India, March 27 -- Veeda Clinical Research, Ahmedabad-based full-service contract research organisation(CRO), has acquiredHeads, a privately held European CRO, which specialises in conducting clinical trials in oncology.

Established in 2010, Heads has operational presence in 25 multiple strategically important locations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific region. Through this acquisition, Veeda enters the league of global CROs with integrated capabilities to extend contract research services from discovery to clinical development extending to post commercial launch.

The acquisition provides Heads a strong operational platform and an opportunity to expand its expertise and capabilities to the Indian and South-East Asian markets...