Meet Our Senior Kit Packer: Mary Thomassen

Posted by Sandra Hageman on Feb 3, 2020 1:51:55 PM

Eurofins Central Laboratory has over 20 years of experience in Kit Packing and Distribution Services. We provide sample collection kits for Clinical Trials, Commercial DNA Testing, Clinical Monitoring Programs and Post Marketing Surveillance, both inside and outside Eurofins. Eurofins Central Laboratory is a turnkey provider which deploys lean, globally standardized processes, enabling high quality GMP and FDA compliant specimen and transportation kits to be distributed worldwide.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Results, Drug Development, Development, Science Education, BioPharma, Quiet Hero

Meet Our Travelling Laboratory Technician: Tim van Opdorp

Posted by Sandra Hageman on Jan 6, 2020 6:00:00 AM

Tim graduated as Clinical Chemistry Technician at the Radius College in Breda, the Netherlands and is travelling around the world as one of Eurofins Central Laboratory’s Travelling Laboratory Technicians. Tim is one of Eurofins’ Quiet Heroes, standing between you and the hazards of an ever-changing, highly complex world, making sure you can trust the medicines you depend on.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Testicular Toxicity, Clinical Trial, Drug Development, Development, BioPharma, Quiet Hero

Eurofins reports Q3 2019 revenues increased 22.3% year-on-year to EUR 1,167m vs. EUR 955m in Q3 2018.

Posted by Mark Balbach on Nov 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM

Eurofins Central Laboratory is a member of Eurofins BioPharma Services, a division of Eurofins Scientific, (hereinafter sometimes “Eurofins” or “the Group”). As a member of the Group, we are pleased to release to you our Q3 2019 earnings. Over the first nine months of 2019, total revenues grew 23.6% to EUR 3,335m vs. EUR 2,698m during the same period last year. Eurofins continues to express strong organic growth of 6.4% reported in Q3 2019. In Western Europe and North America, Eurofins BioPharma Services continued to perform exceptionally, with a double digit organic growth in Q3 2019 thanks to sustained, above market and overall growth as strategic outsourcing remains strong in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Results, Drug Development, Development, Science Education, BioPharma

Cancer is Tough. The Quiet Hero is Tougher.

Posted by Jesse Gehris on Sep 20, 2019 3:10:14 PM

Prevention and Treatment of Cancer is the Most Significant Topic of the 21st Century

In 2018, there were 18 million reported cancer cases worldwide. This month, our Quiet Heroes behind the scenes at Eurofins Central Laboratory stand with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in recognizing September as Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Some of these cancers include:

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Clinical Trial, Drug Development, Development, BioPharma, Cancer, Blood Cancer

The Quiet Hero & World Hepatitis Day

Posted by Jesse Gehris on Jul 28, 2019 8:00:00 AM

The largest internal organ in the human body is the liver. The liver aids in digestion, energy storage, removal of toxins from the body, and supports many other functions. Because of the important job requirements set forth for this internal organ, evolution has assured us complete regeneration, so long as 25% of the tissue remaining is healthy.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Clinical Trial, Drug Development, Bioanalytical Testing, Development, BioPharma, Liver, Hepatitis

Join Eurofins at the 2019 DIA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA

Posted by Jesse Gehris on Jun 3, 2019 9:15:00 AM

Eurofins BioPharma Services will be attending the DIA Global Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, June 23-27! Join us at Booth 1705 to discover how our dedicated BioPharma laboratories provide seamless, end-to-end solutions to help customers progress through the drug development cycle through a single, experienced provider!

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Clinical Trial, Drug Development, Development, BioPharma, Gene Therapy

Eurofins Achieves 2019 CRO Leadership Award

Posted by Jesse Gehris on May 30, 2019 9:00:00 AM

For the 2019 CRO Leadership Awards, Life Science Leader magazine once again teamed up with Industry Standard Research (ISR) to determine the award recipients. More than 60 contract research organizations were assessed on over 20 performance metrics in ISR's annual CRO Quality Benchmarking survey. Eurofins is recognized as a recipient of these awards, exceeding customer expectations in every category.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Results, Drug Development, Development, BioPharma

FDA Efforts in Advancing Development of Gene Therapy

Posted by Brian Wile on May 24, 2019 9:25:52 AM

With Dr. Marks’ (Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research), recent perspective on FDA’s Effort to Advance the Development of Gene Therapy, he thoughtfully highlights the recent successes of approved gene therapies, highlights the expert resourcing within FDA, CBER and NIH being applied towards this therapeutic specialization and details the innovative programs and committees (Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC), Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation and the INTERACT program) being instituted and enacted by the FDA.  In addition, he highlights the critical issue facing success of this scientific endeavor, is quality manufacturing capacity but attentively details FDA action of awarding grants dedicated to industry stakeholders for the advancement of manufacturing technologies.

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Tags: FDA, Results, Drug Development, Cellular Response, Development, DNA, Gene Therapy

Eurofins Celebrates International Women's Day

Posted by Jesse Gehris on Mar 8, 2019 10:30:11 AM

Today, on March 8th, 2019, Eurofins Central Laboratory, a member of Eurofins BioPharma Services, celebrates International Women's Day (IWD).

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Quality, Results, Peace, Development, BioPharma, Leadership, International Women's Day

Newly Expanded Shanghai Facility

Posted by Jesse Gehris on Feb 26, 2019 11:52:02 AM

In 2017, China became the world's second-largest national pharmaceutical market, due to its aging population and rising medical needs. In its ongoing commitment to adapt to emerging trends in the pharmaceutical industry, Eurofins Central Laboratory,  a member of Eurofins BioPharma Services, has expanded its facility in Shanghai, China.

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Tags: Central Laboratory, Clinical Trial, Development, Science Education, Shanghai