Author: Peter Mansell

The European Union has worked hard to stimulate interest in conducting clinical trials involving children. At the other end of the scale, though, older people may be missing out.

UK-based contract research organisation (CRO) Premier Research Group has agreed to acquire the assets of Pivotal Research Centers, a US clinical research organisation with sites in the Phoenix and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas, for a total cash consideration of US$4.75 million.

Acurian, a US-based provider of patient recruitment and retention services for clinical trials, has launched Click It Forward, a new social networking application for raising awareness about trials and boosting the company’s direct-to-patient recruitment capabilities.

Jeffrey Green has stepped down as chief executive officer (CEO) of troubled US-based eClinical specialist Datatrak International, shortly after the company began to show encouraging signs of recovery in its last set of quarterly results.

Cetero Research, a US company offering clinical pharmacology, bioanalytical and speciality Phase II-IV trial services, has added a 100-bed Phase I facility to its site in San Antonio, Texas.