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- Suven Life signs 2nd agreement with Eli Lilly on pre-clinical…
- ProTrials Joins Elite Group of US Contract Research rganizations to…
- Pleiad Devices Joins mniComm’s CR Preferred Program TM and…
- Preschoolers Benefit From Daycare Program To Prevent besity Study…
- A Dose of Desire

Suven Life signs 2nd agreement with Eli Lilly on pre-clinical…
Forbes – Mar 12, 2008
Under the terms of the agreement Suven will be responsible for discovery activities related to the identification and selection of clinical molecules in the area of CNS in association with Lilly. The company said it will receive research funding including potential discovery and development milestone payments of about 19 to 23 mln usd and potential royalties on net sales of any products that may be successfully commercialised from the collaboration. Shares in the company closed 6.

ProTrials Joins Elite Group of US Contract Research rganizations to…
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 12, 2008
– ProTrials Research Inc. (TM) a leader in the clinical research organization industry today announced.

Pleiad Devices Joins mniComm’s CR Preferred Program TM and…
Maketwire РMaketwire (Communiqu̩s de presse) РMar 12, 2008
The company’sprimary focus is providing clinical trial support services for medicaldevice companies. As part of the partnership with mniComm Pleiad willtake full advantage of the flexible intuitive and robust EDC solutionTrialMaster in an upcoming ophthalmology trial. “Pleiad’s clinical research team has years of experience in designingorganizing and managing clinical projects for medical device companies”said Stephen Brandao Vice President of Business Development for PleiadDevices. “ver the years our team has had experience with most of the EDCvendors in the marketplace. TrialMaster is one of the best EDC productsthat we have seen and we look forward to offering our medical devicecustomers this premier service. The team of clinical professionals at Pleiad Devices specializes inclinical research support specifically for medical device companies. Thecompany understands the regulatory issues in North America and Europe andprovides quality clinical research services that serve regulatorymarketing and reimbursement clinical research needs internationally… The team of clinical professionals at Pleiad Devices specializes inclinical research support specifically for medical device companies. Thecompany understands the regulatory issues in North America and Europe andprovides quality clinical research services that serve regulatorymarketing and reimbursement clinical research needs internationally. Pleiad ensures compliance with all FDA and EU clinical research regulationsso that all clinical data meet the regulatory standards of the majormedical device markets. The clinical team offers expertise in a widevariety of areas including endovascular surgery orthopedics gynecologytissue ablation ophthalmology combination products drug deliverytechnologies and nanotechnology. “ur CR Preferred Program offers companies like Pleiad a true partner thatwill deliver the ancillary services that CRs need to be competitive in theevaluation process such as co-marketing and sales support for EDC. We offerthe consummate partnership both comprehensive company support and deliveryof a first class EDC product” said Stephen Johnson Executive VicePresident of Business Development Services and Client Services andSupport. “At mniComm we are confident that our partnerships with CRslike Pleiad will ensure quality deliverables for the clinical researchclients that we serve.

Preschoolers Benefit From Daycare Program To Prevent besity Study…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Mar 12, 2008
author of the study and assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami Fla. "Children as young as 7 years old are experiencing health consequences of being overweight suggesting that intervention must occur as early as possible and involve the entire family. "Inner-city minority children spend many hours of the day in preschool making it a significant influence in many aspects of their lives. Children depend on their parents for nutrition and physical activity choices at this age so the home environment must be accounted for as well. "Natale and colleagues studied 2- to 5-year-old children from ethnically diverse low-income families in eight subsidized childcare centers in Miami Dade County Fla.

A Dose of Desire
Washington Post – Mar 12, 2008
The company tested 3000 women over the course of eight years before finally abandoning hope in 2004 that Viagra itself could be the female Viagra. "What we know is that very little of what’s going on with women and sex is below the waist" says Anita Clayton a professor at the University of Virginia’s Center for Psychiatric Clinical Research and co-author of "Satisfaction: Women Sex and the Quest for Intimacy. " "Almost all of it is above the neck. "Which gets you to another complexity: If lust is “above the neck” for women how exactly do you measure it? To win the pink Viagra sweepstakes the FDA wants data demonstrating an increase in the number of a woman’s “sexually satisfying events. ” But that’s hard to define and fantastically varied and it doesn’t necessarily translate as “orgasm. “So pink Viagra must clear a higher hurdle than Viagra ever did — it has to spark desire that also leads to satisfying events.