Medtech contract research organization Factory-CRO Group is changing its name to Avania. Formed Boston-based Boston Biomedical Associates (Marlborough, Mass.), Factory CRO (Bilthoven, Netherlands), Five Corners (Artarmon, Australia), and MileStone Research Organization (San Diego), Avania said it will bring together regional teams of experts across a wide range of therapeutic specialties, including medical devices, novel technology, […]
Boston Biomedical Associates
Boston Biomedical merges with Factory CRO
Meditech and biotech contract research organization Boston Biomedical Associates (BBA) has merged with Factory-CRO Group, a medtech and in vitro diagnostics contract research firm based in Bilthoven, Netherlands. The merger allows Factory-CRO Group, which already had a U.S. presence, to expand its services in this country. The company said it is the only medical device and medical technology […]
Irish contract medical device designer to launch Cleveland operations

Contract medical device designer and manufacturer Creganna-Tactx Medical plans to open an office in a business incubator on Cleveland Clinic’s campus.
The Galway, Ireland-based company specializes in minimally invasive devices for a wide range of customers, including startups to the world’s leading medical device firms.
Creganna-Tactx, Boston Biomedical partner for regulatory, clinical consulting

Contract research organization Boston Biomedical Associates will now have the added staff support of Creganna-Tactx Medical.
The two companies formed a joint venture under which Creganna-Tactx customers will have access to BBA’s clinical, regulatory and quality consulting services.