ICD Global, specializing in patient recruiment materials, has developed TrialVision. It’s a proprietary online system to help the industry electronically manage all aspects of their patient recruitment materials supply, from file proofing to production and site delivery. ICD Global designed TrialVision to simplify recruitment materials management, helping customers reduce errors or miscommunications in the supply chain that lead to delays in enrollment time lines. Project managers can reduce their workload by granting role-based permissions to others while still being notified automatically of orders, deliveries and inventory changes. Here’s the release.

OmniComm Systems, a provider of electronic data capture (EDC), announced another strong quarter. Signed contracts through the first two quarters of 2008, totaling almost $12M, have already surpassed signed contracts from all of last year. “I couldn’t be happier with the current momentum and speed in which we continue to grow,” said Stephen Johnson, COO of OmniComm. “Our pipeline is stronger than ever and we are coming off one of our best trade shows to date at the recent DIA in Boston. We have grown from 47 to 83 people in the last year alone and we continue to hire industry-experienced individuals, something that I think that is lacking in other EDC companies.” Here’s the release.

According to a research report released by CRF, a provider wireless patient reported outcomes, an electronic patient diary can increase patient compliance by a factor of three. The finding was evident from a review of clinical trials involving more than 30,000 subjects in 42 countries. All the trials in the study used CRF’s TrialMax application. Here’s the article.

MDS Pharma, a large contract research organization, has launched a new version of its 15-year-old ClinQuick system for Phase I study set-up, data capture, project tracking and personnel credential management. Enhancements include a better user interface, improved navigation and a more robust data platform. This new platform will enable faster and more flexible reporting and will eventually allow clients to access data online. “ClinQuick has been used successfully in more than 3,000 Phase I studies involving nearly 100,000 participants,” said David Spaight, president, MDS Pharma. “Our investment to enhance the ClinQuick system builds on that legacy of success and will allow us to meet growing client demand for early clinical research services.”

Medical imaging experts Kohkan Shamsi and Richard Patt have launched the Blinded Reader and Investigator Training Institute (BRITI) to facilitate training for medical imaging in clinical trials. BRITI will provide clinical trial personnel with formalized training and testing. The organization does not appear to have a website at this time.“With the explosion of the use of medical imaging in clinical trials, there has come a greater need for formalized training of clinical trial personnel involved in image acquisition and evaluations,” said Patt, co-founder of BRITI. “A clear understanding of the clinical development process, specific knowledge of various evaluation criteria, and pertinent regulatory requirements is critical for clinical trial professionals. The industry now has a central and reliable resource for acquiring this critical training,” Patt said. Here’s the release.

Kendle, a global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), announced the appointment of Stephen Moore as principal CMC consultant in the company’s regulatory affairs and quality group. Based in Rockville, Maryland, he will provide strategic advice and expertise to customers on all matters dealing with chemistry, manufacturing and controls for various types of regulatory applications, including investigational new drugs, new drug applications and drug master files. Moore joins Kendle after 17 years of experience with the FDA’s center for Drug Evaluation and Research, where he served most recently as a pharmaceutical assessment lead. Here’s the release.

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