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Revenue at PDI falls 28%; Outsourcing improved in 2011, but not so much for manufacturing;

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> Outsourcing experienced a recovery in 2011, but contract manufacturing still has a way to go. More

> Revenue fell 28% at PDI, something the CSO attributes to the expiration of some contract sales deals. Article

> Amdescope, a CRO from Finland, announced that it would offer the PlexPress' TRAC (transcript analysis with the aid of affinity capture) platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, as part of its in vitro drug interaction and preclinical ADME-Tox services. News

> Industry leaders gathered at the Avoca Group's Quality Summit this month in New Jersey, where they discussed how to ensure high-quality, outsourced clinical research. Story