Premier News

Premier Research Names Todd Leathers Executive Director for CNS

PHILADELPHIA, December 15, 2015 — Premier Research announces the appointment of Todd Leathers as Executive Director focusing on central nervous system studies. In this new role, Leathers will be responsible for strategic development and oversight of operational, regulatory, medical, and scientific planning for study design and implementation. He comes to Premier Research from Acurian, a...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

When Rare Diseases Take Research Far Afield: Dec. 15 Webinar

PHILADELPHIA, December 15, 2015 — Researching rare and ultra-rare diseases sometimes means taking the study to the patients, setting up sites in countries unaccustomed to hosting clinical research. Premier Research will examine the challenges of conducting trials in such unconventional locales at a webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Opening sites in countries where trials are...

New Premier Research Operations Center Will Add 260 Jobs in Durham

PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 2015 — Premier Research will create a new operations center in Durham, N.C., expanding its presence at Research Triangle Park with the addition of 260 jobs over the next five years. The company will invest more than $4.1 million through 2020 to create the new facility, staffed by project managers, clinical monitors,...

Quality

GCP Guideline Updates: What are the Implications? Find out Nov. 20 in London

PHILADELPHIA, November 20, 2015 — Proposed updates to the International Conference for Harmonization Good Clinical Practice guidelines would be the most significant changes to international clinical research guidance in 20 years. What’s changing, and how will it affect you? Nicky Dodsworth, Vice President for Global Quality Assurance at Premier Research, will discuss proposed revisions to...

Data Management & Biostatistics

The Ethical Challenges of Adaptive Design: Join a Premier Research Webinar Nov. 19

PHILADELPHIA, November 10, 2015 — What happens when a widely recognized advance in clinical trial design poses ethical questions? Find out Thursday, Nov. 19, at a complimentary Premier Research webinar, Ethical Considerations in Adaptive Design Clinical Trials. The hour-long event, starting at 11 a.m. EST / 4 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. CET, will examine particular...

Data Management & Biostatistics

A Smarter Tomorrow: How CROs Can Produce Better, More Objective Data

PHILADELPHIA, October 21, 2015 — Clinical research must produce consistent, reproducible results to be of real value. But too often, underlying decisions are based on opinions and not on well-defined, objective criteria, complicating things and making objectivity impossible. Nicky Dodsworth, Vice President for Global Quality Assurance at Premier Research, will address this issue at the...