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 RPS RPS, The Next Generation CRO, provides comprehensive global Phase II-IV clinical development solutions to the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device and Diagnostic industries. By combining an experienced clinical research operations infrastructure with the industry's largest resourcing engines, RPS is uniquely positioned to offer our Customers a broad spectrum of outsourcing solutions. These solutions range from globally Embedded functional and cross-functional programs to enhanced global full-service solutions, and are powered by highly experienced project teams providing innovative, seamless, cost-effective and high quality services. With more than 4,000 employees, RPS operates in 64 countries across the globe. http://www.rpsweb.comPlatinum Sponsors
 Covance Covance, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, US, is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive drug development services companies, with annual revenues greater than $1.9 billion and more than 10,000 employees in over 60 countries. Covance has the people, process, client service, and global resources to respond to biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients’ toughest drug development challenges.
With the most comprehensive portfolio of preclinical, clinical development, and commercialization services, Covance provides industry-leading services, the world’s largest central laboratory network, and a global team of clinical trial and commercialization experts.
http://www.covance.com
 ICON ICON is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We specialise in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. We have helped to develop 90% of the world’s top 20 drugs and continue to provide exceptional and innovative services to fulfill our clients' clinical trials’ requirements. These services which include clinical research, clinical pharmacology, imaging, laboratory, late phase & outcomes research and resourcing are offered through the expertise of our six global divisions. For more information, please go to http://www.iconplc.com
 INC Research We are a therapeutically focused contract research organization with a high performance reputation for conducting global clinical development programs of the highest integrity. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies look to INC Research for a complete range of customized Phase I - Phase IV programs in therapeutic areas of specialty, and in innovative pediatric and women’s health trials. Our Trusted Process® methodology and therapeutic foresight leads our customers to more confident, better-informed drug and device development decisions. http://www.incresearch.com
 PharmaNet/i3 PharmaNet/i3, the inVentiv Health clinical segment, is recognized as a leading provider of global product development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical device companies, including therapeutically specialized capabilities for Phase I-IV clinical development, bioanalytical services, and staffing from a single clinical professional to an entire functional team. For intelligent solutions needed to accelerate high quality drug development programs of all sizes around the world, PharmaNet/i3 works for you. http://www.pharmanet-i3.com
 PPD PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing discovery, development and lifecycle management services. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. Through strong strategic alliances and close partnership with our clients, we apply innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and quality services to help maximize returns on R&D investments and accelerate delivery of safe, effective therapeutics. http://www.ppdi.comGold Sponsors
 Esoterix Esoterix Clinical Trials Services (ECTS), a division of LabCorp, combines standardized international laboratory capabilities with sophisticated diagnostic technologies to provide a broad portfolio of clinical assays to support drug and diagnostic clinical studies. We have four dedicated central lab facilities located in Belgium, China, Singapore, and the United States. Our scientific team, with expertise across all major therapeutic areas, provides extensive support for protocol design and custom assay development. An experienced operations team delivers focused project management and investigator services, and our global data management system provides a single study set-up mechanism that ensures accurate, reliable and quality results every time regardless of geography, timeline or sample origin. http://www.esoterixtrials.com
 United BioSource Corporation (UBC) UBC is a global medical and scientific affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. We help clients generate authoritative, real-world evidence of product effectiveness, safety and value, to assist health care decisions and enhance patient care.
UBC brings together recognized scientific and industry experts, research operations professionals, and leading-edge technologies to provide innovative solutions across the product lifecycle.
With experts and operations in strategic locations worldwide, UBC offers the global reach and local expertise necessary to support the largest and most complex multinational product development programs. For more information, visit unitedbiosource.com. http://www.unitedbiosource.comAssociate Sponsors
 Beardsworth Consulting Group, Inc. Beardsworth is a full-service, oncology-focused, CRO specializing in business solutions for complex clinical trials. In 2011, we have brought together our vaccine and oncology trial expertise in support of newly emerging oncology vaccine technologies. Our multi-disciplined staff averages 20+ years experience supporting research studies from trial design through FDA approval. Beardsworth is the founding partner of OncologyOneSM – an alliance of best-in-class regional CROs providing global reach with local expertise for oncology trials. Celebrating our 25th year in 2011, Beardsworth is a WBENC-certified, women-owned business and CCR registrant. http://www.beardsworth.com
 Chiltern International Established in 1982, Chiltern is a leading global clinical Contract Research Organization with extensive experience conducting and staffing international Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials across a broad range of therapeutic areas, functional service provision and contract staffing solutions for a wide variety of clients. Chiltern has conducted trials in more than 40 countries and employs nearly 1,300 people globally. http://www.chiltern.com/
.jpg) Clinical Reference Laboratory Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL Global Services) is a global full
service central laboratory founded on solid scientific expertise and a
strong customer service focus. CRL has been serving the pharmaceutical
industry since 1995 and offers a wide range of testing including
Chemistries, Hematology, Urinalysis, Endocrinology, Serology,
Biomarkers, DNA, RNA extraction, Genotyping, and Sequencing. Worldwide
global services include the USA, EU, Australia, Japan, South Africa,
Singapore, and South America.
 Cognizant Cognizant Life Sciences partners with 27 of the top 30 global pharmaceutical/biotech organizations. We enable business transformation by delivering consulting, analytics, IT and business process outsourcing support. Our comprehensive clinical data management and biostatistics solutions improve clinical outcomes by increasing the productivity, quality and efficiency of the drug development process. http://www.cognizant.com
 CoreLab Partners, Inc CoreLab Partners is a global independent core lab providing best-in-class centralized cardiac safety services and medical imaging assessment solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sponsors of Phase I-V studies. Our commitment to service quality and scientific excellence is focused on expediting our clients’ drug development program. http://www.corelabpartners.com/
.jpg) ERT As the industry leader in cardiac safety drug research, respiratory research and multi-mode ePRO solutions ERT (www.ERT.com) has provided unparalleled scientific and regulatory leadership to biopharmaceutical, Contract Research Organizations (CROs) and medical device companies — around the globe. ERT is the one experienced partner to turn to for best-in-class solutions and best-in-class advisement, whenever you need to collect and manage clinical data to deliver quality results that support getting your new drugs to market. It’s time to let ERT put our experience to work for you. http://www.ert.com
.bmp) Eurofins Global Central Laboratory
At Eurofins Global Central Laboratory, laboratory science is our
sole focus. With over 20 years of experience and scientific expertise, we
utilize our global central laboratories to continually attain the most cost
effective and efficient solutions for your clinical trial needs. We are
dedicated to providing all laboratory testing needed in clinical trials and
have developed one of the broadest testing portfolios available in the
pharmaceutical industry today. By combining all laboratory testing in one project,
we offer synergetic benefits with regard to turnaround time
of results, harmonized procedures, logistics and reporting. Eurofins Global Central
Laboratory supports its customers with 6 wholly-owned facilities in the United
States, Europe, India, Singapore and China. With three central laboratories
operating in the Asia-Pacific region, Eurofins Global Central Laboratory is
considered as one of the top central laboratory organizations in the
world. If required, we extend our global coverage through standardized local
central laboratory partners to reduce costs, accelerate logistic timelines, or
to accommodate local needs for a given study.
http://pharma.eurofins.com
.JPG) Fisher Clinical Services With a network of cGMP facilities strategically located across the globe to support the conduct of clinical trials, world-wide, we offer global support for all aspects of clinical supply management including comparator and co-medication sourcing, ancillary supply procurement, packaging, labeling, distribution, storage, through to returns and destruction. With more than twenty years of experience exclusively focused on clinical trials, we can offer guidance and full logistics support across all programs and projects http://www.fisherclinicalservices.com
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 HRP Consulting Group HRP Consulting Group is a leading provider of human subject protection consulting services to stakeholders in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries and to research-driven institutions. We specialize in building minimally invasive processes and training programs aimed at ensuring total compliance across the research and development enterprise. HRP uses its over 50 years of combined experience in human subject protections to deliver cost-effective services to research sponsors, clinical research organizations, investigative sites, and IRBs. http://www.thehrpconsultinggroup.com
 Intelsius Incorporated in 1998, Intelsius is a subsidiary of DGP Life Science Ltd. Intelsius specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of temperature-controlled packaging and regulatory-compliant sample transport solutions. With a strong focus on developing environmentally sustainable products and procedures, we offer clients an eco-friendly way to ensure the integrity of their products. Intelsius has a growing global presence, with manufacturing facilities, distribution hubs and local offices situated throughout the world, including North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.intelsius.com
.png) Marken Marken provides supply chain solutions by integrating depot and logistics services to manage materials through the entire clinical trial life cycle. Supporting more than 6,000 investigator sites across more than 100 countries, Marken services extend the reach of clinical trials to even the most remote geographies. http://www.marken.com
 Medpace Medpace is a leading global full-service clinical research organization providing Phase I-IV core development for biopharmaceutical and device programs. Highlighted by medical and regulatory expertise, Medpace has developed therapeutically focused teams to execute at all operational levels, providing complete and seamless drug development services. With clinical trial experience in over 40 countries, Medpace creates strategic partnerships to provide the most efficient and cost-effective path to drug development – from program planning and execution to product approval. http://www.medpace.com
.jpg) Merge Healthcare With more than 20 years dedicated to serving the clinical trials community, Merge Healthcare, a leading eClinical solution provider, combines expert study management with our proven technologies to offer compliant and cost-effective means to collect, manage and report clinical trial data. The Merge suite features integrated and portal-enabled medical imaging, EDC, IVR/IWR, event adjudication and ePRO by device, web and phone as well as advanced reporting, tracking tools and integrated investigator payment solutions. http://www.merge.com
 Optum Health Innovus is now OptumInsight—part of Optum, a leading global health services business. OptumInsight provides specialized, late phase CRO services combined with an expert perspective on global market requirements to help companies make strategic decisions about their products. Our dedicated late phase CRO services include full-service support for peri-approval and post-marketing observational studies, pragmatic trials, and interventional phase IV studies for the purpose of evaluating comparative effectiveness and safety in a real-world setting. These solutions enable life science companies to improve their market position, fulfill regulatory requirements, gain pricing leverage, and mitigate business loss post-expiry. http://www.optumhealth.com
.BMP) Oracle Oracle is a leading strategic software solutions provider to the health sciences industry, helping pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare organizations become the most successful in the world by offering the most innovative products and services that deliver the most compelling customer and shareholder value. Oracle's comprehensive industry solutions include clinical trial management and analysis, electronic data capture, adverse event reporting and pharmacovigilance, and healthcare interoperability. Oracle partners with health sciences industry leaders – including 20 of the top 20 life sciences companies and 14 of the top 14 Fortune Global 500 healthcare organizations – to prevent and cure disease, enhance quality of life, and accelerate insights for better health. http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/life-sciences/
.jpg) PAREXEL PAREXEL knows scientific drug development from end-to-end of the product development cycle: clinical development, integrated technologies, regulatory affairs, market access, and commercialization services. We complement your capabilities with our global reach, strategic insight, deep scientific knowledge, and tactical expertise—providing you support and guidance to secure strategic advantage. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 67 locations throughout 52 countries around the world, and has approximately 10,850 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit http://www.parexel.com
.jpg) Perceptive Informatics Perceptive Informatics®, an industry-leading eClinical solutions provider, combines clinical knowledge and experience with leading technology to decrease time to market, risk and cost associated with clinical trials. Our portfolio includes medical imaging, RTSM, EDC, CTMS, ePRO and integration services, as well as portals, tracking tools and investigator database solutions. http://www.perceptive.com
 PRA PRA is transforming clinical trials through our people, innovation and transparency. PRA provides personalized service customized to the unique requirements of each study. We serve all phases of pharmaceutical and biotech drug development by combining therapeutic and operational expertise with local knowledge; ensuring that sponsors achieve their long-term goals. Serving sponsors for 30+ years, we have amassed a level of expertise that has enabled us to work on a variety of compounds, ranging from niche treatments and therapies to blockbuster drugs. Our forward-thinking approach to transforming the clinical trial landscape continues to make a difference to healthcare patients around the world. http://www.praintl.com
 SAS Institute SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions for life sciences companies optimize the flow of valuable scientific and operational data within these companies - helping them bring therapies to market faster and more profitably. SAS is the only company that offers an end-to-end solution to drive efficiencies throughout every stage of a drug's lifecycle: from discovery, through development, commercialization and beyond. http://www.sas.com
 Quintiles Quintiles is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services provider offering clinical, commercial consulting and capital solutions worldwide. We help customers manage change, navigate risk and seize opportunities in the new health landscape. Quintiles’ more than 24,000 talented, engaged employees in nearly 60 countries deliver on promises to customers every day, working with an unwavering commitment to patients, safety and ethics. As a pioneer in biopharmaceutical services, Quintiles has helped develop or commercialize all of the top 50 best-selling drugs. Quintiles is consistently cited as one of the most favored contract research organization (CRO) in independent surveys of the biopharma industry. http://www.quintiles.com
 Stiris Research Stiris Research, a certified woman-owned Clinical Trial Management organization providing full-service and functional-service support to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. http://www.stirisresearch.com
.jpg) Tigermed Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd is a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) in China dedicated to providing regulatory affairs, Phase I-IV clinical trials, data management, biostatistics, medical translation and GCP training services for healthcare products. Since inception in 2004, Tigermed has been committed to accelerating your product development timeline while reducing R&D costs and risks, helping you to bring the miracles of your new product to market effectively. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Tigermed operates 4 subsidiaries, 35 offices in Mainland China and 1 offshore office in America. With more than 500 staff, Tigermed has set up global Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and successfully serviced more than 300 local and global clients in the conduct of hundreds of regulatory affairs, clinical trials, data management and biostatistics projects. http://www.tigermed.net
 Trifecta Multimedical Trifecta Multimedical is a global leader in delivering clinical trial communication and learning solutions for investigator sites. Trifecta molds your clinical program content into effective virtual learning modules, orchestrates the most effective deployment strategies based on your site demographics and produces on-demand and synchronous clinical training that is certified, compliant and engaging for your study’s site personnel and partners. http://www.trifectamultimedical.com
 World Courier Incorporated in 1969 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, World Courier is the largest and most experienced specialty courier service with a network of over 140 company-owned ISO 9001-certified offices operating in 50 countries worldwide. World Courier has set the benchmark for worldwide time-sensitive transportation and is the acknowledged leader in delivering customized solutions, cold chain and value-added services for the bio-pharmaceutical development community. Through its company-owned offices and agents World Courier provides door-to-door, customs-cleared service to more than 220 countries and territories.
http://www.worldcourier.comSupporting Sponsors
 Biostorage BioStorage Technologies, Inc. is the premier, global provider of comprehensive sample management solutions for the bioscience industry. Offering onsite or outsourced management of sample assets, BioStorage Technologies manages the complete life cycle of samples. With a team of global sample experts, state-of-the-art temperature-controlled storage facilities, and a real-time, web-based sample intelligence and tracking system, the company supports customers in maximizing opportunities, minimizing risk and reducing the cost of sample management. BioStorage Technologies, Inc. is privately held and headquartered in Indianapolis with an additional full-service site near Frankfurt, Germany. For more information, visit www.biostorage.com or call +1 (866) 697-2675 or +49-6155-898-1011. http://www.biostorage.com
 CRL, Clinical Reference Laboratory Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL Global Services) is a global full service central laboratory founded on solid scientific expertise and a strong customer service focus. CRL has been serving the pharmaceutical industry since 1995 and offers a wide range of testing including Chemistries, Hematology, Urinalysis, Endocrinology, Serology, Biomarkers, DNA, RNA extraction, Genotyping, and Sequencing. Worldwide global services include the USA, EU, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Singapore, and South America. http://www.crlcorp.com
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