Octagon’s History

Octagon was founded in 1999 as a development partnering organization, providing regulatory services to the life sciences industry. As the company grew, the Octagon team expanded the service offerings upstream to include outsourcing services in the Clinical area and process consulting services across the submission process. Training has been a component of every engagement and continues to be key to our leadership position in the industry. In support of the growing service offerings, Octagon developed a proprietary technology to manage all of the moving parts of the complex submission process. We realized that many life sciences professionals were struggling with similar process management challenges.

The company made a strategic decision to invest in the development and commercialization of the product and in 2003, Octagon launched ViewPoint^®, our enterprise process management solution. This solution supported our holistic process-centric view of drug development and enabled us to offer a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. In 2007, Octagon acquired an Electronic Data Capture provider to move us closer to our vision of supporting the entire drug development process “from data collection to submission”.

Presently, Octagon has four strategic lines of business that include Regulatory, Clinical, Process Consulting and Software solutions. Our offerings combine people, process and technology to provide complete capabilities to our valued clients. As industry standards emerge we continue to evolve our offerings and lead in the definition and execution of new business models for the life sciences industry.

Octagon’s Mission

Octagon’s mission is to transform the industry by synchronizing processes and increasing automation across islands of information.

Octagon’s Culture

The Octagon Team has developed “Octagon's Eight Rules of Thumb” that guide our actions and foster an entrepreneurial culture across the organization. The Rules of Thumb are an integral part of our daily activities. Because they are so important, the rules can be seen throughout our various locations and have been incorporated into our recruiting processes. We encourage entrepreneurial thinking and reward execution toward our corporate goals.

Octagon’s Eight Rules of Thumb

1. We develop a solution rather than present a problem when confronted with an issue.
2. Everything we do, we do on time and to our highest standard; what we deliver reflects on us and the company.
3. We are people with passion, a sense of urgency, and self-confidence.
4. We recruit “smart” people with high personal standards and a bias for action.
5. We seek people to enrich our culture, not reinvent it.
6. We understand that every client interaction affects our growth and success.
7. We service the clients, community and each other with commitment and integrity.
8. In order to be successful at Octagon we all need an entrepreneurial mindset.