Sentences with phrase «at contract research»

The agency's response mirrors how it handled an earlier instance of scientific misconduct at another contract research organization

The company said it learned about «misconduct at a contract research organization (CRO) facility in Houston» from the FDA and that it cooperated with investigations by the FDA and its European counterpart.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Wireless contracts written in clear language would be a start, but more needs to be done, said Catherine Middleton, the Canada Research Chair in Communication Technologies in the Information Society at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Kirby also worked at BAbCO (acquired by Covance) for six years where he managed a majority of its contract research services.

The General Social Survey supplement measuring of broad - based employee stock ownership, profit sharing, and stock options is conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago on contract with the Employee Ownership Foundation.

«The combined value of federal grants and contracts for research and related activities at Vanderbilt University, including the Medical Center, totaled $ 424 million in fiscal year 2009.»

He was previously the Associate Director of the North American Integration and Development Center in the School of Public Affairs at UCLA from 1995 to 2006, where his research focused on NAFTA, contract agriculture in Mexico, fair trade coffee in Oaxaca, regional competitiveness of the produce industry, living wages in Los Angeles, and immigration and farm labor in California.

At the same time that she was ingesting all this psychological research about motivation, Farrington was also studying the related sociological literature, which was concerned with how institutional structures affect individual behavior and, specifically, how certain educational structures — like school funding mechanisms, teacher contracts, or patterns of segregation — might incline students toward success or failure.

CSEA and Health Research, Incorporated Reach Tentative Agreement on Contract for 1,500 Workers Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 07:44 am

The Research Foundation's procurement policy requires at least three written proposals for any contract worth more than $ 100,000.

The effect of the Triborough Amendment is significant: Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative research group, has estimated that longevity - based pay increases for teachers, guaranteed by the amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets annually.

Charlotte Keith's story detailed the dynamics of the deal in which a state development agency contracted with LPCiminelli to build office space to house Albany Molecular Research Inc. at the Conventus building.

The Research Foundation's procurement policy requires at least three written bids or proposals for any contract worth more than $ 100,000.

Other non-profits: for research institutions, government bodies, and private non-profit organizations, the total FTE count includes all current employees, whether on a permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis, at all sites covered by the license.

Hospitals: full - time - equivalents include (a) current professional and medical staff, such as doctors, nurses, and medical technicians, whether on a permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis, at all sites covered by the license; (b) all researchers, research associates, and medical students employed or enrolled at the hospital.

If you have a particular gift for asking questions or innovative thinking, then you might want to look at consultancies — and particularly those that are contracted to support the research process in other organisations by generating ideas or solving problems.

In a U.S. survey conducted in 1995 by Eric Campbell, a health policy researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and his colleagues, more than a quarter of life - science faculty members reported receiving support from industry through grant agreements and research contracts.

But even today, scientists «are fired after 5 years at the CNRS» — the French national research agency — «so the research organizations or universities won't be obliged to give them an open - ended contract, which very much complicates their lives and the lives of the laboratories,» says Guillaume Bossis, a CNRS biologist at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier.

I spent the following year as a postgraduate fellow under contract with the physics department of the local university, continuing my research project at INFM - TASC.

Unfortunately though, I don't think there is, at the moment, a union for contract research staff,» laments Stephen Clark, long - term contract researcher.

Such short postdoc contracts are «counterproductive,» says Patrick Lemaire, a group leader in developmental biology at the Cell Biology Research Center of Montpellier who is co-author of the report and co-founder of Sciences en Marche, because they don't offer the time or stability necessary to develop a research direction or acquire newResearch Center of Montpellier who is co-author of the report and co-founder of Sciences en Marche, because they don't offer the time or stability necessary to develop a research direction or acquire newresearch direction or acquire new skills.

I started working as a research chemist at the company that had granted me the student bursary, as this was part of the contract agreement.

This was true for Lauren DiGenarro, who landed a permanent clinical - research position following a 4 - month contract at a pharmaceutical company.

The French Ministry for Higher Education and Research recently announced plans to offer the opportunity to work as a doctorant - conseil to most Ph.D. students through the doctoral contract they typically sign at the beginning of their Ph.D..

It is unclear at this stage just what specific research areas are to be covered by the draft policy, which includes the following statement: «The policy pertains to all research, including animal, human, or basic research, or research training, conducted with grant, contract, or cooperative agreement support from any agency, or office, of the PHS.»

David Clark, director of research and innovation at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, showed that the demand for contract research has increased dramatically in the 35 years since the Research Councils were formed research and innovation at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, showed that the demand for contract research has increased dramatically in the 35 years since the Research Councils were formed Research Council, showed that the demand for contract research has increased dramatically in the 35 years since the Research Councils were formed research has increased dramatically in the 35 years since the Research Councils were formed Research Councils were formed in 1965.

At that time, there were only 5000 contract research staff (CRS) employees, and those who wanted a permanent academic job could reasonably expect to get one.

A researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, Maryland, has contracted rabbit fever — also known as tularemia, USAMRIID officials announced today.

Research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facilities operated by Argonne National Laboratory (contract DE-AC02-06CG11357), the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health (grant U01MH109100), the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity MICrONS project, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIMPLEX program (contract N66001 -15-C-4041) and DARPA GRAPHS program (contract N66001 -14-1-4028).

Young researchers on short - term contracts in particular view the law as the last — or at least the latest — blow to their professional ambitions at the hands of the Italian academic research system.

«The temporary research staff will be the first to be left behind, just not hired anymore» once their contracts run out, says Marcella Ravaglia, a 32 - year - old postdoctoral computational chemist at the University of Ferrara who is also an RNRP member.

RyC scholars receive five - year contracts to conduct research at various institutes throughout the nation.

«Not all institutions have the same rules,» she says, noting that some research centers have let their scientists sign a contract that bars them from publishing at all.

While discovery - type positions tend to be filled by postdocs and graduate students, people who perform drug formulation research and contract manufacturing at places like the universities of Kentucky, Iowa, and Maryland often take permanent positions as group leaders, supervisors, or technicians, Mayer adds.

While publishing research in at least four disciplines, she has also been active in various career improvement initiatives for contract researchers.

Peter Stiegler, a postdoc who worked for the Port of Technology compiling a venture capital database, and soon after was hired by Ingenix, a Philadelphia - based contract research organization, says «Working at the Port definitely helped me make the transition from the lab to where I am now.

Professor Asif Ahmed, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health and Professor of Vascular Biology at Aston University, said: «Our latest research highlights that compounds that deliver low levels of carbon monoxide can block specific ion channels in the heart muscle to allow the muscle time to contract properly and forcefully in a coordinated fashion.

Clinical researchers can end up anywhere from academia, where posts are based at university medical school research units or at hospital research units, to pharmaceutical or biotech companies, or in contract research organisations (CROs), which carry out clinical trials for drug or biotech companies.

Organic chemist Carolyn Bertozzi, an HHMI investigator at the University of California, Berkeley, says she's already cancelled some expensive service contracts, stopped paying some travel costs for job candidates, and plans to reduce the size of her 34 - member research group through attrition.

At the other end of the clinical spectrum from contract research are the trials that commercial companies are unlikely to do.

Most biomedical research organizations have a contract for occupational medical services, says James Schmitt, medical director for the occupational medical service at NIH, but they should be a last resort.

In spite of the less secure work contracts and the lack of civil service status for professors, he and quite a few other scientists working at private research universities can well imagine a long - term stay at these institutions.

Commercial work now accounts for 93 percent of the archaeological research done in the United Kingdom, and academics must take note of the data generated by contract units, says Kenneth Aitchison, head of projects and professional development at the Institute for Archaeologists, the body representing commercial archaeologists in Britain.

«Short - term contracts are especially damaging for women on maternity leave,» says Rachel Tobbell, head of research support at the Royal Society.

The research is done at 14 EPA laboratories in 12 states, and through external grants to universities and contracts with private firms.

The initiative comes at a time when contracts governing the exchange of research tools, so - called Materials Transfer Agreements (MTAs), are causing increasing frustration (Science, 10 October 1997, p. 212).

Action potentials, also known as nerve impulses, are electrical messages sent from our brains to other organs and muscles; for instance, nerves in the brain transmit action potentials through neural networks to direct our arm muscles to contract in order to call into action our hands to lift or hold an item, a primary research focus at the Columbia Motor Neuron Center, to which both the Zhang and Wichterle labs are affiliated.

Although Ph.D. students may also get such a contract for 1 year, the ATER positions allow young researchers to receive a salary for their teaching while carrying their research on the side and applying for a permanent position within universities.

Previous research has shown that blood vessels tend to contract at high altitude, so researchers decided to see if they could improve blood vessel function at high altitude simply by having test subjects drink beet juice.