Pharmacy Market
PRNewswire | July 21, 2023
Catalyst Clinical Research an industry-leading provider of specialized clinical development solutions, announced today it has acquired Genpro Research ("Genpro"), a Massachusetts-based global clinical research organization with staff in the US, India, and Ireland.
Genpro is a next generation services and technology partner for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices industry with expertise in biometrics, medical writing, RWE, and AI enabled automation product development. Genpro will continue to be led by Dr. Sachin Marulkar and the existing management team.
Commenting on the announcement, Catalyst CEO Nick Dyer said, "We are hugely enthusiastic about the addition of Genpro to our family. We share the opportunity to expand our global footprint, broaden and deepen our services, and to use the AI platform to create value for ourselves and customers in a range of labor-intensive document creation processes. In addition, our approach to prioritizing culture and treating our teams like family are similar and will act as a critical foundation for our combined company as we move forward."
Genpro CEO Dr. Sachin Marulkar added, "By joining Catalyst, we will continue to expand our biometrics, scientific reporting and technology offerings, have access to more opportunities globally, and provide our clients with additional products and services. We are excited to utilize the synergies in advancing our AI/ML technology platform to create beneficial new tools and improve the efficiency of clinical research. Catalyst is highly aligned with our purpose, values, and our relationship-driven focus. We look forward to stepping into these opportunities while still acting with the speed and flexibility our customers value and maintaining the collaborative culture that is so important to our employees."
This acquisition adds more than 120 team members in India with expertise in biometrics and medical writing further bolstering Catalyst's robust functional service offerings. This further enables biopharma, MedTech and CRO clients (current and future) to access Catalyst's specialized clinical research services, along with broader expertise in global time zones, new solutions, and early access to innovative automation platforms.
Melissa Church, Senior Vice President, Strategy at Catalyst, expressed the strategic significance of the acquisition, emphasizing its importance in advancing Catalyst's commitment to providing top-notch specialized clinical development solutions. She stated, "Catalyst is extremely intentional in its acquisition approach, ensuring we choose organizations that are additive to our capabilities and match well with our people-first culture. In Genpro we are gaining a very talented team delivering function specific biometrics and medical writing services which fits squarely in our strategic growth plan supporting both our Catalyst Flex and Catalyst Oncology solutions. This creates more value for our customers, collaborators, partners and investors long term."
Highlighting scientific and innovation focus of the deal, Kapil Khambholja, Genpro's CSO and Practice Head of Medical Writing, Real-World Evidence, and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (RWE & HEOR) emphasised both company's shared commitment for advancing therapies beyond milestones to transforming lives. Dr Kapil stated, "This partnership will propel Genpro's automation roadmap forward, aligning strategically with Catalyst's interests. We are also thrilled to see Genpro's scientific initiatives gaining momentum, and we eagerly anticipate collaborating with Catalyst's dedicated team to inspire advancements of breakthrough therapies touching lives."
About Catalyst Clinical Research
Catalyst is a clinical research organization (CRO) that provides highly customizable solutions to the global biopharmaceutical industry through two established, branded solutions: Catalyst Oncology and Catalyst Flex. The company provides full-service oncology CRO offerings through Catalyst Oncology and multi-therapeutic Client- or Catalyst-managed functional services through Catalyst Flex. With around 1000 staff and offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions, Catalyst's flexible service model is built from more than a decade of listening to customers, devising customer-centric solutions, and helping customers drive breakthrough clinical studies by leveraging expert teams and innovative technologies.
Catalyst is a portfolio company of QHP Capital, a leading healthcare and life sciences investment firm.
About Genpro Research
Genpro Research is a technology and services partner dedicated to serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices industries. By providing expertise in biostatistics, data sciences, medical writing & evidence synthesis, the focus has been on thoughtful service execution on clinical studies. And, as an experienced technology provider, Genpro uses Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing algorithms for clinical development and post-launch activities, Genpro's central commercial platform called MaiA is used for Evidence Generation and Study Report Automation that brings depth and clarity to enable informed decision making.
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VIEWS AND ANALYSIS, PHARMACY MARKET
PRNewswire | July 31, 2023
LSPedia, a leading SaaS provider specializing in product traceability solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has partnered with Altro Pharmaceuticals, enabling Altro customers to easily comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) ahead of the FDA's final deadline on November 27, 2023.
Altro provides expertise and services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors, helping them expand their businesses, streamline supply chain operations, increase efficiency, and more. Now, its services include proven, worry-free turnkey DSCSA compliance, thanks to LSPedia's easy-to-use, comprehensive OneScan software suite.
Sandy Greco, President of Altro Pharmaceuticals, noted, "Getting DSCSA right is essential to the smooth flow of business in the pharma supply chain, so we take it incredibly seriously, and we absolutely want our customers to succeed with it. LSPedia has the industry's best track record for user experience, scalability, and success – we can say for sure we're offering the best service available."
LSPedia's OneScan Suite enables manufacturers and wholesalers to quickly achieve full compliance with all DSCSA requirements, including serialization, sending and receiving EPCIS data, verification, and interoperability. Further, the solution includes access to LSPedia's Investigator for Exceptions Management, the industry's gold standard for alerting, resolving, and preventing EPCIS transaction errors.
"Altro is a perfect partner for LSPedia," said LSPedia CEO Riya Cao. "With so little time left before the compliance deadline, access and convenience are essential. Altro supports its customers with a deep service portfolio, and there's every reason it should include easy, complete DSCSA compliance."
About LSPedia
LSPedia is a leading provider of turnkey DSCSA compliance and SaaS solutions in the pharmaceutical industry. CMOs, manufacturers, 3PLs, wholesale distributors, dispensers, and healthcare providers use LSPedia's OneScan solution to make, move, track, verify, ship, and receive serialized products at every point in the supply chain.
As the largest processor of serialized data in the industry, LSPedia builds solutions with workflow, automation, and data security at their core. OneScan delivers flexible integrations, high-performance product verification, and state-of-the-art EPCIS data exchange; LSPedia's Investigator platform is the gold standard for serialization exceptions management, as the first collaborative platform to resolve EPCIS errors and supply chain issues in real time.
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Pharmacy Market
Businesswire | July 07, 2023
Cytel Inc., provider of quantitative insights and health data analytics to leaders in life sciences, has acquired stève consultants, specialists in market access, real-world (RWE), and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). The acquisition further expands Cytel’s real-world & advanced analytics (RWAA) capabilities, giving sponsors an expanded global offering, with access to additional specialists and localized expertise. This acquisition continues the company’s growth in key European markets, following the recent acquisition of Nordic regulatory affairs and RWE experts SDS Life Science. Cytel now stands as one of the largest global providers of HEOR, RWE, global value strategy and market access consulting.
Achieving favorable market access is crucial in today’s highly competitive clinical development environment. But doing so is challenging and requires access to deep region-specific expertise. Cytel has long excelled at using proven quantitative techniques to transform real-world data into actionable insights to help sponsors successfully tap into new markets. The acquisition of stève consultants continues this journey, augmenting and extending the localized market access, product launch, and regulatory support it can offer in France, a critical European market.
"stève consultants have crafted a team of unparalleled know-how in regional market access, HEOR, and RWE,” said Radek Wasiak, General Manager, Real-World and Advanced Analytics (RWAA), Cytel. “We look forward to welcoming them to Cytel as together we can now provide an exceptional service at the local level in France but also plug into the global dossier needs of our clients. For sponsors, this means a more global strategic offering, deeper connectivity to world-class expertise in France, and greater product launch success.”
stève consultants has spent 17 years optimizing the value of its customers’ healthcare products for the French market, with deep expertise in market access, HEOR, and RWE. stève consultants is a leader in market access and one of the largest and most accomplished RWE services providers in France.
“Joining forces with Cytel further expands the insight and support we can offer for market access and market maintenance in France,” said Stève Bénard, Executive Manager, stève consultants. “Both companies share a pioneering spirit, long-held market reputations for scientific rigor, and an excellent client service ethos. We’re proud to play a critical role in augmenting the way sponsors tap into markets and transform patients’ lives.”
The transaction was closed on June 30, 2023. Terms were not disclosed.
About Cytel
Cytel is the largest provider of statistical software and advanced analytics for clinical trial design and execution. For over thirty-five years, Cytel’s scientific rigor and operational excellence have enabled biotech and pharmaceutical companies to navigate uncertainty, prove value and make confident, evidence-based decisions. Its experts deliver industry-leading software, data-driven analytics, real-world evidence and strategic consulting. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Cytel has more than 2,000 employees across North America, Europe and Asia.
About stève consultants
stève consultants, founded in 2006, is a consulting and research company specializing in optimizing the value of healthcare products on the French market. stève consultants supports its biotech and pharmaceutical clients in the development and the implementation of their regional market access strategy, including the implementation of early access programs, the demonstration of health-economic value, the generation of real-life data and the writing of HTA dossiers. stève consultants is a leader in market access, and one of the most accomplished RWE service providers in France. stève consultants has extensive experience and works on the latest therapeutic innovations.
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