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Companies sign up to new mobile research body

US— Representatives from major agencies and clients have formed a new industry association to develop guidelines and best practices for […]

Pollbob buys DIY pollster Mister Poll

US— Social polling platform Pollbob has acquired DIY polling site Mister Poll and plans to integrate its database of survey […]

RAS founder Sheila Kemp dies aged 85

UK— Sheila Spittle (née Kemp), founder of Research and Auditing Services, died in hospital on Boxing Day at the age […]

Sarah Phillips to lead healthcare research at Incite

UK— Incite has appointed Ipsos’s European head of healthcare, Sarah Phillips, to lead its healthcare practice.

IMS sells off SDI audit businesses to InVentiv

US— Healthcare consulting firm InVentiv has agreed to buy some of the research products of SDI – which regulators said had […]

Proposed EU data rules go too far, research bodies say

EUROPE— Industry bodies Esomar and Efamro have raised concerns about possible new European data protection rules, which they say could […]