OCTAGON RESEARCH ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER JAYE, DIRECTOR, PROCESS SOLUTIONS

Company Expands Operations to San Diego in Support of West Coast Client Base

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA - July 15, 2004 - Octagon Research Solutions, the leader in the electronic transformation of clinical R&D, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Jaye as Director, Process Solutions. Based in San Diego, Ms. Jaye has been selected to lead the west coast capabilities team for Octagon's Process Solutions group. In her new role, Ms. Jaye will manage capabilities assessments and process and technology implementations, assisting clients in developing electronic submission capabilities.

"Jennifer's practical experience in implementing new technologies and refining business practices will be a huge asset to our team", notes John Lawrie, Vice President, Process Solutions. "We feel that our clients will benefit greatly from her broad experience, her in-depth knowledge of industry standard tools and her practical experience relating to the changing requirements for electronic submissions".

Jennifer Jaye brings eight years of industry experience to the position, including over four years at Pfizer La Jolla (formerly Agouron) supporting document management and electronic publishing initiatives and three years as a consultant.  In her most recent consulting engagements, she developed standards, best practices and training associated with document management and regulatory publishing implementations for multiple global pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations.

"We are very pleased to have Jennifer joining our team," notes Jim Walker, President and CEO of Octagon Research Solutions Inc. "We are committed to offering extraordinary service to our west coast clients and we feel that making Jennifer's unique expertise accessible to San Diego clients will enable us to meet that commitment and exceed our client expectations".

About Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.

Octagon is a leading process-centric solutions provider that offers a suite of regulatory, clinical, process and IT solutions to the life sciences industry. Octagon synchronizes processes and increases automation to reduce island-to-island inefficiencies within the clinical research and development process. We leverage the power of electronic submissions through cross-functional eSub expertise, a holistic process approach, deep domain knowledge and creative use of technology. Octagon is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, with an office in Boston, MA. For more information please visit www.octagonresearch.com.