Formedix Announces Expansion of Connect™, specialist CDISC Consultancy & Implementation Services.

Formedix... Advising, Assisting and Supporting You Throughout Data Standards Adoption.

Burlington, MA – June 12th, 2003 - Formedix, a leading supplier of standards-based electronic trial solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that it has recently closed a second round of funding with which it will increase its presence in the US and expand its clinical data standards consultancy and implementation practice. Utilising Formedix’s expert knowledge in the standards arena, advice and guidance will be provided on business re-engineering and return-on-investment projections for clients who are considering migrating to CDISC data standards. This service will be a valuable addition to the clinical trial software portfolio, Origin™, Transform™ and Express™, currently offered by Formedix.

Mark Wheeldon, Formedix CEO, said:

“Formedix offers a comprehensive range of consultancy, training and implementation services incorporating the broad experience, expertise and knowledge we have acquired whilst developing and deploying innovative standards-based products for our clients. We are delighted we can now expand this service to give more coverage to our US and European customers.”

In addition to CDISC data standards consultancy, Formedix’s wide-ranging Connect™ service portfolio includes; Data Integration Services, Legacy Data Conversion, CDISC ODM & SDM import and export and provision of custom training packages. 

As the developer of Origin™, the first trial authoring and specification software suite based on CDISC data standards, Formedix realises that implementing data standards within your organisation goes way beyond simply purchasing and installing the software. As always, it’s not just about the processes…. people are key. Formedix guarantees the provision of personnel versed not only in current data management methods, but fully conversant with existing and new data standards, intelligent XML document technology and advanced indexing, referencing and linking technologies. 

Engaging the Formedix team and following a logical, staged implementation strategy will ensure you maximize your data standards investment and deploy your software and hardware systems seamlessly and effectively. 

Mark added:
“Being active participants in the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) and other standards bodies, and with over 15 years of data standards experience, Formedix’s in-house experts are ideally placed to deliver a wide range of services from early adoption strategy planning and business impact assessments to the introduction of new technologies for study specification, data transport or archiving. In short, we can assist you wherever and whenever you want to adopt standards within your clinical development lifecycle”

About Formedix 
Formedix develops enterprise pharmaceutical software solutions for the conception, generation, delivery and integration of electronic and paper-based clinical trials. By eliminating paper (where appropriate) and building upon industry data interchange standards such as CDISC, powerful Formedix software technologies significantly reduce both the cost of clinical trials and more importantly their duration, which is the critical path in drug development. Formedix has offices in the USA and UK and their customers include market leading pharmaceutical companies in the UK, USA and Europe.