ADVISORY/ Phase Forward's Management Participates in National Industry Forum; Company Executives to Present This Week at Web Based Clinical Trials Conference.Business/Technology Editors and Health/Pharmaceutical Writers ADVISORY...for Monday - Tuesday (Sept. 25 - 26) --(BW HealthWire) Who: Phase Forward Incorporated, the World's Leading Pharmaceutical eProcess Company What: Mr. Eli Hauser, director, strategic relations and quality systems, to present "Evaluate Internet Based Applications in Clinical Trials" today, September 25, 2000 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . Dr. Paul Bleicher, founder, chairman and chief scientific officer, to present "Reduce Error Rates through Real Time Data Access" tomorrow, September 26, 2000 from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. EDT. Where: "Web Based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. Clinical Trials" Conference, The Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hosted by the Center for Business Intelligence (CBI CBI abbr. cumulative book index CBI Confederation of British Industry CBI n abbr (= Confederation of British Industry) → C.E.O.E. ), the "Web Based Clinical Trials" Conference will focus on how organizations can leverage Internet applications to speed clinical trials, while reducing costs. Industry leaders will educate attendees on how to: build sponsor driven Web-enabled clinical trial management systems to improve study conduct; identify the benefits of Application Service Providers (ASP); improve global clinical trials with reliable connectivity, dual platform capability and server availability; and, maximize real time data access to eliminate data mistakes and monitor patient records. Specifically, Phase Forward's Eli Hauser will present the design applications that automate the clinical trial process, identify the strengths and weaknesses of Web-Based applications and explain the role of an application service provider (ASP) in clinical trials. The following day, Paul Bleicher will focus on how researchers can dramatically reduce the error rates that hinder the effectiveness of many clinical trials, while enabling continuous monitoring of each participant's safety. Mr. Hauser brings to Phase Forward's customers more than 15 years of technology and systems integration management experience. Prior to joining Phase Forward, Mr. Hauser was director of corporate applications at Viewlogic Systems, responsible for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. technical support, and product quality assurance operations. Previously, Mr. Hauser served as a management consultant at Symmetrix and manager of business process reengineering See reengineering. at Computervision Corporation. Mr. Hauser earned a B.S. in electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Columbia University, an M.A. in history and M.S. in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, and completed the M.B.A. degree at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . Dr. Bleicher brings to Phase Forward more than 11 years of experience in the design, implementation, and analysis from both the sponsor and clinical investigator perspective. Before founding Phase Forward, Dr. Bleicher was vice president, clinical affairs at Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. Previously, Dr. Bleicher served as a medical monitor and director of Early Phase Services at PAREXEL International, one of the world's largest Contract Research Organizations. Dr. Bleicher currently serves on the Drug Information Association Steering Committee of the Americas. He also serves on the editorial board of Applied Clinical Trials. Dr. Bleicher holds a M.D. and Ph.D. (Microbiology) from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. . He trained in Internal Medicine and Dermatology at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. , and was a founding scientist of the Harvard/MGH Cutaneous cutaneous /cu·ta·ne·ous/ (ku-ta´ne-us) pertaining to the skin. cu·ta·ne·ous adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the skin. Cutaneous Pertaining to the skin. Biology Research Center. Please note that both presentations can be accessed at Phase Forward's Web site, http://www.phaseforward.com. About Phase Forward Phase Forward is a pharmaceutical eProcess company focused on improving time to peak sales for new drugs and medical devices. Phase Forward's InForm(TM) software product uses Internet technologies to conduct and manage clinical trials efficiently and effectively. InForm has been used in over 80 clinical trials worldwide. Our software and service solutions allow sponsors of clinical trials to eliminate the need to transcribe To copy data from one medium to another; for example, from one source document to another, or from a source document to the computer. It often implies a change of format or codes. and process traditional paper data forms, to access global clinical trial data in real-time, and to begin data analysis almost immediately after the last patient has visited the clinic. Phase Forward believes that use of its InForm software product by clinical trial sponsors has the potential to cut one to two years off the current seven to nine years it takes to bring new drugs to market, enabling them to increase their revenue potential. Phase Forward Incorporated, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Additional information about Phase Forward is available at http://www.phaseforward.com. InForm, InPhase in·phase adj. Having the same electrical phase. , Phase Forward and On Your Mark. Get Net. Go! are trademarks or registered trademarks of Phase Forward Incorporated in the U.S. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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