Goodbye boutique CRO, hello large study BIG PLAYER! For a long time, you’ve known us as THE high quality outfit that can stabilize difficult assays in the initial stages of clinical investigation. But we’ve been investing in additional technical personnel and laboratory capacity for translational medicine at our Flagship Delaware Technology Park facility. And now …
QPS’ Paul Lehman to Speak at Transdermal & Intradermal Drug Delivery Conference
The 2017 Transdermal & Intradermal Drug Delivery Systems conference covering Advanced Design, Development & Delivery of Skin-Mediated Therapies and Vaccines is coming up on September 28-29 at the venerable Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Don’t miss Paul Lehman, VP and Head of Dermal & Transdermal Research Services at QPS, presenting “Evolution of the In Vitro Permeation …
QPS Tapped for Two New FIH Studies
Two companies have just selected QPS Netherlands to conduct their First-in-Human studies. Acticor Biotech, a Paris-based biotechnology company focused on the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, selected the QPS facility in Groningen, The Netherlands, to manage a Phase I clinical study. The goal of the study is to assess safety and tolerance as well as …
QPS Study Shows Estetrol Promising for Prostate Cancer Treatment
An investigation into the efficacy and safety of Estetrol (E4) for potential use in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer demonstrated decreased testosterone levels along with acceptable safety parameters. These results suggest that E4 may be suitable for standalone or combination treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). QPS Netherlands performed the Phase II randomized, double-blind, …
Another CRO Leadership Award! For Compatibility, Expertise, Quality and Reliability
Each year, Life Science Leader honors CROs that are the top performers in Compatibility, Capabilities, Expertise, Quality, and Reliability. To determine the winners, the magazine teams up with Industry Standard Research (ISR). ISR looks at 27 different performance metrics, as rated by decision-making executives at biopharmaceutical companies. “Real customers provide experiential feedback on their involvement …
QPS’ Patient Recruitment Management at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Clinical Trials Community in Israel
Patient recruitment is one of the most critical foundations of any clinical trial. Effective patient recruitment sets the trial down a path toward success if done well, or can create a road full of potholes if managed incorrectly. On April 11th, Barbara Derler, PhD, heading the EU patient recruitment team from the QPS site in …
QPS Global Clinical Operations Team Aces Enrollment for a Global Study of a Prostate Cancer Drug
QPS has been assisting an international Sponsor to perform a global, late-phase study to investigate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic behavior of an investigational drug in subjects with advanced prostate carcinoma. The original enrollment goal was 133 patients to be enrolled in approximately 18 months. The QPS Global Clinical Operations team enrolled 137 patients at …
QPS Global Clinical Operations Team Aces Enrollment for Global Study of Prostate Cancer Drug and Completes the First Patient in Europe!
QPS has been assisting an international Sponsor to perform a global, late-phase study to investigate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic behavior of a newly formulated investigational drug in subjects with advanced prostate carcinoma. The original enrollment goal was 133 patients to be enrolled in approximately 18 months. The QPS Global Clinical Operations team enrolled 137 …
Consultation open on revised EMA Guideline on Medicines to treat Alzheimer’s Disease
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released a draft guideline revision on the clinical investigation of medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias for a six-month public consultation. The EMA considers dementia a key public health priority and sees early stage intervention and prevention of symptomatic disease as particularly worthy goals. This …
New ICP-MS Magnesium (Mg) Assays in Human Plasma and Urine added to the QPS Global Assay Database
The role of Mg in human nutrition has recently received renewed interest. Mg dietary intake has been reported to have decreased during the last 100 years in Western countries. For example, in the US it is often below the recommended dietary allowances. Decreased Mg intake and/or low serum Mg have been associated with a number …
