Pharma Medica

Pharma Medica Research Inc. is a Canadian research and development company that works with pharmaceutical companies and performs clinical trials in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.[2] The company is based near Toronto, Canada[3][4] with headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.[4] Pharma Medica has locations in Scarborough, Ontario[1]

Pharma Medica
IndustryHealth and Science[1]
Founded1998
HeadquartersMississauga, Ontario
Number of locations
Websitewww.pharmamedica.com

History

Pharma Medica was founded in 1998. The former subsidiary of Cipher Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,[5] develops and researches medical writing, bioanalysis, data management, and clinical trial monitoring.[6] It has conducted over 4000 clinical trials and is certified GLP compliant.[7]

In 2012, Omnicomm Systems licensed TrialMaster EDC to Pharma Medica to use the software in clinical trials.[8]

Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri met with Pharma Medica at the 2013 International BIO Convention in Chicago to discuss growth into Missouri, the United States national leader in the biotechnology, agribusiness, and life science industry. The company’s first expansion outside of Canada opened in St. Charles, Missouri in November 2013.[9][10] The St. Charles expansion cost the company $30.8 million and was to create 320 new jobs to be hired out in the course of three years.[2][4][10] This U.S. site had capacity to operate 10 clinics, but due to many FDA investigations[11], it never conducted a formal study that brought a drug to market.

After several years of being investigated by the FDA and a dozen lawsuits, Pharma Medica USA closed its doors on January 29, 2019.[12]

References
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  4. "Pharma Medica Research To Set up First U.S. Facility in St. Charles, MO". Economic Development. October 4, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
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  8. Ryan McBride (February 27, 2012). "OmniComm licenses clinical trials software to CRO Pharma Medica". Fierce Biotech IT. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  9. "Gov. Nixon joins company officials in opening new Pharma Medica Research Inc. facility in St. Charles". Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. November 20, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  10. "Canadian-based Pharma Medica Research Opens $30.8 Million Research Facility In St. Charles, Missouri". Area Development. November 20, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. Washington Information Source Co (2016). "Pharma Medica Research, St. Charles, MO, Kansas City District" (PDF). Food and Drug Inspection Monitor. 21 (10): 12. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  12. ssa2016 (29 January 2019). "Pharma Medica in St. Charles is closed". Just Another Lab Rat!. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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