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Awarded at BioPharma Asia Industry Awards 2013 RALEIGH, N.C., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading clinical research organization, today announced it was voted "Best CRO" for the 3(rd) annual BioPharma Asia Industry Awards 2013. The winner was announced March 19 at an awards dinner in Singapore. "We are deeply honored to have been voted 'Best CRO'," said Kent Thoelke, PRA executive vice president, Scientific and Medical Affairs. "We have been working hard to continually...

Acquisition Advances PRA's Footprint in Eastern Europe RALEIGH, N.C., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading clinical research organization, today announced it has acquired privately held ClinStar, LLC, a clinical research organization managing Phase I-IV clinical research trials in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States. Through its operations in the region, ClinStar provides clinical development services to a wide range of pharmaceutical and...

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that it won the 2012 US Clinical Researcher of the Year's "Clinical Company of the Year" award as well as several individual honors at the competition's finals ceremony held recently in Cary, NC. Organized by the PharmaTimes, the event named PRA "Clinical Company of the Year" based on the total points earned by its employees' performances in individual competitions. Four PRA...

RALEIGH, N.C., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that it is participating in a groundbreaking Alzheimer's disease study that could lead to treatments delaying or even preventing the emergence of symptoms in people destined to develop the disease because of their genetic background. The clinical trial is a collaborative effort involving the Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI); Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG;...

RALEIGH, N.C., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that two of our experts will speak at the DIA 48th Annual Meeting being held in Philadelphia from 24-28 June. On 25 June at 3:30PM EDT, Gretchen Goller, Senior Director of PRA's Patient Access and Recruitment Services (PARS) group will deliver a speech titled "Setting Sites Up for Success in the New Digital Environment." Her discussion will focus on key elements of success for...

RALEIGH, N.C., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces a new agreement with Amgen for a series of Phase III studies to develop several biosimilar drugs on a worldwide basis. It is intended that PRA will serve as the sole provider of CRO services for these studies. A global leader in the biotechnology space, Amgen conducted a thorough search process to identify a CRO for Amgen's biosimilar development program and selected PRA. Amgen...

RALEIGH, N.C., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that the head of our Safety and Risk Management (SRM) group will chair a breakout session and speak at the World Drug Safety Congress being held in Boston, MA from 18-20 April 2012. PRA will also host an exhibit at booth #4, where PRA representatives will be available to discuss our successful approach to drug development programs. On 18 April at 1:10PM EDT, Dr. Sabine Richter,...

RALEIGH, N.C., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that two of our Asia-Pacific leaders will speak at the BioPharma Asia Convention 2012 being held 19-22 March in Singapore. PRA will also host an exhibit at booth D7, where additional PRA representatives will be available to discuss our approach to clinical trials. On 20 March at 12:10PM SGT, Dr. Kenneth Lee, PRA's Senior Director of Scientific Affairs-Asia, will discuss his...

RALEIGH, N.C., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that one of our Patient Access and Retention Services (PARS) experts will speak at the 21st Annual Partnerships(TM) in Clinical Trials being held in Orlando from 4-7 March. PRA will also host an exhibit at booth 219, where additional company representatives will be available to discuss our approach to clinical trials. On 7 March at 11:15AM EST, Gretchen Goller, PRA's Senior Director...

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA, a leading Clinical Research Organization, continues our expansion across the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region with the recent opening of an office in Singapore. The office will serve as PRA's central clinical operations location for the region, strengthening the quality and timeliness of our deliverables to sponsors. The Singapore facility, conveniently located in the heart of the city-state, will provide monitoring, project...