Letter from the Editor The Forum Clinical Services: Outsourcing: A Vital Clinical Strategy — A large, unmet need exists for improved research and development (R&D) productivity within pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Outsourcing discovery research, clinical trials, and formulation manufacturing offers companies the opportunity to benefit from improved productivity, increased growth, and higher quality. Company Listing by Topic of Interest Clinical Document Development BioCor — Clinical Document Development: Planning for Accelerated Timelines The Clinical-Trial Process EduNeering — Improving Clinical-Trial Performance MedNet Solutions — Investigator Initiated Trials: The 800-Pound Gorilla Data Standards Octagon Research Solutions Inc. — Clinical Data Strategies for Performance Optimization The E-Arena Campbell Alliance — Five Steps to Successful Electronic Data Management Vendor Selection etrials Worldwide Inc. — E-Clinical Services: The Evolving Role of the Technology Vendor Patient Recruitment MediciGroup Inc. — Clinical Teams Say Sites Can Do Recruitment, But Can They? PharmaTech Solutions Inc. — Timely Enrollment and Retention: Keys to a Successful Clinical Trial Phase IV Trials Dimensional HealthCare Inc. — The Phase IV Juggernaut: Best Practices for Success Site Selection ePharmaLearning Inc. — Site Qualification and Training: Immediate Time, Cost, and Performance Improvements Table of Contents Company and Advertiser Listing in Alphabetical Order BioCor 30 Campbell Alliance 38 Criterium Inc. 13 Crosstree Capital Partners 11 Dimensional HealthCare Inc. 46 EduNeering 32 ePharmaLearning Inc. 48 eResearch Technology Inc. Inside front cover etrials Worldwide Inc. 40 LifeTree eClinical Back cover The Maxwell Group Inc. 17 MediciGroup Inc. 42 MedNet Solutions 34 The New England Journal of Medicine 19 Octagon Research Solutions Inc. 36 PharmaTech Solutions Inc. 44

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