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Project Management for Biotech Companies

In today’s fast paced, high pressure world of drug development there are multiple factors that can and do affect marketing success.  Large organizations understand the value that project management can contribute to a successful project.  The smaller companies tend to … Continue reading

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Imaginary patients, Imaginary data, et Cetero, et Cetero…

The FDA recently issued a letter to a CRO based in Cary, NC, outlining serious violations at one of their facilities including “widespread falsification of dates and times in laboratory records… and the apparent manipulation of equilibration samples to meet … Continue reading

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Biotech Funding: Still Playing Hard-to-Get

After a few lean years, biotechs raised $25 billion in 2010.  For the majority of small companies however, funding remains difficult to find.  Ernst & Young’s annual report on the biotechnology industry, Beyond Borders, was recently released and it paints … Continue reading

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Conference Recap – 2011 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

The Society of Toxicology’s (SOT) 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting was held on 05-10 March 2011 in Washington, DC.  Several members of Cato Research’s Nonclinical Sciences Development group were amongst the more than 7,000 toxicologists from 50 countries in attendance this … Continue reading

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Vendor Selection – All that Glitters is Not Gold

One of the most important, and difficult, decisions a company has to make is selecting the right contract research organization (CRO) for outsourcing its nonclinical, manufacturing, clinical and regulatory activities.  Several variables determine what makes a good outsourcing partner – … Continue reading

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