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The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Brian Orelli	Clinical Trial Failures Don't Bother These Companies Contract research organizations, outsourcing companies hired by pharmaceutical and biotech companies to run pre-clinical tests and clinical trials for them, succeed even when drugs fail, and more work may be coming their way.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Brian Gorman	Much Ado About PAREXEL The contract research services provider's shares have been on a roller coaster ride lately, but the ups and downs don't make a lot of sense. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Brian Gorman	Leaning on a Stronger Covance The drug development services company is helping big pharmaceutical firms. While the company's valuation of 24 times 2005 earnings is a bit a rich, Covance should be on investors' radar.
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The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Recession Schmession, This Industry Is On Fire Contract research organizations do pre-clinical research and run clinical trials for drug developers on the cheap. With pharmaceutical companies cutting back on costs, CROs are in the perfect position to benefit.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Brian Gorman	Charles River's Big Buy Charles River Laboratories is buying Inveresk Research Group in what appears to be a bid to control more of the burgeoning market for preclinical drug development services.
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The Motley Fool December 16, 2003 David Nierengarten	Biotech's Next Phase It's been a great year for biotech, but don't count on a repeat in 2004. Here are some tips for evaluating biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	How Do You Say 'Drug Development' in Mandarin? Drug giant Novartis announces that it's heading to China in a big way.
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The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Brian Gorman	Korea's Biotech Bet Korea's new facility could stimulate biotech research in Asia and lower costs for biotech companies.
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Bio-IT World August 2005 Ellen H. Julian	Tech Expertise Singles Out Outsourcers Biopharmaceutical companies are flocking to consultants, outsourcers, and staffing firms to help with discrete clinical trial processes to gain access to advanced technologies and reduce the drain on already-scarce IT resources.
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