Bristol to Pay Up to $475M for Amira - July 22, 2011

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Friday, July 22, 2011  |   |   |   |  Pharm-Olam International Acquires StatWorks, Inc. With Pharm-Olam's acquisition of StatWorks we have expanded our team Data Management and Biostatistics experts for functional outsourcing and full service clinical trials. Our comprehensive biometric services include: • Integration of randomization into EDC systems, eliminating IVRS costs, with added benefit of full inventory control over supplies • Adaptive, Sequential, and Bayesian design methods • CDISC, SDTM and ADaM datasets • SAS programming, eCRF design, and medical coding in MedDRA/WHO Drug • Streamlining and reconciling across SAE, CTMS, and study DB • Health Outcomes Research and Patient Reported Outcomes • Protocol development, sample size, and randomization Contact us at www.pharm-olam.com, info@pharm-olam.com, USA +1-713-559-7900, UK +44-0-1344-891121.   •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) to Pay Up to $475 Million for Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Scoops Up Lung Drug More... •  FDA Issues Alerts on Sanofi (France) (SASY.PA)'s Heart Drug Multaq More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to Committ $100 Million to Open Research Center in SF's Mission Bay; Space to Accomodate 40 Researchers More... •  FDA Panel Backs Additional Use of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)'s Remicade for Kids More... •  Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) and Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Sign Agreement to Establish Pioneering China Joint Venture More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE): Not Breaking Up Animal Health Unit More... •  Anonymous Biotech Firm Might Bring 356 Jobs to Sarasota More... •  European Medicines Evaluation Agency Warns About Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 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