Thomson launches news service and e-newsletter.Thomson (Boston, MA) and ICON plc. (North Wales, PA/Eastleigh, UK), a contract research organization, have launched an electronic newsletter to cover the developing clinical research market in Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. (CEE cee n. The letter c. ). Inside Clinical Research-Central and Eastern Europe will be produced quarterly for 6000 professionals involved in clinical drug trials conducted in CEE. Thomson said the newsletter is designed to keep readers current with emerging trends, breaking news, best practices for conducting trials, and pipelines for drug development. Thomson noted that the number of drug trials conducted throughout CEE has grown by an average of 15%+ over the past five years and that "companies already operating there and those interested in entering the market have a high demand for targeted clinical research news information." In related news, Thomson Financial (New York) has launched "Thomson Financial News," an online news service that will be delivered via the Thomson One online suite. Content comes from more than 120 journalists and 100 Thomson analysts and market commentators. It also includes items from Thomson Financial's content sets, including IFR IFR abbr. instrument flight rules , CCBN CCBN Central Coast Bancorp CCBN Charles County Business Network , SDC SDC Silver Dollar City SDC Security Door Controls SDC Student Development Center SDC San Diego Chargers SDC Science Data Center SDC System Development Charges SDC Studebaker Drivers Club SDC San Diego, California (border patrol sector) deals data and Thomson First Call. Editorial consists of coverage of the bond market, including market summaries, court actions, international news, government and legislation, and breaking news, and the Global 1000, the top 1000 global firms. |
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