With double-digit growth across all its service lines, privately held Phoenix Data Systems (PDS) is on a roll.

The Philadelphia electronic data capture (EDC) firm reported a banner fourth quarter for 2006, with $9.5 million in new contracts and six new customers. All told, the company said, it added a jaw-dropping 315 new projects to its backlog during the last quarter of 2006. In December alone, the company said, it inked $6.5 million in deals.

In a news release, CEO William Claypool was grateful: “Phoenix Data Systems’ results in 2006 are a satisfying confirmation of our ‘Full Service EDC’ approach. These contracts span all types of opportunities, from single trials by small biotechnology companies to long-term commitments from top-tier pharmaceutical companies. The fourth quarter expansion and additions attest to our solid execution and end-user friendliness.” Full Service EDC, by the way, is a PDS service that combines EDC, interactive voice response (IVR), clinical reports and data management.

The news release also quoted Stephen Boccardo, VP of sales and marketing: “December is traditionally a good month for PDS, but this is a great way to wrap up an excellent year. A wide variety of sponsors have responded enthusiastically to our expanded service offerings, especially those that haven’t achieved the levels of efficiency or speed that they expected using traditional providers. Our healthy pipeline also bodes well for outstanding 2007 results.”

For those who may have missed it, the company has an interesting white paper setting out its perspective on contract research organizations, outsourcing in pharma, and the virtues of working with a technology firm.