CRO

AmerisourceBergen snags World Courier Group in $520M buyout; Icon adds Roche as a client;

> Positioning itself as a preferred provider to groups arranging overseas clinical trials, AmerisourceBergen has agreed to buy out the World Courier Group for $520 million. Story

> Roche ($RHHBY) is tapping Icon's technology for storing medical images collected during its clinical trials. Release

> Y-Prime Technologies is launching two new software solutions--Prime eMVR and Prime IxR--designed to "optimize management and enhance performance of global clinical trials." Release

> Outsourcing-Pharma reports that Pierrel Research is close to inking a deal to acquire Switzerland's mondoBIOTECH, adding in silico peptide development expertise. Story