October 1996 - The CenterWatch Monthly : Volume 3, Issue 5, October 1996
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Here Come the Hybrids
Site networks are utilizing their investigator expertise as the foundation for offering CRO services
Scirex and Clinicor are two CROs that are becoming actively involved in conducting clinical trials
Consolidation in CRO Industry Accelerates
Top six CROs now control nearly 50% of the $2.5 billion market
Pending merger between Quintiles and BRI will create one of the largest CROs
PPD's acquisition of Pharmaco, DNX-BioClin and Clintrials-BioResearch Labs mergers are also discussed
News & Notes: First ClinTrials, Now ClinSites
Venture capitalist who was behind the creation of ClinTrials in the 1980's is now putting efforts behind the formation of a large regional site network
CenterStage: Moving Beyond the Horse and Buggy
Computerizing site operations
Patient Recruitment: Pediatric Research Is Its Own Specialty
The fourth part of our series on patient recruitment
Discusses the importance and challenges of recruiting children in clinical trials
Successful strategies for recruiting children are also discussed
- Grant Leads