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Patheon to make tough cuts at U.K. facility; Charles River CEO downplays asset transfer deals;

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> Struggling Canadian CMO Patheon will need to eliminate more than 90 jobs and downsize production at its facility in Swindon, U.K., after failing to sell it. More

> Charles River CEO James Foster downplays his interest in asset transfer deals, saying they don't make "rational sense," especially if the potential deals are outside his company's vicinity. News

> While pharma and clinical jobs in the Americas fell 10%, they went up 25% in Europe, according Ed Silverman of Pharmabiz. Article

> INC Research has expanded its business relationship with Medidata Solutions by attaining three new accreditations for Medidata's clinical cloud platform. Release

And Finally… ACRO India sounds off to FierceCRO about a Pharmabiz report that says ACRO India helped spur the video documentation of clinical trials in the country. But while the umbrella organization denies ever making any comments to Pharmabiz, it neither confirmed nor denied videotaping reports. Story