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Winter 2010
Issue No. 1
Xtra
Steve Kent, President of Perceptive Informatics, discusses how Perceptive Informatics is changing the way technology is being used in clinical trials.
Who is Perceptive Informatics?
Perceptive Informatics is the industry’s leading eClinical solutions provider. We provide a powerful suite of integrated technologies and services that are aligned to help companies access integrated information throughout the clinical development process. Our solutions enable better informed and accelerated decision making, as well as facilitate the successful execution of programs.
What makes Perceptive Informatics different?
First, as the technology subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation, one of the world’s leading CROs, we’re able to leverage our massive investment in technology with our parent company’s wealth of hands-on clinical expertise. The full spectrum of drug development services forms the foundation of who we are and is infused in everything we do.
Second, our product design methodology at Perceptive Informatics is truly unique as we strive to develop business process-driven solutions optimized for the way our customers manage trials. This concept symbolizes our eClinical vision and represents a radical shift in the way technology is used in clinical trials. This approach has the potential to take efficiency in clinical trials to new levels.
What is eClinical?
As mentioned above, Perceptive is focused on developing business process-driven solutions optimized for the way our customers manage trials. Traditional integration methods often address integration at the data level and look primarily at which systems need to share data. What we’re doing at Perceptive takes this concept to the next level—convergence.
With the convergence model, individual applications (e.g., EDC, CTMS) will continue to serve their original purpose, but enormous efficiency gains can be realized by focusing on the end-user experience and workflow. We’re aligning with our customers’ processes and workflow, and are blurring the boundaries between products that traditionally have been used in isolation. A good example of this is Perceptive’s eClinical Suite. Our Suite provides the ability to randomize subjects, dispense and re-supply medication, and provide emergency replacement packs for subjects through our DataLabs® EDC interface. This means that users can perform these patient-focused activities through a single interface with a single logon.
What are the benefits of a fully integrated eClinical platform to customers?
Today, the bio/pharmaceutical industry faces mounting pressures. Perceptive’s eClinical solutions can help improve efficiency and productivity, and ultimately reduce the costs associated with clinical research. The benefit of improved data integration and a fully integrated eClinical platform using the convergence model is the ability to see the “big picture” of a compound’s characteristics as it moves through clinical development. Having this critical knowledge allows sponsors to make faster and more informed decisions about the compound’s future.
What’s next for Perceptive?
Perceptive is driving innovation to develop the next generation of technology solutions that align as a unified suite. We truly are looking at technology from our end-users’ perspective, addressing the operational challenges posed by conventional integration methods. Our innovation, combined with continuous investment in product development, will enable us to develop the next generation of leading technologies to meet our customers’ evolving needs.
Look to Perceptive eClinical Xpert to provide you with news and information about how your organization can realize the benefits of a truly integrated eClinical solution!
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