Click Commerce to Automate Washington University Human Research Compliance Processes.CHICAGO -- New System To Manage Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. and Social-Behavioral-Educational Research Review and Approvals Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of extranet solutions for collaborative commerce, announced today that Washington University in St. Louis “Washington University” redirects here. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. has selected the Click Commerce eResearch Portal to automate review processes for human subject research. The eResearch Portal will provide tools to improve the efficiency of thousands of users by giving them the ability to access and manage complex procedures via the Internet. "As the number of research projects grow, streamlining the process for new and continuing research review is crucial for Washington University Washington University, at St. Louis, Mo.; coeducational; est. as Eliot Seminary 1853, opened 1854, renamed 1857. It has a well-known medical school and school of social work as well as research centers for radiology, space studies, engineering computing, and the study teams," said Rose Walker, executive director of Washington University's human subjects committee. With the Click Commerce eResearch Portal, Washington University will have the tools to help improve study teams' productivity by allowing them to submit research projects electronically. The Click Commerce eResearch Portal provides a centralized database for all forms and workflows that are adapted to the university's processes. This is especially useful for Washington University's two geographically separated campuses--a biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. campus and an academic research campus (social-behavioral-educational research) - and its 12 review committees. "As Washington University continues to grow its biomedical and academic research programs, they are realizing the need for one centralized system In telecommunications, a centralized system is one in which most communications are routed through one or more major central hubs. Such a system allows certain functions to be concentrated in the system's hubs, freeing up resources in the peripheral units. to help them manage and track often overwhelming amounts of data and reports," said Nancy Koenig, executive vice president of operations for Click Commerce. "Our eResearch Portal was specifically designed to help researchers streamline complex processes and improve productivity." Some of the largest research institutions in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. such as Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic: see Mayo, Charles Horace. Mayo Clinic voluntary association of more than 500 physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. [Am. Hist.: EB, 11: 723] See : Medicine , Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. , the University of Washington and the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. use the Click Commerce Research Extranet. In addition, smaller research facilities have chosen integrated research administration portals from Click Commerce including the Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Columbus Children's Research Institution and MetroHealth System. Researchers from these institutions and others have formed the Click Commerce Compliance Consortium, where they share best practices and collaborate on key issues in e-research and compliance. About Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis is among the world's leading education and research institutions, including seven schools, more than 90 individual academic programs and nearly 3,000 faculty members. The majority of faculty members engage in research activities which complement a strong commitment to teaching. The University ranks fifth among all educational institutions receiving research support from the National Institute of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ). About Click Commerce, Inc. Click Commerce (Nasdaq: CKCM) supply chain management solutions enable millions of users in 70 countries to collaborate, in real time, with business partners across the extended enterprise. The Company's solutions support the unique business processes of multiple industry segments such as manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and high-tech. Click Commerce helps corporations such as Alaska Airlines, BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , Citibank, Delphi, Eastman Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, SAP, and Verizon coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com. Six of the top 10 research institutions in the United States, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's research administration software to automate regulatory compliance, grant management, and clinical trial processes. More information can be found at http://research.clickcommerce.com. Click Commerce is a registered trademark of Click Commerce, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 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