Sanofi taps BioClinica for CTMS software; Amgen gets nod for tech in trials;

> Sanofi ($SNY) selected BioClinica's ($BIOC) clinical trial management system (CTMS) called OnPoint. Release

> The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has begun using U.K. software company Dotmatics' data visualization and analytics tool called Vortex for cancer drug R&D. Release

> Biopharma giant Amgen ($AMGN) won kudos for its use of software in managing aspects of clinical trials. Article

> Reuters notes some signs of life in the biotech venture capital scene. Item

> Xconomy's Luke Timmerman lists those in biotech you should follow on Twitter. Column

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