> Big Pharma sponsors say CRO partnerships would be more effective if contractors were more engaged in the development process. Article
> Icon ($ICLR) has appointed Neil McCullough, a veteran of PPD and Pfizer ($PFE), to be its executive vice president of quality and compliance and corporate training. News
> Canadian CRO Ethica Clinical Research is reaching out to Alion Science and Technology to further accredit its human research programs. Story
> CRO Chiltern has named a new medical director and director of strategic partnerships, moves the company said will help it drive growth around the globe. More
> Antonella Mancuso, Patheon's president of global commercial operations and chief manufacturing officer, plans to resign from the company July 10. Report