in the state in 2008. (more…)

  (Raleigh, N.C.) Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that the Company will present at the BMO Capital Markets 10th Annual Focus on Healthcare Conference in New York, NY on Thursday, August 5 at 1:15 p.m. ET. (more…)

  (Cary, N.C.) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Class management software provider, Jackrabbit Technologies, is making marketing to prospects and inactive students much easier – and more cost effective – for its system’s users. Owners and managers of the Jackrabbit system – which include a wide variety of class-based businesses - can now build an Unlimited Lead File that can be used in marketing campaigns that will drive growth in their businesses. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) The Research Triangle Park’s local business advocacy organization, the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce, hosted two dozen C-level executives and area business people at the Holiday Inn RDU Airport for Gary L. Clinton’s presentation, “The Dollar’s Impact on the Emergence of Asia” on Tuesday, July 20th. (more…)

(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Health Decisions (www.HealthDec.com), a full-service contract research organization (CRO) specializing in high-efficiency adaptive solutions, has appointed Bryan Minihan as Chief Technology Officer. Minihan will strengthen Health Decisions’ proprietary HD360° technology platform—the fully integrated CTMS, CDMS and web portal that powers the company’s Agile Clinical Development methodology. By expanding the capabilities of HD360°, Health Decisions will provide its sponsors with extended data capture options; a collaborative and secure web-based platform to house near real-time data and metrics; and the ability to acquire timely, actionable insight into operational status. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the U.S.-based mobile technology arm of Telit Communications (AIM:TCM), announced today that the UC864-G module has earned certification on the AT&T wireless network. The UC864-G is a 3.5G wireless data module designed for smart, embedded cellular applications requiring the global portability afforded by a radio structure comprised of quad-band support to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. (more…)