Octagon Announces Clinical Information Management Practice

For release on Feburary 12, 2001

King of Prussia, PA - Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. today announced the expansion of their service offerings to include a Clinical Information Management practice. This new addition to Octagon’s current services provides a complete approach to clinical research and development activities for organizations of any size.

The Clinical Information Management (CIM) Practice was developed to address significant time and resource constraints that are placed on biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors as they prepare data for submission to regulatory authorities. This activity is on the critical path to getting a new product approved for marketing. It is labor intensive, tedious, and requires substantial expertise in programming, analysis and coding. Competitive organizations continue to look at outsourcing these activities as a key strategy supporting shorter product development lifecycles.

Octagon’s Clinical Information Management (CIM) practice includes the following outsourcing alternatives:

• Database Design and Development
  
• CRF Design and Development
  
• SAE Reconciliation
  
• Database Safety Review
  
• Statistical Programming and Analysis
  
• Dictionary Coding
  
• Study Report and Summary Data Documentation
  

Jim Walker, President and CEO of Octagon, stated, “ We feel that clinical information management is a natural extension of our current capabilities. Our customers are seeking integrated solutions that are not limited by traditional functional barriers. By combining these capabilities with solid expertise and our existing electronic submission services, we feel that we can offer the most comprehensive solution on the market today.”

About Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. (Octagon) was established in 1999 as a Development Partnering Organization (DPO). Octagon’s founding philosophy integrates regulatory principles and information technology across the clinical research and development process.

Octagon offers unparalleled practical knowledge and industry expertise that spans the research and development lifecycle as well as the supporting business processes and technologies. Our diverse staff, with decades of experience, has been assembled based on the common goal of speeding the entire clinical drug development process. Our offerings are designed to complement and enhance organizational capabilities in order to expedite time to market.