Experts from Phoenix Data Systems, a Pennsylvania-based electronic data capture company, have been chosen to present multiple sessions at the 43rd Annual Drug Information Association (DIA) Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 17-21, 2007. Phoenix Data Systems’ (PDS) presentations include hot subjects such as functional outsourcing and adaptive trials. In addition to addressing subjects around clinical trial optimization, PDS will offer attendees the opportunity to capture information revealed through an analysis of their handwriting. Attendees can experience how handwriting analysis can expose the total spectrum of an individual’s traits when, for instance, a writer uses paper case report forms or signs contracts—perhaps revealing a whole new reason to use EDC. “Phoenix Data Systems’ focus at the DIA Meeting will be the key issues that help to optimize the clinical trial process but we also wanted to offer attendees another type of analysis, something fresh and fun in addition to unmatched electronic clinical data capture,” said William Claypool, MD, CEO of PDS.

Massachusetts-based PharmaVigilant announces that ParinGenix has decided to migrate their existing trials previously conducted on paper, into PharmaVigilant’s I-Warehouse. All of ParinGenix’s trials will now be integrated into one data warehouse, along with the InSpire reporting tool. This will enable ParinGenix to access and analyze its data both within and across trials. PharmaVigilant has focused on providing our customers with the tools to provide the information they need to make efficient, informed decisions”, said James DeSanti, CEO of PharmaVigilant. “Sponsors appreciate being able to spend their time using data rather than digging for the answers they need.”

Arizona-based Carefx Corporation has announced that Trillium Health Centre, one of Canada’s leading health care providers, has gone live with Fusion from Carefx, a patient data aggregation platform designed to automate clinical work flow. Fusion seamlessly integrates patient information from diverse applications and databases at the user interface level, saving time and delivering relevant information to the appropriate user, at the right time and place. It reduces the time clinicians spend searching for the information they need to diagnose and treat their patients, while delivering overall increased IT efficiency. The use of Fusion from Carefx is part of Trillium’s ambitious $100 million Think Initiative aimed at redefining the entire care delivery process centered on the patient. Trillium will continue to roll out the solution to over 2300 clinicians and medical record personnel who will have real-time access to critical patient data at every clinical workstation throughout the medical facility.

Soviet security forces and Vladimir Putin have blocked all biological shipments being shipped from Russia. The dispute appears to have arisen from Russian speculation that blood and tissue samples could be used to create biological weapons that could be used against Russia. Customs officials may be severely delaying other shipments, which will trigger biodegradation.

No idea if he’s available. Documentary film director Jeff Feuerzeig, that is. But check out his video on the IBM web site. It’s about IBM’s avian bird flu project with the Florida branch of the Scripps Research Institute. Feuerzeig conveys the urgency of the possibility of a pandemic without making the science seem incomprehensible. The video is a short, pretty film about a bunch of scientists and computer wonks, but it conveys a lot of facts in a persuasive, dramatic way. Not easy to do. Could Feuerzeig be the sort of guy who could un-demonize the pharmaceutical industry?

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