(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) announced it has appointed Elena Logan as senior vice president of global central labs. In this role, Ms. Logan will provide strategic direction for the company’s state-of-the-art global central laboratory operations, which are strategically located across three continents. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.)  Synteract, Inc., www.synteract.com, a full-service contract research organization (CRO) founded in 1995 and dedicated to meeting the clinical research needs of biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies, has tripled its office space in its Research Triangle Park location and will add up to 30 positions before the end of 2011. The company, which is based in San Diego, planned the North Carolina expansion to better meet the needs of East Coast clients by providing local support and expertise in the same time zone. (more…)

(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it has appointed Andreas Tschirky, Ph.D., as leader of BioDuro. In this role, Dr. Tschirky will have responsibility for providing scientific and operational leadership and managing the growth of the Beijing-based drug discovery services company PPD acquired last year. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Quintiles, today announced the official opening of its new Global Information Technology (IT) Service Operations Center in Bangalore, India. The Service Operations Center provides intelligent monitoring, control and triage of system events across Quintiles’ technology cloud – its shared, managed and secure computing environment. The Service Operations Center underpins clinical research and commercialization operations for many of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical organizations. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Quintiles, the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide, today celebrated its 10th year anniversary in South Korea by announcing a strategic alliance with the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) as part of its unique Prime Site program. SNUH is Quintiles’ second Prime Site in Asia, adding to six other existing sites located in the United States, Europe and Africa. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Dr. Michael Rosenberg, CEO of full-service contract research organization (CRO) Health Decisions (www.HealthDec.com), will explore adaptive techniques for ensuring timely enrollment of clinical studies at the first annual Achieving Operational Efficiency in Clinical Trials conference, held October 6 – 7, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. (more…)

(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it has opened an office in Novosibirsk, Russia, building on the growth of its Phase II-IV clinical development services in Eastern Europe. PPD will provide clinical monitoring services in key therapeutic areas from this location. (more…)

(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it has been named to the 2010 InformationWeek 500, an annual list of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology. The award recognizes the company’s strong information technology strategies, practices and investments, important areas for ensuring successful clinical research and development programs. (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…)

(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…)

(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 has been named the 2010 Asia Pacific Contract Research Organization (CRO) Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. This is the third time in the last five years that Quintiles Asia-Pacific has been honored by the leading growth partnership firm for its performance in the region. Presented at the recent 2010 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards banquet in Singapore, the award honors the company that exhibited excellence in growth strategy and implementation, innovation as well as overall customer and market leadership. (more…)