Dear Colleagues,

 EDC Adoption in Global Trials  

With the expansion of clinical research into emerging countries, many companies are pushing for global electronic data capture (EDC) adoption in an effort to improve the efficiency and accuracy of patient data collection methods.  

Although there are many advantages to converting to a paperless system, several new challenges have arisen in the process. Our life science expert has published a paper in the February 2012 issue of International Clinical Trials entitled "Communication Crossroads" which discusses these issues.  

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Optimizing Global Operations via International Partnerships   

Forming international partnerships is becoming increasingly common for companies that want to fully optimize their access to global markets. More and more companies are looking for partners that can bring together technological expertise, information assets and resources to help them optimize their operations and entrance into global markets.

A recent example is IMS Health's acquisition of the Indian company PharmARC. By merging with a leading Australian generics company, Watson Pharmaceuticals' recent acquisition of Ascent PharmaHealth will both increase its product pipeline and help make it a leading company in Australia and Southeast Asia. 

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