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Cardiac Toxicity

Cardiac Toxicity – drugs causing heart muscle, valve damage or potentially fatal arrhythmias in patients - has been implicated in 28% of drug withdrawals in the USA over the last 30 years.

The significance for patients, regulators and the pharmaceutical industry is immense.  If cardiac toxicity is discovered during a drug’s development the programme will, almost invariably, be terminated.  If cardiac toxicity is discovered after launch then the drug may be withdrawn or new labelling will almost certainly be required.

The consequences for the global pharmaceutical industry can be huge, with major drugs being withdrawn and companies being sued for negligence.  But often cardiac events are so rare that they may only be found many years after launch and after thousands, or even millions, of patients have been treated.  And when cardiac events do occur the exact mechanism involved may remain a mystery.

This unique report covers all aspects of cardiac toxicity, from physiology and pharmacology to regulation by the FDA and EMEA.  It looks at:

  • Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pre-clinical determination of cardiac toxicity
  • Determination of potential cardiac toxicity in early phase clinical testing (QTc studies)
  • The implications for the clinical trial process
  • Regulation
  • The commercial implications

It will help you to:

  • Understand the physiology and pharmacology of the heart and how cardiac toxicity may be provoked
  • See which classes of drugs carry most risk
  • Plan for the clinical trial process
  • Manage the regulatory process
  • Understand the commercial implications

The report is edited by Dr Graham Hughes and includes a chapter on the commercial implications written by Yann Bonduelle and Jo Pisani of PwC.

Key industry and academic figures have also contributed significant chapters to the report:

  • Professor Derek Terrar,
    Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Oxford, Fellow in Physiological Sciences (Medicine) Worcester College, Oxford
  • Thomas E Donnelly, PhD,
    Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance and Compliance, Reliance Clinical Research Service
  • Daniel B. Goodman, MD,
    Medical Director
    Entelligent Solutions, Inc
  • Eileen M. Daniel,
    Vice President of Operations
    Reliance Clinical Research Services

This report, published in association with Oxford Cardiac Pharmacology is essential reading for anyone in biotech, pharmaceuticals or contract research. It will appeal to Corporate Management, Development, R&D, Pre-clinical and Clinical Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Quality, Marketing and Sales. It gives an up to date, authoritative, detailed and clear explanation of the issues surrounding cardiac toxicity and its implications for the pharmaceutical market.

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£1495 ($2950)

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Immunogenicity to Biologics

Implications of reactions against biotech drugs

Understanding immunogenicity, a detrimental and potentially dangerous response to therapeutic proteins, is vitally important for the successful development and marketing of biotech drugs. Failure to predict and minimise levels of immunogenicity may have harmful and sometimes disastrous results for both patients and the industry.

This comprehensive new report written by leaders in the field, gives you the information you need to understand immunogenicity and to implement relevant safety strategies. The commercial implications are covered in a section written by experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

This unique 170-page report includes chapters by the following industry experts:

Dr Stephen Swanson, Director, Clinical Immunology, Amgen
Meenu Wadhwa, Head, Cytokines and Growth Factors, Biotherapeutics, NIBSC
Robin Thorpe, Head, Biotherapeutics, NIBSC
Dr Deborah Finco-Kent, Immunogenicity Lead, Drug Safety R&D, Pfizer
Dr Ingrid Caras, Senior Director, Bioanalytical & Development Sciences, PDL Biopharma,
Dr Bonita Rup, Senior Director, Bioanalytical R&D, Drug Safety and Metabolism, Wyeth Research
Dr Christian Schneider, Acting Head, EU Cooperation/Microbiology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute
Dr Harald Kropshofer, Global Coordinator & Head, Immunosafety of Biologics, F. Hoffman La Roche

Plus an additional chapter on the commercial implications by PwC experts Jo Pisani and Yann Bonduelle.

This report will enable you to:

  • Understand the processes involved in immunogenicity
  • Find out how immunogenicity impacts on safety and efficacy
  • Grasp the commercial implications
  • Work out an immunogenicity assessment strategy
  • Manage your cooperation with the FDA and EMEA
  • Prepare for new launches

Contents include:

  • Factors contributing to immunogenicity
  • Impact on safety and efficacy
  • Commercial implications
  • Assay development and validation with special section on neutralising antibody assays
  • NEW US White Papers
  • Regulatory advice on working with the FDA and EMEA with NEW CHMP Guidelines
  • Risk management strategy
  • Risk minimisation and de-immunisation

This report is essential reading for anyone in biotech, biosimilars and pharmaceuticals, and for contract research. It will appeal to Corporate Management, Development, R&D, Pre-clinical and Clinical Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Quality, Marketing and Sales. It gives an authoritative, detailed and clear explanation of the issues surrounding immunogenicity and its implications for the market and the biotech, biosimilar and pharmaceutical industries.

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£1450 ($2900)

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Central and Core Laboratories

A definitive report on the current status and future prospects of Central Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Central ECG Analysis Laboratories and Central Bio-imaging Laboratories.

Updated, October 2007

The Central and Core Laboratories market is now worth more than $1.5 billion a year and is vital to the successful development of new drugs. It is a truly global business dominated by major players.

Choosing the right Central Laboratory and handling the relationship effectively is vital to the successful management of clinical trials, as is the complex business of getting samples from the patient to the laboratory.

In a publishing breakthrough this 250 page report – updated October 2007 – gives comprehensive cover the Central Laboratories market, the major companies involved, the processes, including testing and logistics and the future challenges for the market. It is a vital resource for anyone involved in drug development, clinical trials, the central labs market and logistics.

Contents include:

  • Overview of capabilities and facilities
  • Role of Central Labs in clinical trials
  • History of the Central Labs business
  • Contract Considerations
  • Review of the current market
  • Logistics
  • Review of leading companies
  • Regulatory and QA issues
  • ECG laboratories
  • Imaging laboratories
  • Future trends and challenges

The comprehensively-referenced report is published by Biopharm Knowledge Publishing, Part of the Technomark Group and is edited by Dr Graham Hughes, one of the leading experts on pharmaceutical outsourcing and one of the founders of Technomark. Contributors include:

Dr Graham Hughes
Richard Barrett
David J. Cocker
Eileen Daniel
Dr Colin Miller
Tim Stiles

This 250 page report provides a full picture of a fast-growing industry now worth more than $1 billion and vital to the success of drug development. It also gives a complete guide to managing the outsourcing and logistics process.

At just £995 ($1895) for a 250 page report, Central and Core Laboratories is vital information for an affordable price. The report is required reading for executives in pharmaceutical companies, contract research organisations and laboratories, logistics and transportation companies as well as equipment suppliers and those investing in this expanding business area.

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£995 ($1895)

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Contract Research Annual Review 2006

The Complete Picture of the Contract Research Market

The contract Research market is growing rapidly - far faster than the industry it serves. This report analyses the market, looks at trends and developments and explains how they will affect the future of the market.

With 35 graphs and tables, this 150-page review includes:

  • Market size
  • Market growth
  • Analysis of the CRO market by:
    • Type of company
    • Service offering
    • Therapy class
  • Pre-clinical CROs
  • Central Labs
  • Market trends including:
    • M&A activity
    • CROs in developing regions
  • An 80 page news section covering leading CROs

Written by industry experts the Contract Research Annual Review costs just £245 ($475)


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For further information about this report, please contact Marianne O'Neill on +44 (0)1256 336632
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Biosimilars - Evolution or Revolution?

A detailed guide to the factors that will shape this vital market, including company strategies, comparability, regulation, the implications for clinical trials and legal issues. With a chapter written by PricewaterhouseCoopers looking at the commercial implications for the biotech and pharmaceutical markets

The market for biotech drugs grew by 18% last year and now exceeds $50 billion – that’s 10% of the global pharmaceutical market at nearly three times the growth rate.

But the first biotech drugs were launched in the mid 1980s and now patents have expired on drugs worth more than $13 billion. Until very recently generic competition was not possible but now in Europe, the EMEA has issued guidelines and the first biosimilar has been approved. In the USA the FDA still has to act, but the direction is becoming clearer. How this market develops will be vital for all the players involved – major pharma, biotechs, generic companies and CROs.

This unique, detailed, 200+ page report, includes a chapter on the commercial implications written by Jo Pisani and Yann Bonduelle, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare strategy consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report will enable you to:

  • See how the biotech landscape will change
  • Assess competition in specific markets
  • Understand how biosimilars will be approved
  • Grasp the details of the trials process
  • Understand the legal implications
  • Prepare for new launches

Contents include:

  • Strategies for entering the market
    • The opportunity
    • Development
    • Profit potential
    • Market structure
    • Substitution of biosimilars
  • Comparability
    • The impact of manufacturing
    • Preparation of comparability packages
    • Immunogenicity risk factors
    • Approved biosimilars
    • The future
  • Clinical trials
    • Protocol requirements
    • Factors affecting study size
  • Regulatory issues Europe
    • Clinical trial requirements
    • EU guidelines explained
    • Dealing with regulators
    • Role of the EC
    • Case studies and precedents
    • Routes to approval
  • Regulatory issues USA
    • The FDA position
    • Anticipated guidance
    • Case studies and precedents
    • Routes to approval in the US
  • Legal issues
    • The patent environment
    • Freedom to operate
    • Precedent
  • Opportunities and barriers
    • Commercial drivers
    • Drug markets
    • Country markets
    • Skill sets and core competencies


As well as the commercial analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers the report is edited by Dr Nicole Lyscom and written by leading experts in the field including:

  • Dr Tim Oldham, VP Business Planning and Operations Effectiveness, Mayne Pharma
  • Dr Meena Subramanyam, Senior Director, Clinical science and Technology, Biogen Idec
  • Dr Peter H Kalinka, CEO and Managing Director, Accelsiors Group International
  • Dr Gabrielle Schaeffner, Principal Consultant, Parexel International, Germany
  • Dr Alan Liss, Senior Director, Biotechnology, Duramed Research Inc
  • Dr Antonio Maschino, Partner, D Young and Co

This report is essential reading for anyone in the pharmaceutical, biotech and outsourcing industries from corporate management through development and research to marketing and sales. It gives an authoritative, detailed and clear explanation of the factors that will affect the market for biosimilars and their implications for the market and for the pharmaceutical industry.


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£1950 ($3600)

For further information about this report, please contact Marianne O'Neill on +44 (0)1256 336632
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Outsourcing Chemistry Services Made Easy

A Practical Guide for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries

Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are outsourcing more of their work than ever before – the list includes drug discovery, development, manufacture and marketing.

This new report provides a clear, comprehensive guide to the processes involved in outsourcing chemical and biotech development and production.

It will help you to:

• Understand the rationale for outsourcing
• See how outsourcing fits into the R&D continuum
• Select process development providers
• Negotiate contracts
• Manage the outsourcing process
• Understand when to outsource – and when not to
• Minimise outsourcing risk

As well as the complete guide the report contains in-depth interviews with development service providers and outsourcers to give a real life understanding of the issues from both sides of the fence. And it has a full listing of service providers categorised by services offered and location.

Contents include:

• Rational for outsourcing
• Research and development continuum
• Selecting a process development provider
• Contract negotiation
• Managing outsourcing
• Risk management
• Outsourcing economics
• Interviews with outsourcing companies
• Interviews with outsourcers
• Outsourcing directory

This 120 page report is published by Biopharm Knowledge Publishing, part of the Technomark group and costs just £695 ($1290). It is written and edited by Dr Ed Sampler of Charnwood Molecular and Hooshang Zavareh of Chempharmaserve Ltd.

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£695 ($1290)

For further information about this report, please contact Marianne O'Neill on +44 (0)1256 336632
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Legal aspects of outsourcing contracts in the pharmaceutical industry

Price: £495 ($895)
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Clinical Trial Supply
Essential Ingredients for Success in Clinical Trials.
Published: March 2006

The definitive guide:
• Written by industry experts
• Edited and produced by the leading outsourcing publisher and consultancy

Contents include:
• Development, formulation and manufacture
• Analytical development
• Packaging and labelling
• The regulatory challenge
• Logistics and distribution
• Automation
• CTS in emerging markets
• Market size and trends



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Price: £595 ($1075)
For further information about this report, please contact Marianne O'Neill on +44 (0)1256 336632
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