Health Market Science, a source of health care provider data and analytics solutions in the U.S., announced the launch of a database called Clinical Investigators, to assist with clinical site recruitment. The company has combined an intuitive web-based user interface with a national, comprehensive database of trial experience detail, claims data, and Health Market Science’s provider master file. “With more than 80 percent of clinical trials experiencing delays, the industry is looking for insight into how trial site selection can become a more effective, efficient and repeatable process,” says Zach Henderson, VP, marketing and product development at Health Market Science.

ProTrials Research was selected by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal as one of the area’s top 50 women-owned businesses for 2008. ProTrials placed seventh on the list that ranks area public and private women-owned companies according to revenue. “Jumping from number nine on last year’s list to seventh this year correlates to ProTrials’ accelerated business momentum and its ability to achieve significant milestones,” commented Jodi Andrews, ProTrials co-founder and CEO. Here’s the release.

Thomson Reuters announced the findings of its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends Survey. Now in its sixth year, this survey has become the premier benchmark of global regulatory submission trends offering timely insights into how pharmaceutical regulatory professionals use technology today and how they plan to harness technology in the future. Said Jim Nichols, Liquent’s VP of product strategy and marketing, who launched this worldwide initiative in 2003. “We’re particularly excited to see a significant increase in the numbers of CROs replying to our survey, further diversifying the population sample,” he commented. Here’s the release.

Kendle scheduled a telephone conference call for Wednesday, August 6, at 9:30 a.m. eastern to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. A question and answer session will follow. To access the live webcast, visit the company website or link to the webcast directly.

“We need to spend the right amount of energy in developing a metrics program that can improve time to delivery, improve quality and continue to motivate and excite the community of people that deliver on that value every day,” says Greg Nelson, founder and CEO of ThotWave Technologies in his article titled “Implementing Metrics Management for Improving Clinical Trials Performance.” Find the article here.

Praxis, a company specializing in centralized patient recruitment, was recently awarded Best of Show as well as two Gold International Awards of Excellence (IN-AWE) by the Healthcare Communication & Marketing Association (HCMA) at their annual conference in Dallas, Texas. “Winning an IN-AWE award has always stood as a testament of effective health care marketing. Taking home Best of Show was the piece de resistance, especially since our work was up against over 900 entries from top agencies across the world,” says Donna Beasley, VP of operations and marketing, Praxis.

Encorium Group announced a contract for $5.1 million for a Phase II clinical trial to be conducted for a South American partner, Estudios Clinicos Latino America (ECLA). Said Kenneth Borow, Encorium Group’s president: “Our ability to enhance the rate of patient recruitment by utilizing the capabilities of ECLA in South America was a major determinant in our winning this contract. The trial combines our proven expertise in clinical trial design with our extensive operational experience in multi-national trials with subjects at high risk for cardiovascular events.” Here’s the release.

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