| CAMBRIDGE, MA and LONDON--(Marketwire - | | | | Underwood. "Alison brings several years of |
| February 9, 2010) - Quanticate, a global biometrics | | | | experience and a depth of knowledge in this |
| clinical research organization (CRO), today announced | | | | important area of drug development. Her leadership |
| that it has appointed Dr. Alison Bond to lead its new | | | | of our Pharmacovigilance Services will be of great |
| Pharmacovigilance Services team. The appointment | | | | value to our customers." |
| further supports Quanticate's mission in continuing to | | | | Prior to joining Quanticate, Alison served as an |
| expand its clinical trial services offerings to support | | | | independent pharmacovigilance consultant, leading the |
| customers around the world. | | | | set-up of pharmacovigilance systems and completion |
| The new pharmacovigilance service offers clinical trial | | | | of pharmacovigilance aspects of an EU Marketing |
| and post-marketing pharmacovigilance in order to | | | | Authorization Application for a small biopharmaceutical |
| provide comprehensive surveillance throughout the | | | | company. Prior to that assignment, she contributed |
| product lifecycle. These services include adverse | | | | eight years of service to PAREXEL International, one |
| event case management and reporting, signal | | | | of the leading global biopharmaceutical service |
| detection and evaluation, literature screening and | | | | providers, holding senior management positions in |
| review, and pharmacovigilance document preparation | | | | Medical & Pharmacovigilance. In these roles, Alison |
| and submission, such as Annual Safety Reports, | | | | created and managed global pharmacovigilance |
| Periodic Safety Update Reports and Risk | | | | systems for a number of pharmaceutical and biotech |
| Management Plans. | | | | companies, through all phases of clinical development |
| "Centralizing clinical and safety data with Quanticate | | | | and post-marketing. Alison also led the UK team of |
| creates efficiencies for our customers -- hence the | | | | Drug Safety Scientists and helped to develop and |
| addition of pharmacovigilance services. This signals | | | | improve systems and processes for their global |
| another exciting development for Quanticate and our | | | | pharmacovigilance services. She gained a PhD in the |
| customers who need to implement rigorous programs | | | | field of rheumatology and has nine years of |
| that meet regulatory requirements and protect | | | | pre-clinical research experience. |
| patients," said Quanticate's CEO David | | | | |