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Clinical Trials Logistics
21-22 May 2008, Crown Plaza – The City Hotel, London, UK
The total R&D investment of bringing a new product to market has been estimated to be close to £400 million. All new products need go through clinical trials and every stage of a clinical trial involves logistics. The effective transport of clinical trials to investigator sites, and patient samples back to central laboratories are critical if a product is to be launched on time and within budget. Delays are expensive and even a few days could potentially cost millions of pounds. The pressure of bringing drugs to market quickly and cheaply, has lead to many clinical trials now being carried out in Asia and Eastern Europe. Each country has its own guidelines which can be highly regulated, so it is crucial to understand the complexities of shipping trial materials to a variety of destinations. More info >>
Abcam & Beckman Coulter Announce Collaboration
Abcam plc. (Cambridge, UK) and Beckman Coulter, Inc. have announced a major bioscience collaboration – to create one of the world’s most sophisticated, automated systems for the production of monoclonal antibodies for use in research. More info >>