BIO 2008: QTCN goes to BIO

QCTN Pavilion, booth 4448 at BIO 2008

Queensland Clinical Trials Network Inc (QCTN) QCTN is a primary point of contact for domestic and international organisations seeking to undertake preclinical and clinical research in Australia, helping them to identify and connect with appropriate research institutes, hospitals, CROs and other life sciences' service providers. QCTN has established an independent Institutional Bio-safety Committee (IBC) and in 2008, will also operate an independent Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Working both of these committees in tandem will further assist sponsors in undertaking time and cost-efficient clinical research in Australia. www.qctn.com.au

BioAssayLINK BioAssayLINK's unique global online matching tool for companies, consultants, service providers and biomedical researchers involved in developing new healthcare products will be on display at BIO 2008. Since BioAssayLINK's launch in late 2006 (see ALS - July/August 2007) its global customer base has been growing steadily. BioAssayLINK offers a simple no frills rapid, cost-effective and customer-specific online matching service for its customers. Its founder, Dr Jeffery Smith, will deliver a presentation at BIO 2008 entitled 'Online virtual networks: benefits in identifying global R&D service providers, collaborators and partners'. www.bioassaylink.com

Biopharmaceuticals Australia BPA has been established with the support of the Queensland Government to achieve two broad objectives: to support and grow existing Australian biotherapeutic manufacturing organisations, and to facilitate synergies between complementary providers of clinical development services; and to design, fund and implement construction of the new facility to be operated in alliance with an experienced partner. The new facility will provide a service solution for companies with biological drug candidates who seek to outsource their process development and manufacturing. www.dtrdi.qld.gov.au/

Clinical Network Services CNS is an Australian-based contract research organisation (CRO) providing clinical management support to the healthcare community during the early phase clinical development of their products. CNS is Queensland's leading educator of research professionals (ACRP franchise owner and deliverer) and provider of quality consultation to all parts of the industry. CNS combines a responsive, internationally experienced team, with preferred partners and networks, resulting in the provision of innovative clinical research, quality and educational solutions. www.clinical.net.au

Emphron Emphron Informatics provides full clinical data management services. They have a comprehensive suite of standard operating procedures, and an established quality process. Their clinical databases are built using DMSys, which is 21CFR11 compliant. Both the product and their installation have been formally validated and satisfy all regulatory expectations. Emphron Informatics provides full clinical biostatistics and clinical SAS programming services for regulatory trials. www.emphron.com

Invest Brisbane Invest Brisbane, an experienced and world-class investment promotion agency, is Brisbane's leading business champion. Now the fastest growing capital city in Australia, Brisbane is experiencing a fundamental shift in its business landscape and Invest Brisbane plays a strategic role in helping companies navigate this environment. They focus on securing investment decisions that will maximise both Brisbane's long-term economic growth and the investing company's bottom line. Responsible for attracting, encouraging and retaining investment, they partner potential investors in their search for suitable business and opportunities and work with them during transition and implementation. www.investbrisbane.com

Perkins Resources Perkins Resources aims to deliver high-quality, value-added executive search and selection and scientific placement services to organisations and companies involved in science, technology and innovation. Based on an understanding of the complexities of the emerging sciences and the multiple talents that are required of the people employed in these areas, Perkins Resources brings together the expertise of the executive search and selection industry with a broad based knowledge of the science industry. www.perkinsresources.com

Q-Pharm Q-Pharm is a clinical trials company specialising in Phase I and II trials and bioequivalence and bioavailability studies. The company conducts trials on pharmaceutical, biotechnology and complementary medicine products spanning the areas of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic agents. Q-Pharm offers the best appointed early phase clinical trials facilities in Australasia. Their facilities include a dedicated outpatient and recruitment clinic, a specialties 12-bed clinic for the conduct of the most medically demanding trials and an open plan 36-bed facility for larger healthy volunteer trials. www.qpharm.com.au

Queensland Institute of Medical Research QIMR is a fully integrated biomedical R&D centre and one of the largest medical research institutes in Australia. QIMR has the capability to translate fundamental basic research from the discovery and development pahse, through manufacture to Phase I and II clinical trials. The Institute incorporates Q-Gen Pty Ltd, a TGA approved, cGMP manufacturing facility and Q-Pharm Pty Ltd, a company specialising in Phase I and II clinical trials and bioequivalence studies. www.qimr.com.au

TetraQ TetraQ is an Australian CRO providing a range of high-quality, integrated and tailored preclinical services (ADME, Efficacy, Pharmaceutics, Toxicology) globally to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Their NATA ISO 17025 (R&D) accreditation and GLP recognition allows their bioanalytical and toxiolcology work to be accepted internationally for regulatory review and provides a high degree of assurance for their clients. They work with companies developing new drugs, seeking assistance with selecting a drug candidate or requiring preclinical drug characterisation. www.tetraq.com.au

The Wesley Research Institute The Wesley Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit organisation located in the grounds of the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane. The Institute conducts research that focuses on the more immediate improvement of patient care and their quality of life. As well as funding collaborative research projects, the Institute has a rapidly expanding purpose built Clinical Trials Centre that has an excellent reputation over a wide range of clinical areas. All of the research staff and Clinical Research Coordinators at the Institute undergo extensive training in ICH-GCP. www.wesleyresearch.org.au