(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) The pharmaceutical industry’s go-to resource for pharmacokinetics (PK), ClinPharm Consulting, LLC, is sharing its in-depth knowledge of how to use PK to make better decisions faster at a key gathering of pharmaceutical scientists in Chicago October 15-18. ClinPharm will be exhibiting at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting, following the firm’s recent participation in September’s Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP). (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Geoffrey Banks, Ph.D., CEO of the pharmaceutical industry’s go-to resource for pharmacokinetics (PK), ClinPharm Consulting, will be presenting on biosimilars at the inaugural Triangle Research Symposium August 21st 2012. Dr. Banks will be delivering “What’s Up with the Term ‘Similar’ in Biosimilar? The Evolution of Biosimilars Science and Regulatory Policy” during the event at the NC Biotech Center in RTP. “While biosimilar policy and science is still in its infancy, interesting trends have emerged in the evolution of this field in the pharmaceutical industry,” Dr. Banks explained. The presentation will also review the use of “similar” to describe generic copies of biologics, how the term has penetrated the pharmaceutical industry lexicon, and ask why can’t there be a “biogeneric”. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Innovative PR and media relations firm Global Media Strategies has announced a new series of informative podcasts detailing innovations and trends affecting professionals in the pharmaceutical, product design, and technology transfer market sectors in the coming year. “Trending in 2012” features three-minute interviews with noted industry professionals examining issues of substance gaining momentum in news media, speakers series, tradeshows, research organizations, hiring trends, funding, books and other publications.
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(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, a professionally edited online news publication, is now accepting submissions for listings in the Fall 2011 edition of its Innovation Resources Guide. The NCTechNews Innovation Resources Guide provides links and detailed information for technology vendors and organizations serving clients throughout North Carolina. No membership or fee is required to submit information for listing in the Guide, which is available at NCTechNews.com/innovation. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, will be blogging live from the BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. June 27-30 to cover major trends affecting the life sciences community. The BIO International Convention is the largest global event of its kind, attracting the biggest names in biotech and featuring keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities, and the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) ClinPharm Consulting, a specialized consulting firm offering a unique paradigm for empowering drug development pipelines, has moved into new offices in RTP and is hiring more employees to accommodate an expanding portfolio of clients and projects. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced the approval of non-qualified stock option (“Options”) and restricted stock unit (“RSUs”) grants to Inspire’s Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, Andrew I. Koven, pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). On May 10, 2010, Inspire granted Mr. Koven the Options to purchase 200,000 shares of Inspire’s common stock. The Options have an exercise price of $6.22, which was the closing price of Inspire’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on the day of the grant. (more…)