Clarkston Consulting Acquires QC Data's Health Informatics Division.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 Acquisition Provides Life Sciences Clients with Critical Information Management Solutions for Research & Development Clarkston Consulting, a nationally recognized management and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , announced today that it has completed the asset acquisition of the Health Informatics Health informatics or medical informatics is the intersection of information science, computer science and health care. It deals with the resources, devices and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in health and biomedicine. division of QC Data, one of the world's premier providers of outsourced data management services for utility, telecommunications, government and health industries. The acquisition will strengthen Clarkston Consulting's international expertise in the pharmaceutical value chain by providing its life sciences clients with a service that helps them manage information in the research and development divisions of their companies. QC Data's Health Informatics division helps life sciences companies capture, store, and manage pre-clinical and clinical trial data to support the product development processes and archiving requirements of regulatory bodies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products medicinal product, n a substance administered to humans or animals through injection, application, oral ingestion, inhalation, and so forth, whose purpose is to ultimately restore health or eliminate disease in an individual. (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ). "The acquisition of QC Data's Health Informatics division provides our clients with a proven archival solution that significantly lowers data management costs while improving business processes," said Tom Finegan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Clarkston Consulting. "Clarkston Consulting will now be able to offer our clients an established method to successfully align data management with core business drivers." The Health Informatics division, located in Calgary, Canada, will become a fully owned subsidiary of Clarkston Consulting. A team of nearly 20 professionals will join Clarkston Consulting and continue to operate a 24-hour, seven day-a-week data center in Canada supporting clients, including GlaxoSmithKline (GSK GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceutical company) GSK Glycogen Synthase Kinase GSK Gruppentraining Sozialer Kompetenzen (Germany) GSK Greenland Shark (FAO fish species code) ), a global leader in the discovery and development of pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare products. "Nearly half of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies in the world already work with Clarkston Consulting," said Dr. Iain Robertson Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor. After winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of 12, he quickly went to work appearing in what are now regarded as classic dramas such as Kavanagh Q. , Vice President of the Health Informatics division. "The QC Data Health Informatics team is excited to join Clarkston Consulting and continue to provide this important service to the life sciences industry." QC Data has developed a long-term business relationship with clients because of its proven ability to provide associated deliverables with timeliness and cost-effectiveness. Since 1999, the Health Informatics division has helped GSK manage confidential, business-critical scientific research and development data. QC Data designed and implemented an Electronic Data Archiving (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) system to electronically store information that historically has been maintained in paper form, thus creating a standard for the recording, analysis, and reporting of critical data. The creation of the EDA system also allows GSK employees at numerous sites to retrieve data quickly and securely via web-based access. Additionally, QC Data has spearheaded projects such as the development of a livestock identification system in Canada in association with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA (Computer and Communications Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.ccianet.org) A membership organization composed of computer and communications firms. It represents their interests in domestic and foreign trade, and, working with the NIST, keeps members advised of regulatory policy. ), and in the U.S. for the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC WLIC Construction Tender, Inland (USCGC) WLIC With Love in Christ ). These systems provide the necessary infrastructure to manage animal disease outbreaks and improve food safety, while effectively promoting animal-based tracking. From a regulatory and marketing standpoint, it is critical to be able to identify the origin of potentially diseased animals to help stop the spread of disease among livestock and to increase consumer confidence in meat products. The acquisition of QC Data's Health Informatics division enables Clarkston Consulting to offer clients even more services to support the life sciences industry, and proven business strategies to integrate data with long-term business goals. About Clarkston Consulting Clarkston Consulting is a nationally recognized management and technology consulting firm that creates successful business strategies and implements technology solutions. Clarkston's business value acceleration approach bridges the gap between strategy and technology to build a sustainable business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. advantage for Fortune 1000 manufacturers within the life sciences and consumer products industries. The firm's excellence has been recognized through numerous industry, vendor and client awards. Clarkston's exceptional client satisfaction rating, as measured by The Conference Board, is heralded as among the highest in the consulting industry. To learn more about Clarkston, visit www.clarkstonconsulting.com. To learn more about QC Data, visit www.qcdata.com. |
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